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Book Chapters

AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory: Thirty Years of Service to the Transportation Community

March 31, 1996

Author(s)

J H. Pielert, Peter Spellerberg

The AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL) is a research associate program located at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the

Computer Simulations of Binder Removal From 2-D and 3-D Model Particulate Bodies.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Michael A. Galler, Dale P. Bentz, J A. Lewis

A series of computer simulations were developed to investigate the removal of multicomponent, thermoplastic binders from two- and three-dimensional model

Computer Program to Facilitate Performance Assessment of Underground Low-Level Waste Concrete Vaults.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, J R. Clifton, J M. Pommersheim

A computer program (4SIGHT) to facilitate performance assessment of underground concrete vaults for low level waste (LLW) disposal facilities is being developed

Calculating Combined Buoyancy- and Pressure-Driven Flow Through a Shallow, Horizontal, Circular Vent: Application to a Problem of Steady Burning in a Ceiling-Vented Enclosure.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

A model was developed previously for calculating combined buoyancy- and pressure-driven (i.e., forced) flow through a shallow, circular, horizontal vent where

ASCE Standards on Structural Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Buildings.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

J H. Pielert, C Baumert, M Green

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Structural Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of Buildings prepares standards in three areas

Application of Digital-Image-Based Models to Microstructure, Transport Properties, and Degradation of Cement-Based Materials.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Edward J. Garboczi, Nicos Martys

As multi-phase composites, cement-based materials have physical properties that are strongly influenced by the volume fractions and topologies of the individual

Computational Geometry, Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, Javier Bernal, F Sullivan, Christoph J. Witzgall

Voronoi Constructs, Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Isabel M. Beichl, Javier Bernal, F Sullivan, Christoph J. Witzgall

Sequential vs. simultaneous ionization of two electron atoms by intense laser radiation, ed. by B. Piraux, A. L'Huillier, and K. Rzazewski

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

S J. Blodgett-ford, J Parker, Charles W. Clark

Conclusion.

November 1, 1995

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann

This report presents the results of two years of research in support of the objective to identify and make ready for use the optimal near-term fluid to replace

Compatibility With Metals.

November 1, 1995

Author(s)

Mark R. Stoudt, J L. Fink, Richard E. Ricker, J F. Dante

Spin Polarized Electron Sources

October 25, 1995

Author(s)

Daniel T. Pierce

Comparisons of the Soot Volume Fraction Using Gravimetric and Light Extinction Techniques.

July 1, 1995

Author(s)

George W. Mulholland, Takashi Kashiwagi, M Y. Choi, A Hamins

Simultaneous optical and gravimetric measurements were performed in the postflame region of an acetylene/air premixed flame where the temperature of the soot

Computer Representations of Design Standards and Building Codes: U.S. Perspective.

June 1, 1995

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, K A. Reed, J H. Garrett, H Kiliccote, K H. Law

Standards representation and processing in the United States has had a long and interesting history of development. The work in the past has focussed primarily

Assessing Halon Alternatives for Aircraft Engine Nacelle Fire Suppression.

May 1, 1995

Author(s)

William L. Grosshandler, Cary Presser, Daniel L. Lowe, William J. Rinkinen

A coaxial turbulent spray burner was built to evaluate the relative effectiveness of different chemicals for suppressing fires in a jet engine nacelle. The fire

Concepts for Fire Protection of Passenger Rail Transportation Vehicles: Past, Present, and Future.

March 31, 1995

Author(s)

Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Walter W. Jones, Richard W. Bukowski, V Babrauskas

Recent advances in passenger rail transportation, fire test methods, and hazard analysis necessitate re-examination of requirements for fire safety. Several

Computational Evaluation of Approximate Rayleigh-Debye-Gas/Fractal-Aggregate Theory for the Absorption and Scattering Properties of Soot.

February 1, 1995

Author(s)

T L. Farias, M G. Carvalho, U O. Koylu, G M. Faeth

A computational evaluation of an approximate theory for the optical properties of soot is described, emphasizing the small-angle (Guinier) regime. The

Compartment Fire Near-Field Entrainment Measurements.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

N A. Dembsey, P J. Pagni, R B. Williamson

A widely accepted consensus on entrainment models for large fires in compartments does not yet exist. To obtain further information on such entrainment rates

Compartment Fire-Generated Environment and Smoke Filling.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Leonard Y. Cooper

The following generic problem must be solved if one is to be able to establish the fire safety of building designs: [*] Given: Initiation of a fire in a

Comment and Reply on "Quantitative Measurements of Enhanced Soot Production in a Flickering Methane/Air Diffusion Flame."

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

C R. Shaddix, J E. Harrington, K C. Smyth

[For original article see: Combustion and Flame, Vol. 99, 723-732, 1994]

Cation Diffusion at the Polymer Coating/Metal Interface.

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Tinh Nguyen, Z Zhang, C Lin, J M. Pommersheim

Theoretical and experimental studies were carried out on the transport of cations in the channel between a polymer coating and a metal substrate from a defect

Algorithm for Computing the Effective Linear Elastic Properties of Heterogeneous Materials: Three-Dimensional Results for Composites With Equal Phase Poisson Ratios

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, A R. Day

An algorithm based on finite elements applied to digital images is described for computing the linear elastic properties of heterogeneous materials. As an

Airflow and Radon Transport Modeling in Four Large Buildings

January 1, 1995

Author(s)

Jin B. Fang, Andrew K. Persily

Computer simulations of multizone airflow and contaminant transport were performed in four large buildings using the program CONTAM88. This paper describes the

Chaotic Behavior of Coastal Currents Due to Random Wind Forcing.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Emil Simiu

Recent analyses revealed that chaotic behavior is possible in a model of currents induced by wind over topography that slopes offshore and varies approximately

BACnet: A Technical Update.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Steven T. Bushby, H M. Newman

BACnet is a communication protocol for Building Automation and Control networks that has been developed by ASHRAE Standards Project Committee (SPC) 135P. The

Applications of the NIST ROBOCRANE.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus, Adam S. Jacoff, John L. Gross, N Pagalakis

The Robot Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently been experimenting with a variety of applications for the

Air Change Effectiveness Measurements in Two Modern Office Buildings

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

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

Local age of air and air change effectiveness were determined in two office buildings using tracer gas techniques to study the applicability of the associated

Combustion Metrology: A Manifesto.

January 1, 1994

Author(s)

K C. Smyth

In the fall of 1985 Jene Golovchenko from Bell Laboratories presented a staff colloquium at the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) on scanning tunnelling

Aerosol Dynamic Processes of Soot Aggregates in a Laminar Ethene Diffusion Flame

February 1, 1993

Author(s)

R Puri, T F. Richardson, R J. Santoro, R A. Dobbins

Laser scattering/extinction tests on a coannular ethene diffusion flame were analyzed using cross sections for polydisperse aggregates. Using an improved

Ionization of H₂⁺ in Intense Fields, ed. by B. Piroit

January 1, 1993

Author(s)

F H. Mies, A Giusti-suzor, K C. Kulander, K J. Schafer

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