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NIST smart grid interoperability panel priority action plan 2 ::guidelines for assessing wireless standards for smart grid applications

January 1, 2014

Author(s)

David Cypher

The Importance of Dosimetry Standardization in Radiobiology

December 30, 2013

Author(s)

Marc F. Desrosiers, Larry A. DeWerd, James Deye, Patricia Lindsay, Mark K. Murphy, Michael G. Mitch, Francesca Macchiarini, Strahinja Stojadinovic, Helen Stone

Radiation dose is central too much of radiobiological research. Precision and accuracy of dose measurements and reporting of the measurement details should be...

Smoke Component Yields from Bench-scale Fire Tests: 2. ISO 19700 Controlled Equivalence Ratio Tube Furnace

December 19, 2013

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh, Richard G. Gann, Marc R. Nyden

Smoke Component Yields from Bench-scale Fire Tests: 1. NFPA 269 / ASTM E 1678

December 19, 2013

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Nathan D. Marsh, Jason D. Averill, Marc R. Nyden

Smoke Component Yields from Bench-scale Fire Tests: 3. ISO 5660-1 / ASTM E 1354 with Enclosure and Variable Oxygen Concentration

December 19, 2013

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh, Richard G. Gann

Smoke Component Yields from Bench-scale Fire Tests: 4. Comparison of Bench-scale and Full-scale Results

December 19, 2013

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh, Richard G. Gann

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) and Sensor Technology for Service Life Modeling of New and Existing Concrete Structures

December 18, 2013

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, Li Piin Sung, Geraldine S. Cheok

Nondestructive test (NDT) methods and sensor technologies are evaluated in the context of providing input parameters to service life prediction models for...

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD): Overview

December 18, 2013

Author(s)

Harold Booth, Doug Rike, Gregory A. Witte

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD), and its companion, the National Checklist Program (NCP), have provided a valuable and flexible set of services to...

Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee - Design Drawings

December 17, 2013

Author(s)

James Harris, David Bonneville, Ryan A. Kersting, John Lawson, Peter Morris

Selection of building types for this study was initiated by an analysis of construction data for Shelby County, Tennessee, provided by the NIST Applied...

Cost Analyses and Benefit Studies for Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Memphis, Tennessee

December 17, 2013

Author(s)

James Harris, David Bonneville, Ryan A. Kersting, John Lawson, Peter Morris

The fundamental objective of the project was to develop realistic cost premiums associated with earthquake-resistant building construction in the middle...

Nonlinear Analysis Research and Development Program for Performance-Based Seismic Engineering

December 16, 2013

Author(s)

Gregory Deierlein, Peter Behnam, Finley Charney, Laura Lowes, Jonathan Stewart, Michael Willford

This work is an extension of NIST GCR 09-917-2, Research Required to Support Full Implementation of Performance-Based Seismic Design, in which several research...

Using Legacy Modeling Artifacts in Supply Chain Logistics Simulation

December 12, 2013

Author(s)

Peter O. Denno, Terry Harrison

We investigate the feasibility, and the potential advantages and pitfalls of using modeling languages such as the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and the...

Taxonomic Rules for Password Policies: Translating the Informal to the Formal Language

December 9, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin Killourhy, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos

A password policy may seem formal in the sense that it is written in a legalistic language, giving the impression of a binding contract. However, such policies...

Performance Criteria For an ASTM XRF Standard Test Method For Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cements: Inter-Laboratory Study on Cements A and B

December 6, 2013

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

Bulk oxide determinations from a pair of portland cements provides the basis for calculation precision and accuracy values for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis...

Performance Criteria For an ASTM XRF Standard Test Method For Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cements: Inter-Laboratory Study Cements E and F

December 6, 2013

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

Bulk oxide determinations from a pair of portland cements provides the basis for calculation precision and accuracy values for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis...

Additive Manufacturing Technical Workshop Summary Report

December 4, 2013

Author(s)

Christopher U. Brown, Joshua Lubell, Robert R. Lipman

This report summarizes the presentations, discussions, and recommendations from the Additive Manufacturing Technical Workshop held during the PDES, Inc. offsite...

Preliminary Reconnaissance of the May 20, 2013, Newcastle-Moore Tornado in Oklahoma

December 3, 2013

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Long Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen

This is a report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reconnaissance to collect information on the performance of one critical facility...

Standard Reference Materials (R) Certification Report for SRM 2216, 2218, 2219: KLST (Miniaturized) Charpy V-Notch Impact Specimens:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Enrico Lucon, Chris McCowan, Ray Santoyo, Jolene Splett

Liquid Flow Meter Calibrations with the 0.1 L/s and the 2.5 L/s Piston Provers:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Jodie G. Pope, John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Chris J. Crowley

Preliminary Reconnaissance of the May 20, 2013, Newcastle-Moore Tornado in Oklahoma:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Long T. Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) and sensor technology for service life modeling of new and existing concrete structures:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Kenneth A Snyder, Li Piin Sung, Geraldine S Cheok

Taxonomic Rules for Password Policies: Translating the Informal to the Formal Language:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin Killourhy, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos

NIST time and frequency bulletin:

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Petrina C. Potts

Guidance on Fire Emergency Procedures for Emergency Stair Travel Devices

November 26, 2013

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

This document provides specific detailed guidance and recommendations on the use of emergency stair travel devices, or stair descent devices, for evacuation of...

Compensating operators and stable backward in time marching in nonlinear parabolic equations.

November 26, 2013

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

Step by step time-marching schemes are fundamental tools in the numerical exploration of well-posed nonlinear evolutionary partial differential equations...

Reference Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of Methanol from the Triple Point to 665 K and up to 245 MPa

November 26, 2013

Author(s)

E.A. Sykioti, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

This paper contains new, representative reference equations for the thermal conductivity of methanol. The equations are based in part upon a body of...

Simulating Occupancy in The NIST Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

November 21, 2013

Author(s)

Farhad Omar, Steven T. Bushby

The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF), at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a research...

Draft Final Report, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri (NIST NCSTAR 3) Draft for Public Comments

November 21, 2013

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Franklin T. Lombardo, Long Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen

This is the final report of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the May 22, 2011, tornado in Joplin, Missouri, conducted...

The Process of Verification and Validation of Building Fire Evacuation Models

November 21, 2013

Author(s)

Enrico Ronchi, Erica D. Kuligowski, Paul A. Reneke, Richard Peacock, Daniel Nilsson

To date, there is no International standard on the methods and tests to assess the verification and validation (V&V) of building fire evacuation models, i.e...

Recommendations for Specifying Idealized Bust Surrogates for the Testing of Female Stab Resistant Armor

November 20, 2013

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Aaron M. Forster

This document describes recommendations provided to the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Special Technical Committee (STC) for the revision of the Stab...

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