Osteraas, J.D.  “Murrah Building Bombing Revisited:  A Qualitative Assessment of Blast Damage and Collapse Patterns.”  In:  Mitigating the Potential for Progressive Disproportionate Structural Collapse.  A Special Issue of the Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, K.L. Carper and R. Smilowitz (eds.),Vol. 20, No. 4, 2006.

Sturts, C.S., and F.H. Griffis. “Pricing Engineering Services,” Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2005.

Sturts, C.S., and F.H. Griffis. “Addressing Pricing: Value Bidding for Engineers and Consultants,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 131, No. 6, 2005.

Wren, J., and J.P. Stewart. “Engineering Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Wood frame Buildings: Chapter 4, Permanent Ground Deformation During Earthquakes,” CUREE Publication No. EDA-06, Version 2005-4.

Alavi, B., and H. Krawinkler. "Behavior of Moment-Resisting Frame Structures Subjected to Near-fault Ground Motions," Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 6, 2004.

Alavi, B., and H. Krawinkler. "Strengthening of Moment-Resisting Frame Structures Against Near-fault Ground Motion Effects," Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 6, 2004.

Moncarz, P., and J. Osteraas. "Expert Testimony in Construction Disputes," Proceedings, International Conference on Construction Arbitration, Makati City, Philippines, July 2004.

Arnold , A., C.M. Uang, and J.D. Osteraas. “ Cyclic Performance and Damage Assesment of Stucco and Gypsum Sheathed Walls,” Proceedings, 13 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 1–6, 2004.

Dalhen, E., J. Meldrum, and P. Johnston. “Failure Analysis of a Sewer Pipeline Confirms Link Between Regulatory Changes and Resultant Biochemical Impact on Pipe Materials,” Proceedings, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) International Conference on Pipeline Engineering and Construction, San Diego, CA, August 2004.

Gupta, A., and J.D. Osteraas. “Improved Post-Earthquake Portfolio Loss Estimation,” Proceedings, 13 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 1–6, 2004.

McCann, D.M., B.T. Weaver, S.J. Smith, and E.M. Meacham. “Modal Testing Diagnosis of Bus Seat Failures,” IMAC XXII, Society of Experimental Mechanics, Dearborn, MI, January 2004.

McDonald, B., G. Luth and J.D. Osteraas. “Review of Safety Factors for Assessing Column Stability in Existing Braced Frame Buildings,” Proceedings, 2004 Structures Congress, The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Nashville, TN, May 22–26, 2004.

Meldrum, J., and N. Corlett. “Understanding Soil Corrosion,” Proceedings, Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI, October 2004.

Osteraas, J.D. (ed.) General Guidelines for the Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Residential Woodframe Buildings, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, CUREE Publication No. QED-02, January 2004.

Osteraas, J.D., D. Bonowitz, B. McDonald, and A. Gupta. “Development of Guidelines for Assessment and Repair of Earthquake Damage in Woodframe Construction,” Proceedings, 13 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 1–6, 2004.

Ross, B., V. Saraf, and B. McDonald. “Big Blue Goes Down: The Miller Park Crane Accident,” Proceedings, 6 th International Symposium on Risk, Economy and Safety, Failure Minimization and Analysis, Capetown South Africa, March 8–12, 2004.

Shaller, P., D. Hamilton, M. Doroudian, P. Shrestha, J. Lyle, and A. Cattarossi. "Interpretation of Tectonic, Fluvial and Eolian Landforms in The Upper Coachella Valley, California, Using Aerial Photography, Dem and Lidar Technology," Proceedings, 2004 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO, November 7 - 10 2004.
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Sturts, C., and J.C. Wolf. “Subcontractor Schedule Control Methods,” Construction Claims Monthly, Vol. 24(4), April 2004.

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