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A number of modeling and simulation applications exist for studying individual aspects of emergency response scenarios. The value of these applications can be
An experimental investigation was performed to determine the hydraulic pressure variation of cementitious based materials (cement paste, concrete, SCC, etc.)
T Mabrouki, Laurent Deshayes, J F. Rigal, Kevin K. Jurrens, Robert W. Ivester
Machining chip morphology stems from mechanical, thermal, and chemical phenomena. Chip morphology prediction depends on a fundamental understanding of these
Timothy J. Burns, Robert W. Ivester, Michael Kennedy, Richard L. Rhorer, Matthew A. Davies, Howard Yoon, Lyle E. Levine, Richard J. Fields, D Basak, Eric P. Whitenton
For several decades, a major focus of machining research has been the measurement and prediction of temperature. Here, the influence of the rate of heating on
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This paper will present a knowledge layer used by a hierarchical on-road driving planner that represents a road network as a discrete set of attributed road
Tony Barbera, James S. Albus, Elena R. Messina, Craig I. Schlenoff, John A. Horst
The Real-time Control System (RCS) Methodology has evolved over a number of years as a technique to capture task knowledge and organize it in a framework
Decreasing the thickness of the gate insulator in advanced CMOS devices seriously shrinks their reliability margin. Fortunately, dielectric breakdown becomes
Pietro Lura, Dale P. Bentz, D Lange, K Kovler, A Bentur
A novel concept in internal curing of High Performance Concrete is based on dispersing very small, saturated lightweight aggregates (LWA) in the concrete
Shellee D. Dyer, Paul A. Williams, Robert J. Espejo, Jonathan D. Kofler, Shelley M. Etzel
We discuss the current status of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor metrology. High-accuracy wavelength measurements are critical for FBG strain sensors, because
Here we describe in a historical manner the first optical frequency measurement measurements with octave-spanning frequency combs and the first measurement and
James D. Gilsinn, Hui Zhou, Bradley N. Damazo, Joseph Fu, Richard M. Silver
As nano-lithography technology improves, more companies and research groups have the capability to create nano-scale structures. Scanning tunneling microscopes
There are numerous methods for measuring the temperature of an operating semiconductor device. The methods can be broadly placed into three generic categories
Scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM) is used as a qualitative analysis tool with multiple applications for failure analysis. SCM can measure the shape of
Dirk Zwemer, Manas Bajaj, Russell Peak, Thomas Thurman, Kevin G. Brady, S McCarron, A Spradling, Mike Dickerson, Lothar Klein, Giedrius Liutkus, John V. Messina
Thermally induced warpage of printed wiring boards (PWB) and printed circuit assemblies (PCA) is an increasingly important issue in managing the manufacturing
Joaquin (. Martinez, John A. Dagata, Curt A. Richter, Richard M. Silver
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has provided and continues to provide critical metrology development for the semiconductor manufacturing
Resonant ultrasonic loss 1/Q in plano-convex unplated Y-cut disks of langasite and langanite were measured as a function of freqeuncy and temperature with the
James D. Gilsinn, Hui Zhou, Bradley N. Damazo, Joseph Fu, Richard M. Silver
As nano-lithography technology improves, more companies and research groups have the capability to create nano-scale structures. Scanning tunneling microscopes
This paper compares model-based simulations to experimental measurements obtained under the Assessment of Machining Models project at the National Institute of
R C. Hedden, V. J. Lee, Christopher L. Soles, Barry J. Bauer
A small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) porosimetry technique is presented for characterization of pore structure in nanoporous thin films. Porosimetry
This case study of a digital collection illustrates how the Information Services Division of Technology Services at NIST formulated a requirements analysis and