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Technical Note (NIST TN)

Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials: Workshop Summary Report

August 15, 2011

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Nicos Martys

This report summarizes the results of the workshop Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials held on March 18, 2011 in...

Examination of the Thermal Conditions of a Wood Floor Assembly above a Compartment Fire

July 29, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Jonathan L. Kent

Four real-scale experiments were conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to measure the temperatures above and below a wood floor...

Initial Reconnaissance of the 2011 Wildland-Urban Interfaces Fires in Amarillo, Texas

July 27, 2011

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, William Mell, Karen Ridenour, Derek McNamara

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to reduce the risk of fire spread in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities. An...

Smoke Plume Trajectory from In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska - Updated Simulation Results

July 21, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Kevin B. McGrattan

The purpose of this report is to update calculations, originally performed in 1993, that predict the downwind extent of smoke particulate from hypothetical in...

Building Triage in Response to Wide-Area Bio-Releases: Concepts and Building Classification System

July 7, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

In order to support effective responses to a wide-area release of a biological agent in an urban area, a building triage approach is envisioned that will...

An Electromagnetic Evaluation of the NASA Space Power Facility at Plum Brook Station

July 1, 2011

Author(s)

Galen H. Koepke, John M. Ladbury, Dennis G. Camell, Jason B. Coder, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Randy Direen, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

We describe in this report (Technical Note) an extensive electromagnetic evaluation of a unique test facility designed and built by the National Aeronautics and...

Performance of RFID Tags in Rough Duty Environments (Structural Fires and Moisture)

May 23, 2011

Author(s)

James R. Lawson, Jonathan L. Kent, Anthony D. Putorti Jr.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have become widely used by industry, retail sales businesses, and government agencies for tracking materials...

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE DATA SUMMIT

May 9, 2011

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Lori Moore-Merrell, Kathy Notarianni, Robert Santos, Doug Wissoker

Effectively managing a fire department requires an understanding of and an ability to demonstrate how changes to resources will affect community outcomes. It is...

Characterization of the Range Performance of a 3D Imaging System (NIST TN 1695)

May 9, 2011

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi, Marek Franaszek, James J. Filliben, Nicholas Scott

A 3D imaging instrument is a non-contact measurement instrument used to rapidly obtain 3D information about a scene or object. The use of and the applications...

Performance of New and Aged Residential Fire Smoke Detectors

April 1, 2011

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Richard G. Gann, William F. Guthrie, Daniel Murphy

As part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) technical staff program to determine the effects of emissions from imported drywall on residential...

Energy Consumption of Automatic Ice Makers Installed in Domestic Refrigerators (NIST TN 1697)

April 1, 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...

Experimental Characterization of Helium Dispersion in a -Scale Two-Car Residential Garage (NIST TN 1694)

March 28, 2011

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann Yang, Marco Fernandez

A series of experiments are described in which helium was released at constant rates into a 1.5 m 1.5 m 0.75 m enclosure designed as a -scale model of a two car...

Consumer Use of Dishwashers, Clothes Washers, and Dryers: Data Needs and Availability

March 21, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher Iglehart, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael Galler

NIST provides technical support to the DOE in developing test procedures for a variety of residential appliances. As part of this process, DOE seeks...

Unwanted Combustion Enhancement by Potential Halon Replacements: Thermodynamic Considerations

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

It is desirable to replace Halon 1301, CF3Br, as the fire suppressant used in cargo bay fire suppression. Unfortunately, some candidate agents for replacing...

An Experimental and Computational Study of Steel Moment Connections under a Column Removal Scenario

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main, Hai S. Lew, Stephen D. Robert, Vincent Chiarito, Sherif El-Tawil

This report presents an experimental and computational study of two steel beam-column assemblies, each comprising three columns and two beams. The two beam...

Communicating the Emergency: Preliminary findings on the elements of an effective public warning message

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

When an emergency occurs, it is not always sufficient to simply initiate alarm bells. Individuals may not know what the alarm bell means and, in turn, may...

Spent Fuel Cask Seal Performance Testing: Interim Report (NIST TN 1687)

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Edward J. Hnetkovsky

High-temperature metallic seal performance tests were performed. All the tests were conducted at either 800 °C or 427 °C for 9 hours in a electrical furnace. In...

Measurements and Models for the Wireless Channel in a Ground-Based Urban Setting in Two Public Safety Frequency Bands

January 20, 2011

Author(s)

William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, David W. Matolak, Qian Zhang, Christopher L. Holloway, Chriss A. Grosvenor, Camillo A. Gentile, Galen H. Koepke, Qiong Wu

We report on measured peer-to-peer (ground-based) wireless channel characteristics for an urban environment in two public safety frequency bands. Results are...

Discriminating Between Smoldering and Flaming Fires Using Alarm Signals

January 3, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Davis

Strategies are developed that make use of signals from smoke and heat alarms to deduce conditions in a room for both flaming and smoldering fires. The issue...

3D Imaging Systems for Manufacturing, Construction, and Mobility (NIST TN 1682)

December 15, 2010

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok, Maris Juberts, Marek Franaszek

The National Defense Center of Excellence for Industrial Metrology and 3D Imaging (COE-IM3DI) is conducting research to enable the next generation of...

Best Practice Guidelines for Structural Fire Resistance Design of Concrete and Steel Buildings

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

Long T. Phan, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister

This document is intended to provide practicing engineers and building code officials with a technical resource that contains the current best practice for fire...

Modeling Smoldering Fires using the Computer Model CONTAM

December 1, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis

The computer model CONTAM was used to simulate the spread of smoke in a house with a working furnace during smoldering fires. Three smoldering experiments from...

Direct Determination of Phases in Portland Cements by Quantitative X-Ray Powder Diffraction

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

The transformation of chemical analyses to phase estimates via the Bogue calculations has been successfully used by industry for the past 70 years. Since its...

Numerical Simulation of Along-Wind Loading on Small Structures Using a Simplified Wind Flow Model

November 10, 2010

Author(s)

Dong Hun Yeo

Aerodynamic measurements of wind-induced pressures on structures are required for the codifi-cation of design wind loads. However, the reliable measurement of...

Alarm Information for Decision Support

November 4, 2010

Author(s)

William D. Davis, Adam M. Barowy, Stephen Kerber

Experiments conducted in a Toledo Ohio school are used to examine the use of signals from simulated heat detectors by incident command. Two approaches are...

A Review of Building Evacuation Models, 2nd Edition

November 1, 2010

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Richard D. Peacock, Bryan L. Hoskins

Evacuation calculations are increasingly becoming a part of performance-based analyses to assess the level of life safety provided in buildings. In some cases...

Safety Assessment of Parallel Wire Suspension Bridge Cables Under Thermal Effects

October 25, 2010

Author(s)

Joseph Main, William E. Luecke

This report summarizes a NIST study aimed at assessing the safety of parallel wire suspension bridge cables under thermal effects. Both low temperatures...

Impacts of Airtightening Retrofits on Ventilation Rates and Energy Consumption in a Manufactured Home

September 29, 2010

Author(s)

Steven J. Nabinger, Andrew K. Persily, William Stuart Dols

A retrofit study was conducted in a manufactured house to investigate the impacts of airtightening on ventilation rates and energy consumption. This paper...

Effect of Al₂O₃ Nanolubricant on a Passively Enhanced R134a Pool Boiling Surface with Extensive Measurement and Analysis Details (NIST TN 1677)

September 29, 2010

Author(s)

Mark A. Kedzierski

This paper quantifies the influence of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a Turbo-BII-HP boiling surface...

Overall and Local Movement Speeds During Fire Drill Evacuations in Buildings up to 31 Stories

September 17, 2010

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Bryan L. Hoskins, Erica D. Kuligowski

The time that it takes an occupant population to reach safety when descending a stairwell during building evacuations is typically described by measureable...

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