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Book Chapters

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...

Codification of Wind Loads on Buildings Using Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Climatological Data Bases.

January 1, 1997

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, T Stathopoulos

Current data storage and computational capabilities allow the development of a new generation of standards whose provisions on wind loads can be structured as...

Capillary Transport in Mortars and Concrete.

January 1, 1997

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, N S. Martys

Results are presented of a study concerning capillary transport of water in concretes and mortars as a function of water/cement ratio, sand size distribution...

BACnet(trademark): A Standard Communication Infrastructure for Intelligent Buildings.

January 1, 1997

Author(s)

Steven T. Bushby

Intelligent buildings require integration of a variety of computer-based automation and control system products that are usually made by different manufacturers...

Analytical Formulas for Interfacial Transition Zone Properties.

January 1, 1997

Author(s)

Edward J. Garboczi, Dale P. Bentz

Two analytical results are presented that are of use to concrete material technologists. Using a model of concrete in which the aggregates are spherical, but...

Comparison of Submicron Particle Analysis by Auger Electron Spectroscopy, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, and Secondary Electron Microscopy With Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy.

July 31, 1996

Author(s)

George W. Mulholland, K D. Childs, D Narum, L A. LaVanier, P M. Lindley, B W. Schueler, A C. Diebold

Particulate contamination can result in a significant yield loss during semiconductor device fabrication. As device design rule dimensions decrease the critical...

Optical State-Preparation of Atoms

April 16, 1996

Author(s)

Jabez J. McClelland

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...

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