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A bibliographic survey of the electrical properties of biological tissues and of phantoms is provided. A phantom is, for these purposes, any material, structure
A survey was conducted to assess the reference materials and collections that were available in forensic laboratories to determine which were not available and
The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry
Recently, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has been interested in examining the current procedure that is used to measure the energy consumption of
The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry
Hratch G. Semerjian, W Koch, Ellyn S. Beary, Michael S. Epstein, G B. Vasquez
Selected NIST Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) activities and highlights. Building on a hundred year history of technical excellence, today's
W L. Gans, N. S. Nahman, J R. Andrews, E E. Baldwin
The techniques employed by NBS from the mid 70s through 1988 for the calibration of the pulse transition duration (TD) of a fast, step-like, electrical pulse
Dale P. Bentz, X Feng, C Haecker, Paul E. Stutzman
This NISTIR provides experimental and computer modeling results for cements 135 and 136 issued by the Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) at NIST in
This review of the state of the art of connections of Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) members covers primary structural connections (whose integrity is crucial
This report provides documentation and example results for a computer model developed to predict the surface temperature and time-of-wetness (and time-of
Intermodal containers are used widely in marine cargo handling. In order to facilitate unloading of empty containers from ship to shore, two containers are
The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is developing the Automated Paint Application, Containment, and Treatment System (APACTS) to apply
Thomas R. Kramer, Frederick M. Proctor, Elena R. Messina
This report describes an interpreter which reads numerical control code and produces calls to a set of canonical machining functions. The interpreteris a
This report presents an assessment of moisture measurement tests by techniques currently available for ceramic processing applications. The techniques tested
Tolerance design is the process of deriving a description of geometric tolerance specifications for a product from a given set of desired properties of the
This paper presents an overview of a neutral reference architecture for integrating distributed manufacturing simulation systems with each other, with other
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is collaborating with vendors, users, and university researchers to develop a virtual manufacturing
D W. Stroup, Laurean A. DeLauter, J Lee, G Roadarmel
Rate of heat release is a critical parameter for evaluation of the fire properties of a material. The Large Fire Research Facility at the National Institute of
Measured overall Nusselt numbers were determined for R22, R290, R290/600a, and R32/152a undergoing evaporation and condensation in a brazed plate heat exchanger
Systems of manufacturing software are often constructed by integrating pre-existing software components. Accurate specification of the component interactions in
In accordance with a notice published in the Federal Register, a workshop was conducted on June 23, 2000, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
This report summarizes the FY1999 technical activities of TechnologyServices, National Institute of Standards and Technology. These activitiesare in the areas
Jeffrey W. Gilman, Takashi Kashiwagi, A B. Morgan, Richard H. Harris Jr., L D. Brassell, Mark R. VanLandingham, C L. Jackson
We recently found that polymer layered-silicate (clay) nanocomposites have the unique combination of reduced flammability and improved physical properties
William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Nora H. Jason
As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire
William D. Walton, Nelson P. Bryner, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, James R. Lawson, Nora H. Jason
As part of an ongoing effort to update and sharpen the National Fire Research Agenda, the U.S. Fire Administration in cooperation with the Building and Fire
This document presents an activity model that identifies the functions involved in the ship repair and conversion industry, and the information flows required
This document specifies a framework of communication data in a supply chain system, which is viewed as a virtual enterprise. First presented is a requirement