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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Materials and Fracture Mechanics Assessments of Railroad Tank Cars

September 1, 1998

Author(s)

A Zahoor, G E. Hicho

This report presents a review of fracture mechanics assessments and the mechanical and fracture toughness data for four steels used in the manufacture of...

An Assessment of Data Requirements and Data Transfer Formats for Layered Manufacturing

September 1, 1998

Author(s)

Mike Pratt, Anne L Marsan, Anil Kumar, D Dutta

The focus of this report is an assessment of the data required by layered manufacturing (LM) process planning systems , and formats for its transfer. Process...

The Effect of Supply Air Volume on Room Temperature Stability and Uniformity

August 3, 1998

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

The effect of supply airflow rate on the thermal conditions in a high-accuracy temperature controlled laboratory space was investigated using the NIST/BFRL...

Burning Behavior of Selected Automotive Parts From a Minivan.

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, John R. Shields

Selected functional parts from a minivan were subjected to a gas flame ignition source and burned in a manner that allowed measurement of the resulting total...

Aspects of the Motor Vehicle Fire Threat From Flammable Liquid Spills on a Road Surface (NISTIR 6147)

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Thomas G. Cleary

Spills of flammable liquids, particularly gasoline, pose a significant fire hazard subsequent to a motor vehicle crash. Various considerations pertaining to...

Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Assess Performance of Manufacturing Extension Centers

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The purpose of this report is threefold. First, it describes how Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) may be applied to assist the Manufacturing Extension...

A Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for the Creep Response of Polyurethane Rubber

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

V Rouiller, G B. McKenna

A viscoelastic model is developed to describe the behavior of a polyurethane rubber provided to NIST by NSWC, Carderock. The model is based on concepts of time...

An Analysis of Requirements for Specifying Manufacturing Engineering and Business Processes

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

Amy Knutilla, Craig I. Schlenoff, Steven R. Ray

A wide range of manufacturing software applications deal with the manipulation and expression of collections of activities. Examples include manufacturing...

Obstacle Detection and Mapping System

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

H Tsai-Hong, Steven Legowik, M Nashman

This paper discusses and evaluates an obstacle detection algorithm developed at NIST in support of the DEMO III Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) program. The...

STEP AP213 Coverage Analysis

August 1, 1998

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, Lihong Qiao

This report provides a quantitative coverage analysis of a draft Application Protocol (AP) for numerically controlled machining process plans in an...

Proceedings of the Third NIST Workshop on the Development of Machine Tool Performance Models and Data Repository.

July 15, 1998

Author(s)

Alice V. Ling

This document is a transceiption of an audio recording of presentations and discussions from the third NIST workshop on the development of machine tool...

A Revised Model for Role-Based Access Control

July 9, 1998

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen

Role Based Access Control (RBAC) refers to a class of security mechanisms that mediate access to resources through organizational identities called roles. A...

Computer Acquired Data From Mass-Retention Experiments 1-27. Appendix D.

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

W J. Josler

Class D Fire Suppression Experiments.

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

R L. Vettori

To investigate the effectiveness of water based extinguishing agents on non alkali Class D fires, two series of fire suppression experiments were conducted. The...

Class B Fire Suppression Experiments.

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

C W. Siegmann

Approach for Measuring Reductions in Operations, Maintenance, and Energy Costs: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals.

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, R Rennison

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

Alternative Fire Extinguishing Agents Marketed in the United States as Being Suitable for Class A Fires, Class A and B Fires, Class A, B, and D Fires. Appendix B

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

J Liebson

Agent Characteristics. Appendix C

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

C W. Johnson, C W. George

Method for Computing Heat Transfer Between Connected Compartments in a Zone Fire Model (NISTIR 6190)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Glenn P. Forney, W F. Moss

This note describes a method for calculating conductive heat transfer between connected compartments in a zone fire model. The conduction problem is solved by...

Introduction (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the sponsorship of the United States Fire...

Fire Fighting Properties (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

D W. Stroup, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Water uses several different mechanisms to suppress and extinguish fires: fuel cooling, flame cooling, oxygen displacement and reduction of radiation feedback...

Demonstration of Biodegradable, Environmentally Safe, Non-Toxic Fire Suppression Liquids (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup

***EACH PAPER IS TREATED LIKE A SEPARATE DOCUMENT AND MAY BE VIEWED AND/OR DOWNLOADED THAT WAY*** The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the...

Class A Fire Suppression Experiments (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup

This section reports on two studies conducted at NIST on the suppression of wood crib fires and tire fires. An overview of previous research on the use of water...

Effect of Resolution and Image Quality on Combined Optical and Neural Network Fingerprint Matching

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Craig I. Watson, E G. Paek

This paper presents results on direct optical matching, using Fourier transforms, and neural networks for matching fingerprints for authentication. Direct...

Project Summaries 1998. NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Noel J. Raufaste Jr

NIST's Building and fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), one of NIST's seven Laboratories, enhances the competitivness of U.S. industry and public safety rhgough...

An Approach for Measuring Reductions in Delivery Time: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, R Rennison

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

Operator's Manual; Balance Automation Software for the NIST Mass Calibration Laboratory

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Vincent J. Lee

This user's manual documents the use of the computer software written for the partial automation of the sub-1 Kg precision mass comparators and environmental...

Truncating the Singular Value Decomposition for Ill-Posed Problems

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Bert W. Rust

Proceedings of the Second NIST Workshop on the Development of Machine Tool Performance Models and Data Repository.

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

M A. Donmez

This document is a transceiption of an audio recording of presentations and discussions from the second NIST workshop on the development of machine tool...

Conformance Testing Object-Oriented Frameworks Using JAVA

July 1, 1998

Author(s)

Kevin G. Brady, James A. St Pierre

This paper details the assumptions, decision processes, and conclusions reached during the development and implementation of a Conformance Testing Tool using...

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