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The project develops next-generation procedures for achieving designs that are safe, sustainable, and economical under coastal inundation, consistent with
The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of
Smart cities are enabled by cyber-physical systems (CPS), which involve connecting devices and systems – such as Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – in
The Community Resilience Program is developing resilience metrics and integrated models of physical, social, and economic systems at the community scale. These
In March, 2014, NIST completed its investigation of the 2011 Joplin tornado and issued a final report ( Final Report, NIST Technical Investigation of the May 22
Disaster resilience of a building or a community is the capability to quickly restore full functionality following an extreme event. Buildings play a critical
Research performed by the EL Earthquake Engineering Group (2EG) consists of a combination of in-house and extramural research. Policy related work is awarded to
Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources
The goal of this project is to help better prepare the nation for the next pandemic, whose occurrence is beyond debate and just a matter of time. Specifically
In the context of codes and standards for structural design, the term robustness has been used to indicate the ability of a structural system to resist damage
NIST will develop a model to predict evacuation decision-making during fires through a better understanding and quantification of the risk perceived by
This project includes two critical problem-focused tasks in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE): (1) the evaluation of reinforced concrete wall models
Structural engineers are increasingly using Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE), instead of building code-based prescriptive procedures, in the design