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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Tensile Strength of an Interlocking Composite Connection

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

Twenty-four tests of an interlocking fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) connection show that, although the connection is much weaker than the theoretical strength...

SQUIDs Past, Present, and Future: A Sympsium in Honor of Jim Zimmerman

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Richard L. Kautz

The symposium on SQUIDs Past, Present, and Future was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado on November 15, 1997 to...

Electrical Properties of Biological Materials: A Bibliographic Survey

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Ken L. Stricklett, James R. Baker-Jarvis

Electrical Properties of Biological Materials: A Bibliographic Survey

October 1, 2000

Author(s)

Ken L. Stricklett, J. Baker

A bibliographic survey of the electrical properties of biological tissues and of phantoms is provided. A phantom is, for these purposes, any material, structure...

1999 Survey of Forensic Standard Reference Materials

September 13, 2000

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah

A survey was conducted to assess the reference materials and collections that were available in forensic laboratories to determine which were not available and...

Approach for Measuring Reductions in Construction Worker Illnesses and Injuries: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals.

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry...

Repeatability of Energy Consumption Test Results for Compact Refrigerators

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

David A. Yashar

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...

An Approach for Measuring Reductions in Construction Worker Illnesses and Injuries: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry...

Metrology for Radio-Frequency Technology: A Bibliography of NIST Publications

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

Ruth-Marie Lyons

Celebrating One Hundred Years of Chemistry at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

September 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Pulse Transition Duration Measurements and Standards at NIST -- 1975 to 1988

August 1, 2000

Author(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...

Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP) FY1999 Annual Report

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

The Department of Defense's Next Generation Fire Suppression Technology Program (NGP) has completed its third year of research into fire suppressant...

Analysis of CCRL Proficiency Cements 135 and 136 Using CEMHYD3D

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Connections of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structural Members: A Review of the State of the Art

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

This review of the state of the art of connections of Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) members covers primary structural connections (whose integrity is crucial...

A Computer Model to Predict the Surface Temperature and Time-of-Wetness of Concrete Pavements and Bridge Decks

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz

This report provides documentation and example results for a computer model developed to predict the surface temperature and time-of-wetness (and time-of...

Strength Evaluation of Connectors for Intermodal Containers

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Fahim Sadek, E D. Anderson

Intermodal containers are used widely in marine cargo handling. In order to facilitate unloading of empty containers from ship to shore, two containers are...

One Degree Micro-Macro Manipulator Integration Test for the Automated Paint Application, Containment, and Treatment System (APACTS)

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Richard J. Norcross

The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is developing the Automated Paint Application, Containment, and Treatment System (APACTS) to apply...

The NIST RS274NGC Interpreter - Version 3

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Assessment of Moisture Measurement Techniques for Ceramic Processing

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

P S. Wang

This report presents an assessment of moisture measurement tests by techniques currently available for ceramic processing applications. The techniques tested...

Information Models for Design Tolerancing: From Conceptual to the Detailed Design

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Sudarsan Rachuri, Utpal Roy

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...

The IMS Mission Architecture for Distributed Manufacturing Simulation

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, Charles R. McLean

This paper presents an overview of a neutral reference architecture for integrating distributed manufacturing simulation systems with each other, with other...

The Evolution of Prototype Architectures Developed for the Scheduling Software Integration Project

August 1, 2000

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, C M. Lecapitaine

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is collaborating with vendors, users, and university researchers to develop a virtual manufacturing...

Flammability of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites Consortium: Year One Annual Report (NISTIR 6531)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 20, 1999 (NISTIR 6539)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Fire Research Needs Workshop Proceedings, San Antonio, Texas, October 13-15, 1999 (NISTIR 6538)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Large Fire Research Facility (Building 205) Exhaust Hood Heat Release Rate Measurement System (NISTIR 6509)

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

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...

Evaporation and Condensation Heat Transfer Performance of Flammable Refrigerants in Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski, J C. Chato, T J. Rabas

Measured overall Nusselt numbers were determined for R22, R290, R290/600a, and R32/152a undergoing evaporation and condensation in a brazed plate heat exchanger...

Specification of Interactions in Integrated Manufacturing Systems

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Systems of manufacturing software are often constructed by integrating pre-existing software components. Accurate specification of the component interactions in...

Report on NIST-NACLA MOU Workshop

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

W G. Leight

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...

Technology Services FY1999 Technical Activities Report

July 1, 2000

Author(s)

C P. Sturrock

This report summarizes the FY1999 technical activities of TechnologyServices, National Institute of Standards and Technology. These activitiesare in the areas...

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