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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

NIST Response to the 6th CORM Report: Pressing Problems and Projected National Needs in Optical Radiometry

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Albert C. Parr, Gerald T. Fraser, Keith R. Lykke

The Council for Optical Radiation Measurements (CORM) issues periodic reports which, in part, bear upon the mission and responsibility of the Optical Technology...

Electronic Book 2001 - Authors, Applications, and Accessibility

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

V R. McCrary, M M. Floyd

¿¿¿This document summarizes the presentations from Ebook 2001, November 5-7, 2001.

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- Technical Reference Guide

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Howard R. Baum, Ronald G. Rehm, Anthony P. Hamins, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelof fire-driven fluid flow. The equations described in this document are a form of the...

Strength of an Interlocking FRP Connection

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh, K K. Bajpai

The strength of an interlocking fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) connection was measured in bending, and in-plane and out-of-plane shear. This connection allows...

Strength and Ductility of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Carbon FRP and Steel

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh, M A. Starnes

Seven concrete beams reinforced internally with steel and externally with carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) applied after the concrete had cracked were...

ALARM 2.0 Users Manual: Minimizing Compliance Costs of the Life Safety Code for Prisons

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

S F. Weber, L I. Schultz

ALARM, Alternative Life Safety Analysis for Retrofit Cost Minimization, is a software tool that helps prison facility managers and fire safety engineers achieve...

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 2) -- User's Guide

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelof fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves numerically...

NIST Special Database 30: Dual Resolution Images from Paired Fingerprint Cards

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This new NIST fingerprint database offers the user complete paired fingerprint cards that include all ten rolled fingerprints and the plain impressions at the...

NIST Special Database 29: Plain and Rolled Images from Paired Fingerprint Cards

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This new NIST fingerprint database offers the user complete paired fingerprint cards that include all ten rolled fingerprints and the plain/flat impressions at...

Recommendation for Interstate Criminal History Transmission Specification

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michael D. Garris

This report contains technical comments and recommendations regarding the ¿Interstate Criminal History Transmission Specification ¿ XML Version 2.01¿ published...

User's Guide to NIST Fingerprint Image Software (NFIS)

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michael D. Garris, Craig I. Watson, R. McCabe, Charles L. Wilson

This report documents a public domain fingerprint image software distribution developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the...

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 3): Technical Reference Guide (NISTIR 6783)

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Howard R. Baum, Ronald G. Rehm, Anthony P. Hamins, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The equations described in this document are a form of...

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 3): User's Guide (NISTIR 6784)

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney, J E. Floyd, Simo A. Hostikka

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves...

The APEX Method and Real-Time Blind Deconvolution of Scanning Electron Microscope Imagery

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso, D S. Bright, Andras Vladar

Loss of resolution due to image blurring is a major concern in electron microscopy. The point spread function describing that blur is generally unknown. This...

Development of a Hazard-Based Method for Evaluating the Fire Safety of Passenger Trains (NISTIR 6588)

October 14, 2001

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Jason D. Averill, S. H. Markos

The fire safety of U.S. passenger rail trains currently is addressed through small-scale flammability and smoke emission tests and performance criteria...

Conformance Criteria for Enterprise-Reference Architectures

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

Jim G. Nell

he purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility of imposing conformance criteria on enterprise-reference architectures. Determining whether a software...

A Methodology for Compensating Errors Detected by Process-Intermittent Inspection

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

Herbert T. Bandy, M A. Donmez, David E. Gilsinn, Michael Kennedy, Kenneth W. Yee, Alice V. Ling, Neil D. Wilkin

This report describes principles and methodology for compensating geometric errors of machined parts due to machining processes. The error tendencies are...

Using the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed and FDD Test Shell for FDD Tool Development

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

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

vances in building automation technology have taken place for a variety of building services including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) control...

A Generalized Pressure Drop Correlation for Evaporation of Alternative Refrigerants in Micro-Fin and Smooth Tubes

October 1, 2001

Author(s)

J Y. Choi, Mark A. Kedzierski, Piotr A. Domanski

This paper presents a pressure drop correlation for evaporation and condensation in smooth and micro-fin tubes. The correlation was developed from a data base...

Data Management and Information Technology Requirements for Biomedical Materials and Devices

September 12, 2001

Author(s)

Michael D. Hogan, L A. Johnson

This paper is a summary of a workshop session during the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series...

Comparison of Concrete Rheometers: International Tests at LCPC (Nantes, France) in October 2000

September 5, 2001

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, L Brower, D Beaupre, F Chapdelaine, P Domone, E Koehler, L Shen, M Sonebi, Leslie Struble, D Tepke, O Wallevik, J Wallevik

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) sub-committee 236A, Workability of Fresh Concrete, upon its creation in fall 1999, immediately faced the task of...

Measuring the Performance and Intelligence of Systems: Proceedings of the 2001 PerMIS Workshop, September 4, 2001

September 4, 2001

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, Alex Meystel

This is the collection of papers presented at the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2001 IEEE Conference on...

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Polymers Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

B M. Fanconi, Eric J. Amis

The Polymers Division provides measurement methods, standards, and concepts to facilitate technology development, manufacture of products, commerce, and use of...

Latent Fingerprint Training With NIST Special Database 27 and Universal Latent Workstation

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michael D. Garris

UPDATE: 1/20/2017 It has been determined that this dataset lacks the documentation required by NIST for distribution. This dataset has been withdrawn and is no...

Project-Oriented Life-Cycle Costing Workshop for Energy Conservation in Buildings

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

S Fuller, Amy S. Rushing, G M. Meyer

The publication serves as a workbook and reference manual for a two-day life-cycle costing (LCc) workshop developed and presented by the National Institute of...

Auditory Diagnostic and Prosthetic Devices

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Victor Nedzelnitsky

This paper is an appendix for the proceedings of the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series of...

Manufacturing of Prostheses

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

Matthew A. Davies, Ronald G. Dixson

This paper is a summary of a workshop session during the Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13 -14, 2001. The workshop is part of a series...

MSEL 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Materials Reliability Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

F R. Fickett, Thomas A. Siewert

The materials Reliability Division's mission is to develop and disseminate measurement methods and standards enhancing the quality and reliability of materials...

MSEL FY 2001 Programs and Accomplishments: Metallurgy Division

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

C A. Handwerker, Frank W. Gayle, Richard E. Ricker

This report describes major programs and accomplishments of the Metallurgy Division of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) in FY2001...

Workshop on Standards for Biomedical Materials and Devices

September 1, 2001

Author(s)

John A. Tesk, D Hall

The Workshop on Biomedical Materials and Devices, held June 13-14, 2001, is the latest in a series of workshops and topical meetings organized by NIST in the...

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