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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Results from Field Testing of Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Fault Detection Tools

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

J Schein, Steven T. Bushby, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, J House

Building heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) equipment routinely fails to satisfy performance expectations envisioned at design. Such failures often...

LoopDA-Natural Ventilation Design and Analysis Software

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Steven J. Emmerich

The Loop Equation Design Method has been proposed for sizing ventilation airflow components of natural and hybrid ventilation systems. While the approach has...

User's Guide for Smokeview Version 3.1 - A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, Kevin B. McGrattan

Smokeview is a software tool designed to visualize numerical predictions generated by the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a computational fluid dynamics...

The NIST Human ID Evaluation Framework

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Ross J. Micheals, Patrick J. Grother, P J. Phillips

In this paper, we investigate the utility of static anthropometric distances as a biometric for human identification. The 3D landmark data from the CAESAR...

COTS Security Protection Profile - Operating Systems (CSPP-OS) (Worked Example Applying Guidance of NISTIR-6462, CSPP) Version 1.0

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

G Stoneburner

CSPP-OS provides a worked example of the guidance in NISTIR-6462 for the development of Common Criteria Protection Profiles for commercial off the shelf (COTS)...

Policy Expression and Enforcement for Handheld Devices

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Tom T. Karygiannis, Vladimir Korolev, Serban I. Gavrila, Michaela Iorga

The use of mobile handheld devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and tablet computers, within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices...

Energy Dissipation Devices for Bridges with Steel Superstructures

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley

Recent earthquakes have clearly demonstrated the seismic vulnerability of bridges constructed with steel superstructures. The relative flexibility of these...

Experimental Testing of Roof to Wall Connections in Wood Frame Houses

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley, Fahim H. Sadek

The majority of residential construction in the United States is wood-frame construction. These buildings perform well under gravity loads, but considerable...

Ultrasonic Evaluation Methods Applicable to Polymer Concrete Composites

April 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Garbacz, Edward Garboczi

Polymer composites (PC) appear as useful materials for repair and protection of building structures, as well as for manufacturing pre-cast elements. In the case...

Characterization of Luminance Probe for Accurate Contrast Measurements in Medical Displays

March 31, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley, Aldo Badano

Quantifying the luminance range in a medical x-ray and the electronic displays for use in radiology is difficult because of the extremely high contrasts...

Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices and Procedures to Support Basic Mass Calibrations

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, Jose A. Torres

This collection of Selected Publications has been compiled as an interim update for a number of Good Laboratory Practices, Good Measurement Practices, Standard...

NVLAP Partnerships With NIST Technical Units

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Hazel M. Richmond, C D. Faison

This report provides NIST managers with an overview of the range and types of technical partnerships between Technology Services' National Laboratory...

Micro- and Optoelectronics Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Annual Report FY 2002

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Frank W. Gayle

Annual publication--FY 2002 Programs and Accomplishments: MSEL Materials for Micro- and Optoelectronics. Today's U.S. microelectronics and supporting...

Factors Affecting Ultrasonic Extraction of Lead from Household Paint Films:Further Investigations

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Walter J. Rossiter Jr, Blaza Toman, M E. McKnight, I Emenanjo, M Baghai Anaraki

Previous studies at NIST on the use of ultrasonic extraction/anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) for determining lead in household paint found that the...

User's Guide to the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Version 1.1

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard

This document serves as the user's manual for Version 1.1 of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL). Using the VCCTL, a user may create...

Guide to Computing and Reporting the Life-Cycle Cost of Environmental Management Projects

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

L I. Schultz, S F. Weber

Life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis is an economic measurement technique used to determine the total cost of an investment project or activity over its lifetime...

Literature Review on Enclosure of Elevator Lobbies

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

D W. Stroup

A literature survey was conducted to explore the need and appropriate systems for protecting elevator lobbies from smoke migration. The focus is on smoke spread...

Face Recognition Vendor Test 2002: Evaluation Report

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Patrick J. Grother, Ross J. Micheals, D M. Blackburn, Elham Tabassi, M Bone

The Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2002 is an independently administered technology evaluation of mature face recognition systems. FRVT 2002 provides...

Face Recognition Vendor Test 2002 Performance Metrics

March 1, 2003

Author(s)

Patrick Grother, Ross J. Micheals, P. Jonathon Phillips

We present the methodology and recognition performance characteristics used in the Face Recognition Vendor Test 2002. We refine the notion of a biometric...

Semiconductor Electronics Division Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments 2002

February 11, 2003

Author(s)

Erik M. Secula

This document represents the fiscal year 2002 production of the projects comprising the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Project goals, customer needs...

2003 Weights and Measures Directory

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

L T. Sebring

This directory is a listing of weights and measures officials in the U.S. and its territories. It includes each official's agency, title, address, phone, fax, e...

Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tool User Manual

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Marianne M. Swanson, J Fabius, Marc Stevens, Mark McLarnon

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53A (July 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51209] The Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tool...

Characterizing Positive Pressure Ventilation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Stephen Kerber, William D. Walton

Data from two different sets of full-scale experiments are compared with simulations completed with computational fluid dynamic model, the Fire Dynamic...

Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Annual Report FY2002

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Hratch G. Semerjian, W Koch, Ellyn S. Beary, Karen W. Phinney

Concepts for Automating Systems Integration

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney, Peter O. Denno, David W. Flater, Donald E. Libes, Michelle P. Steves, Evan K. Wallace

The problem of software systems integration getting independently developed software components to communicate in order to support a business application has...

Standardization and Conformity Assessment in the Republic of Korea

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

G H. Choe

This report describes the national standardization and conformity assessment system in the Republic of Korea. To the extent possible, efforts have been made to...

Algorithms and Codes for the Macdonald Function: Recent Progress and Comparisons

February 1, 2003

Author(s)

B R. Fabijonas, Daniel W. Lozier, J M. Rappoport

The modified Bessel function K iŅχ, also known as the Macdonald function, finds application in the Kontorovich-Lebedev integral transform when χ and Ņ are real...

Results from Simulation and Laboratory Testing of Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Diagnostic Tools

January 31, 2003

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, J Schein, Cheol D. Park, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, J House

Control of building systems is increasingly more intelligent and complex. This development both necessitates the use of automated diagnostics to ensure fault...

Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tool Technical Documentation, Version 1.03

January 31, 2003

Author(s)

Mark McLarnon, Marianne M. Swanson

The Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tool (ASSET) automates the process of completing a system self-assessment. ASSET will assist organizations in completing...

The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Version 3.0

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard

This NISTIR serves as the user's manual for Version 3.0 of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL). Using the VCCTL, a user may create...

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