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A Model for Geometry-Dependent Errors in Length Artifacts

September 27, 2012

Author(s)

Daniel S. Sawyer, Brian Parry, Christopher J. Blackburn, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Steven D. Phillips

We present a detailed model of dimensional changes in long length artifacts, such as step gauges and ball bars, due to bending under gravity. The comprehensive...

Revised Guide Helps Organizations Handle Security-Related Incidents

September 27, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information that is included in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-61 Revision 2, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide. This...

Variances of Cylinder Parameters Fitted to Range Data

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek

Industrial pipelines are frequently scanned with 3D imaging systems (e.g., LADAR) and cylinders are fitted to the collected data. Then, the fitted as-built...

Sealed Gravitational Capillary Viscometry of Dimethyl Ether and Two Next-Generation Refrigerants

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

Dylan S. Cousins, Arno D. Laesecke

The viscosity of dimethyl ether (DME, C2H6O) and of the fluorinated propene isomers 2,3,3,3- tetrafluoroprop-1-ene (R1234yf, C3H2F4) and trans-1,3,3,3...

Evaluating Potential Bias in Non-Randomly Reported Fire Incident Data

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

David T. Butry, Douglas S. Thomas

This analysis is a part of an effort to develop statistics and uncertainty measures for characterizing, tracking, and better understanding the root causes of...

Factors Influencing the Smoldering Performance of Polyurethane Foam

September 26, 2012

Author(s)

Mauro Zammarano, Szabolcs Matko, Roland H. Kraemer, Rick D. Davis, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Shivani N. Mehta

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether polyurethane foam (PUF) could be produced as a standard reference material for ultimate use in a standard...

Program Handbook for Engine Fuel, Petroleum and Lubricant Laboratories

September 20, 2012

Author(s)

Kenneth S. Butcher

This handbook provides guidance to extablish a management system of State Fuel Quality Laboratories (FQL) using the International Organization for...

Development of a Method to Measure the Energy Consumption of Automatic Icemakers in Domestic Refrigerators with Single Speed Compressors

September 18, 2012

Author(s)

David A. Yashar

This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. This study builds upon the findings of a previous study...

Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

The purpose of Special Publication 800-30 is to provide guidance for conducting risk assessments of federal information systems and organizations, amplifying...

Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Concept, Requirements, and Architecture

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Yuyin Song

This document describes the purpose, concept, requirements, and architecture for the Factory Equipment Network Testing (FENT) Framework and the software to test...

Summary and Conclusions of a Workshop on Quantifying the Contribution of Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire (NIST TN 1757) Losses in the United States

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

This report summarizes a workshop entitled "Quantifying the Contribution of Flaming Residential Upholstered Furniture to Fire Losses in the United States" that...

Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Universal Client Application, Application Programming Interface

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Yuyin Song

This document describes the application programming interface (API) used by the Factory Equipment Network Testing (FENT) Framework to communicate between the...

Annex 47 Extended Project Summary

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Daniel Choiniere

In 2006, researchers from 22 organizations in ten countries began a joint effort to enable the cost-effective commissioning of existing and future buildings to...

Commissioning Cost-Benefit and Persistence of Savings: A Report on Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Hannah Friedman, Marti Frank, David Claridge, Kristin Heinemeier, Kim Crossman, Eliot Crowe, Cory Toole, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Daniel Choniere

Commissioning of new and existing buildings has been shown to reduce energy usage and can also produce non-energy related benefits such as improved occupant...

Annex 47 Report 2: Commissioning Tools for Existing and Low Energy Buildings

September 17, 2012

Author(s)

Christian Neumann , Henk Pietsman, Harunori Yoshida , Hideki Yuzawa, Takeshi Watanabe, Katsuhiro Kamitani, Hiroshige Kikuchi , Dirk Jacob, Oliver Baumann, Daniel Choiniere, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This report summarizes part of the work of IEA-ECBCS Annex 47 Cost-Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings. It is based on the research...

Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, Karen Scarfone

The purpose of this document is to provide Federal agencies with background information on access control (AC) properties, and to help access control experts...

Program Plan for the Development of Seismic Design Guidelines for Port Container, Wharf, and Cargo Systems

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Richard Wittkop, Omar Jarradat, Gayle Johnson, Geoffrey Martin, Glenn Rix, Ian Robertson

Work on this project was intended to be an extension of a National Science Foundation (NSF), George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation...

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

The Computer Security Division of NIST/ITL supports the development of biometric conformance testing methodology standards and other conformity assessment...

Soil-Structure Interaction for Building Structures

September 13, 2012

Author(s)

Jonathan Stewart, C.B. Crouse, Tara C. Hutchinson, Bret Lizundia, Farzad Naeim, Farhang Ostadan

The purpose of this project was to develop consensus guidance for implementing soil-structure interaction in response history analyses, and to identify areas of...

Measurement of Scattering Cross Section with a Spectrophotometer with an Integrating Sphere Detector

September 13, 2012

Author(s)

Lili Wang, Steven J. Choquette, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Victoria Karpiak, Adolfas Gaigalas

A commercial spectrometer with an integrating sphere (IS) detector was used to measure the scattering cross section of microspheres. Analysis of the measurement...

Justification of Shielding Requirements for Plutonium Sources

September 12, 2012

Author(s)

Leticia S. Pibida, Michael P. Unterweger

This report provides a justification for shielding plutonium sources when testing radiation detection instruments against standard performance requirements and...

Conformance Testing Methodology for ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011, Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information (Release 1.0)

September 5, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

Conformance testing measures whether an implementation faithfully implements the technical requirements defined in a standard. Conformance testing provides...

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records:

September 1, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics:

September 1, 2012

Author(s)

Vincent C. Hu, Karen Scarfone

Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access

August 31, 2012

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Emile L. Morse, Hannah Wald, Yee-Yin Choong, Celeste Paul, Aiping L. Zhang

Big Data Issues in Quantitative Imaging

August 29, 2012

Author(s)

Mary C. Brady, Alden A. Dima, Charles D. Fenimore, James J. Filliben, John Lu, Adele Peskin, Mala Ramaiah, Ganesh Saiprasad, Ram D. Sriram

Digital image correlation measurements during gusset plate connection testing to structural failure.

August 28, 2012

Author(s)

Mark A. Iadicola

This report describes 3-dimensional (3D) digital image correlation to measure the 3D shape, displacement, and in-plane strain field, during testing of gusset...

Modeling Methodologies and Simulation for Dynamical Systems

August 27, 2012

Author(s)

Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock

Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of designing todays complex systems. Engineers create and review such...

Recommendation for Applications Using Approved Hash Algorithms

August 24, 2012

Author(s)

Quynh H. Dang

Hash functions that compute a fixed-length message digest from arbitrary length messages are widely used for many purposes in information security. This...

New International Formulation for the Thermal Conductivity of H2O

August 23, 2012

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, Daniel G. Friend, Jan V. Sengers, Marc J. Assael, Ifigenia N. Metaxa, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Robert Hellmann, Eckhard Vogel

The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS) encouraged an extensive research effort to update the IAPS Formulation 1985 for the...

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