Scenario Earthquakes for Urban Areas Along the Atlantic Seaboard of the United States
Acknowledgments and References
Acknowledgments
Work contributing to this report was performed under various contracts with the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER) with partial funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and New York State. However, the results presented and opinions expressed are solely the responsibility of the author.
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