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Guided in part by strategies and procedures developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for creating effective and affordable
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed an agreement to collaborate with the French Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées
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