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Book Chapters

Balancing the Environmental and Economic Performance of Products.

November 30, 2000

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt, A S. Boyles

How do you select environmentally preferable products? Is a product environmentally preferable if it has recycled content? Is it not preferable if it offgasses...

Techniques to Measure Magnetic Domain Structures

September 11, 2000

Author(s)

Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Michael H. Kelley, Daniel T. Pierce

A summary of the current techniques for magnetic domain imaging of materials, including the practical aspects of each technique, the requirements on the sample...

Oxidative DNA Damage; Mechanisms of Product Formation and Repair By Base-Excision Pathway

May 1, 2000

Author(s)

M Miral Dizdar

Free radicals such as OH, e aq- and H atoms react with DNA by addition to bases or abstraction of H atoms from the sugar moiety. Oxygen adds to base or sugar...

Laboratory Primary Standards

April 1, 2000

Author(s)

John D. Wright

Commonly used primary calibration techniques for the measurement of liquid and gas flows are described. The techniques described include: static gravimetric and...

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) and its Applications

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

John Unguris

This chapter reviews Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA), a technique for directly imaging the magnetic microstructure of surfaces...

Nanofabrication via Atom Optics

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland

A review is given of the field of nanofabrication via atom optics. Discussion is presented of the fundamentals of atom manipulation and atom optics, with...

C30 Self-Assemblied Monolayers on Silica, Titania, and Zirconia: HPLC Performance, Atomic Force Microscopy, Ellipsometry, and NMR Studies of Molecular Dynamcis and Uniformity of Coverage.

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

David L. VanderHart, Lane C. Sander, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Stephen A. Wise, M Pursch, D A. Gajewski

C30 self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been prepared on zirconia, titania and two different silica gels by reacting C30 trichlorosilane with the humidified...

Adsorption of Dodecahydroxylated-Fullerene Monolayers at the Air Water Interface

January 1, 2000

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, W J. Liua, U Jeng, T L. Lin, S H. Laib, M C. Shih, C S. Tsao, L Y. Wang

We study the adsorption behaviors of dodecahydroxylated-fullerene C60(OH)12 at the air-water interface. With the hydrophilicity imposed by the 12 hydroxy groups...

Methods for the Determination of Torsion Angle Restraints in Biomacromolecules

December 1, 1999

Author(s)

C Griesinger, M Hennig, John Marino, B Reif, C Richter, H Schwalbe

Comments on "Correction Factors for the Heat of Combustion in NFPA 72 Appendix B".

October 1, 1999

Author(s)

William D. Davis

I want to express some reservations concerning the revision to NFPA 72 Appendix B that is being considered based on an article by Christopher E. Marrion in Fire...

Basis for Using Fire Modeling With 1-D Thermal Analyses of Barriers/Partitions to Simulate 2-D and 3-D Barrier/Partition Structural Performance in Real Fires.

September 1, 1999

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper, J M. Franssen

Computer fire models for simulating compartment fire environments typically require a mathematical formulation that couples the thermal response of the gases...

Atom Optics: Using Light to Position Atoms

May 19, 1999

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland, M Prentiss

Computed Structure of Low Strain Rate Partially Premixed CH4/Air Counterflow Flames: Implications for NO Formation.

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

L G. Blevins, J P. Gore

Results from computations of low strain rate, partially premixed methane/air counterflow flames are reported. The Oppdif computer code was used with GRI-Mech 2...

Chemistry and Structure of Hydration Products. Chapter 2.

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

This chapter covers papers published and abstracted in 1996 relating to cement hydration and the chemistry and structure of hydration products.

Brand Propagation From Large-Scale Fires.

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

J P. Woycheese, P J. Pagni, D Liepmann

This paper is one of a series on brand lofting and propagation. Here, spherical brand propagation in a constant ambient wind is addressed. Maximum propagation...

Investigative Tools: Experimental Methods and Probes

January 1, 1999

Author(s)

J Murday, Robert Celotta, D Pui, P West

Carbon Monoxide Levels in Structure Fires: Effects of Wood in the Upper Layer of a Post-Flashover Compartment Fire.

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

B Y. Lattimer, U Vandsburger, R J. Roby

This experimental study was performed to determine the effects of wood pyrolyzing in a high-temperature, vitiated compartment upper layer on the environment...

Comparison of Two Methodologies in HAZARD I Fire Egress Analysis.

September 30, 1998

Author(s)

M M. Kostreva, L C. Lancaster

Within the framework of HAZARD I, fire egress analysis is performed using the EXITT program. Yet another way to analyze fire egress employs newly developed...

ASHRAE/NIST Refrigerants Conference: Refrigerants for the 21st Century. Gaithersburg MD, October 6-7, 1997. Conference Report.

September 30, 1998

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski

The "Refrigerants for the 21st Century" conferece was the third refrigerants conference jointly organized by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and...

Connection Model for the Seismic Analysis of Welded Steel Moment Frames.

May 1, 1998

Author(s)

John L. Gross

An analytical approach is described for performing seismic evaluation of welded steel moment frame buildings constructed prior to the 1994 Northridge earthquake...

Auditory Nerve Fiber Modeling: A Stochastic Melnikov Approach.

May 1, 1998

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek, Emil Simiu

Well-known experiments have established two basic features of auditory nerve fiber dynamics. First, harmonic excitation with constant amplitude produces mean...

BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability): Balancing Environmental and Economic Performance.

April 1, 1998

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

Identifying environmentally and economically balanced building products is no easy task. The National Institute of Standards and Technology Green Buildings...

Characterization of Flame Retarded Polymer Combustion Chars by Solid-State 13C and 29Si NMR and EPR.

March 31, 1998

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Gilman, Takashi Kashiwagi, David L. VanderHart, S M. Lomakin, V Nagy

Additives that increase the amount of charcoal-like residue of carbonaceous char that forms during polymer combustion are very effective fire retardants...

Characterization of Surface Topography

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

Theodore V. Vorburger, John A. Dagata, G. Wilkening, K Iizuka

Abstract not available.

Assessment of Wind Load Factors for Hurricane-Prone Regions.

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, T M. Whalen

We study the issue of whether the wind load factors specified in the ASCE 7-95 Standard for hurricane-prone regions on the one hand and extratropical storm...

Application of a Large Eddy Simulation Model to Study Room Airflow.

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Kevin B. McGrattan

A three-dimensional, large eddy simulation (LES) model developed for studying the transport of smoke and hot gases during afire in an enclosure is described...

Analysis of the Single-Fiber Fragmentation Test

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

Tinh Nguyen, Joannie W. Chin, Tze-Jer Chuang, S Lee

An analysis of the single-fiber fragmentation test was investigated. An approximate solution for the stress fields of a fiber embedded in a polymer matrix of...

Building on Sinkholes: Design and Construction of Foundations in Karst Terrain by George F. Sowers. Book Review.

September 1, 1997

Author(s)

R D. Andrus

"Building on Sinkholes" is written for engineers and geologists, in addition to other professionals who work together to solve sinkhole problems. The book...

Applications of Molecular Dynamics to the Study of Thermal Degradation in Aromatic Polymers. Part 1. Polystyrene.

September 1, 1997

Author(s)

Marc R. Nyden, T R. Coley, S Mumby

This paper reports recent progress in the development of a generic molecular dynamics model that accounts for the major chemical reactions involved in the...

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA)

January 1, 1997

Author(s)

John Unguris, M Scheinfein, Michael H. Kelley, A Gavrin, Robert Celotta, Daniel T. Pierce

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA) is a technique for the high spatial resolution imaging of magnetic microstructure. It employs a...

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