Disaster and Failure Studies News
Release Date: 03/05/2008
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted to Congress the annual report of activities under the National … more
Release Date: 02/19/2008
Five years ago on Feb. 20, 2003, pyrotechnics lit during a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., started a rapidly spreading … more
Release Date: 10/25/2007
“In case of fire use the stairs, not the elevator”—appears on signs posted in elevator lobbies throughout the United … more
Release Date: 07/16/2007
GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is … more
Release Date: 06/29/2007
A team of scientists and engineers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is investigating … more
Release Date: 06/21/2007
On June 19, 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sent four fire experts to Charleston, S.C., to gather information and … more
Release Date: 06/21/2007
Safer buildings—especially tall structures—that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the … more
Release Date: 06/20/2007
GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal … more
Release Date: 09/08/2006
(9/8/2006, ARCHIVE, incorporated into 9/19/2011 update ) What is NIST? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of … more
Release Date: 08/31/2006
When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final report in October 2005 from its technical investigation of the … more
Release Date: 06/27/2006
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is … more
Release Date: 06/09/2006
Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST Technical Note 1476) (7 mb .pdf file, … more
Release Date: 04/14/2006
The United Kingdom has a progressive collapse standard Standards to avoid progressive collapse Large panel Construction since 1968. The standard … more
Release Date: 02/16/2006
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has implemented a Web-based system ( … more
Release Date: 01/04/2006
NIST is interested in receiving technical comments about the scope of work and technical approach for The draft statement of work for structural … more