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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Miniaturized Charpy Specimens for the Indirect Verification of Small-Scale Charpy Machines: Initial Qualification Phase

July 31, 2012

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

Small specimen test techniques are becoming more and more popular as the need increases to characterize mechanical properties using the smallest possible amount...

A Literature Review of the Effects of Fire Smoke on Electrical Equipment

July 31, 2012

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Paul A. Reneke, Daniel Murphy

A review is presented of the state of the art of smoke production measurement, prediction of smoke impact as part of computer-based fire modeling, and...

Miniaturized Charpy Specimens for the Indirect Verification of Small-Scale Charpy Machines: Initial Qualification Phase

July 1, 2012

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon

Small specimen test techniques become ever more popular as the need increases to characterize mechanical properties by use of the smallest possible amount of...

Accelerated Weathering of Firefighter Protective Clothing: Delineating the Impact of Thermal, Moisture, and Ultraviolet Light Exposures

June 27, 2012

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare, Joannie W. Chin

Previously we quantified the chemical and mechanical deterioration of polyaramid and polybenzimidazole-based protective clothing fabrics that resulted from...

Technical Guidance for Archiving and Configuration Management of Homeland Security Simulation Applications

June 19, 2012

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings

This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers and other executives inside and...

Proposed General Approach to Fire-Safety Scenarios

May 29, 2012

Author(s)

Amanda P. Robbins, Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne

A systematic approach to the identification of fire-safety scenarios for analysis is desirable in order to identify important scenarios and to help ensure a...

Technical Guidance for the Specification and Development of Homeland Security Simulation Applications

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles W. Hutchings

This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers who may have limited expertise...

Enhancing Performance and Safety in Ambulances Through Improved Design Standards

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Yung-Tsun Lee, Mehdi Dadfarnia

This paper describes how modeling and simulation can play a major role in developing standards recommendations for patient compartment layout of automotive...

Assessment of Factors Affecting Fire Performance of Mattresses: A Review

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis

An in-depth analysis of U.S. residential fire statistics shows that although the total number of fires and deaths due to mattress fires has dropped as a result...

Thermal Behavior of Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensemble Samples Modified with Phase Change Material and Exposed in Full-Scale Room Fires.

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Phase change materials (PCM) have been suggested as a means to increase the thermal protective performance of structural fire fighting protective ensembles...

Developing Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

March 12, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne, Kathryn M. Butler, Bryan L. Hoskins, Carolyn Sandler

The purpose of this document is to provide the foundation for the development of a guidance document on emergency communication message content and...

Analysis of Radio-Propagation Environments to Support Standards Development for RF-Based Electronic Safety Equipment

March 5, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley, William F. Young, Jacob L. Healy

We analyze data from NIST field tests in which radio-propagation channel characteristics were measured at approximately the same physical locations where the...

Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jayne B. Morrow, Autumn S. Downey, Jordan Peccia

This report summarizes the results of the Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment Workshop held on February 14-15, 2011 at the National...

An Assessment of Methods for Determining Wind Loads (NIST TN 1738)

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Chris Letchford, Nicholas Isyumov, Arindam G. Chowdhury, Dong Hun Yeo

The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of methods for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures that warrant comment, correction or...

Airflow and Indoor Air Quality Models of DOE Reference Commercial Buildings

February 24, 2012

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Amy Musser, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich

Sixteen reference commercial buildings were defined by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and created as EnergyPlus input files. They were developed for use in...

NIST Technical Note 1735 LoopDA 3.0- Natural Ventilation Design and Analysis Software User Guide

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

William Dols, Steven Emmerich, Brian Polidoro

LoopDA 3.0 is an update to version 1.0 of the natural ventlation design tool developed by the Natural Institute of Standards and Technology. This software tool...

Experimental Study of the Three Dimensional Internal Structure of Underventilated Compartment Fires in an ISO 9705 Room.

February 8, 2012

Author(s)

Kelly M. Opert, Andrew J. Lock, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Cheolhong Hwang, Anthony P. Hamins, Stephen P. Fuss, Ki-Yong Lee

This report documents a set of 9 full scale ISO 9705 room under-ventilated compartment fire experiments for the purpose of guiding the development of the...

Motorcoach Flammability Project Final Report: Tire Fires - Passenger Compartment Penetration, Tenability, Mitigation, and Material Performance

January 27, 2012

Author(s)

Erik L. Johnsson, Jiann C. Yang

Full scale fire experiments were conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate tire fire interactions with the passenger...

Prototype Commercial Buildings for Energy and Sustainability Assessment: Design Specification, Life- Cycle Costing and Carbon Assessment

January 10, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Recommendations for Elevator Messaging Strategies

January 6, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Bryan L. Hoskins

Building occupants, who have been instructed to use elevators for evacuation, and have subsequently congregated within the elevator lobby for eventual...

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Wind-Driven Fire in a Ranch-Style House - Texas

January 5, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

This report describes the results of calculations using the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) performed to provide insight on the thermal conditions that may...

Database-Assisted Design for Wind: Multiple Points-in-Time Approach

December 22, 2011

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo

One of the problems encountered in the estimation of wind effects on high-rise structures is the development of combinations of such effects as translational...

A Review of Fire Blocking Technologies for Soft Furnishings

December 20, 2011

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare

Development and Use of the NIST Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Testbed

December 16, 2011

Author(s)

Kamel Saidi, Geraldine Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Christopher U. Brown, Jeremy Swerdlow, Robert R. Lipman, Itai Katz, Mani Golparvar-Fard, Paul Goodrum, Manu Akula, Gabriel Dadi, Behshad Ghadimi

The Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site (IACJS) Testbed is a large laboratory facility that was established at the National Institute of Standards...

Energy Consumption of Automatic Ice Makers Installed in Domestic Refrigerators, Revision 1

December 7, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Yashar, Ki-Jung Park

This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. The purpose of this research is to determine a method of...

Annex 47 Report 1: Commissioning Overview

December 1, 2011

Author(s)

Chlo? Legris, Daniel Choiniere, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This report summarizes part of the work of IEA-ECBCS Annex 47 Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings. It is based on the research...

High-temperature tensile constitutive data and models for structural steels in fire

November 30, 2011

Author(s)

William Luecke, Stephen W. Banovic, Joseph D. McColskey

This report documents the stress-strain behavior of a collection of structural steels recovered from the collapse of the World Trade Center. These steels...

Fire Exposures of Fire Fighter Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Facepiece Lenses

November 29, 2011

Author(s)

Amy E. Mensch, George G. Cajaty Barbosa Braga, Nelson P. Bryner

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted experiments which demonstrated a range of realistic thermal exposures and environmental...

Certified Transmittance Density Uncertainties for Standard Reference Materials using a Transfer Spectrophotometer

November 28, 2011

Author(s)

John C. Travis, Melody V. Smith, Steven J. Choquette, Hung-Kung Liu

Overall uncertainties are evaluated for the certification of transmittance density (absorbance referred to air) and regular spectral transmittance for solid...

Test Results Prepared for Honeywell:Flammability of Refrigerants in the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law Test

November 22, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro, Peter B. Sunderland

The goal of the work was to determine the flammability of R1234ze(E) (C3H2F4) per the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law (see Appendix I). Tests were also performed...

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