NIST Pubs

An Assessment of Methods for Determining Wind Loads (NIST TN 1738)

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Chris Letchford, Nicholas Isyumov, Arindam G. Chowdhury, Dong Hun Yeo

The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of methods for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures that warrant comment, correction or...

Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research Priority Needs of U.S. Industry

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Kathleen Almand

This report provides a synthesis of stakeholder input to a prioritized agenda for research at the National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) at the National...

Reducing Flammability of Polymers by Enhancing Char Formation. Final Report.

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

T Kashiwagi

One weak aspect of synthetic polymer materials compared with steel and other metals is that these materials are combustible under certain conditions. Thus, the...

Critical Sustainability Impacts from Polymeric and Concrete Inputs to Construction

February 29, 2012

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

This paper analyzes environmentally-extended I-O tables to identify and quantify the sustainability impacts of most concern for broad categories of polymeric...

Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

February 27, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-153, Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)...

A Bibliography of Ambulance Patient Compartments and Related Issues

February 27, 2012

Author(s)

Mehdi Dadfarnia, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira

Safety in the patient compartment of ambulances is an issue of growing concern for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, patients, and others...

Airflow and Indoor Air Quality Models of DOE Reference Commercial Buildings

February 24, 2012

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Amy Musser, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich

Sixteen reference commercial buildings were defined by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and created as EnergyPlus input files. They were developed for use in...

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flame Retardant Coatings for Foam and Fabric. Final Report.

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

Jaime C. Grunlan

The accomplishments of the project are summarized in three published studies, which follow this abstract and constitute this final report. The studies use layer...

Fractional Diffusion, Low Exponent Levy Stable Laws, and Slow Motion Denoising of Helium Ion Microscope Nanoscale Imagery

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

Andras Vladar, Alfred S. Carasso

Helium ion microscopes (HIM) are capable of acquiring images with better than 1nm resolution, and HIM images are particularly rich in morphological surface...

NIST Technical Note 1735 LoopDA 3.0- Natural Ventilation Design and Analysis Software User Guide

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

William Dols, Steven Emmerich, Brian Polidoro

LoopDA 3.0 is an update to version 1.0 of the natural ventlation design tool developed by the Natural Institute of Standards and Technology. This software tool...

(NISTIR 7804) Technical Evaluation, Testing and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records

February 21, 2012

Author(s)

Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, Robert M. Schumacher, Emily S. Patterson, Robert North, Jiajie Zhang, Michael C. Gibbons, Patricia Abbott

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Usability Protocol (EUP) encompasses procedures for (1) expert evaluation of an EHR user interface from a clinical perspective...

Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

February 21, 2012

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

A wireless local area network (WLAN) is a group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area, such as an office building, that exchange data...

Latent Print Examination and Human Factors: Improving the Practice through a Systems Approach

February 17, 2012

Author(s)

Melissa Taylor, David H. Kaye, Thomas Busey, Melissa Gische, Gerry LaPorte, Colin Aitken, Susan M. Ballou, Leonard Butt, Christophe Champod, David Charlton, Itiel E. Dror, Jules Epstein, Robert J. Garrett, Max Houck, Edward J. Imwinkelried, Ralph Keaton, Glenn Langenburg, Deborah A. Leben, Alice Maceo, Kenneth F. Martin, Jennifer L. Mnookin, Cedric Neumann, Joe Polski, Maria A. Roberts, Scott A. Shappell, Lyle Shaver, Sargur N. Srihari, Hal S. Stern, David Stoney, Anjali Swienton, Mary Theofanos, Robert M. Thompson, John Vanderkolk, Maria Weir, Kasey Wertheim

Fingerprints have provided a valuable method of personal identification in forensic science and criminal investigations for more than 100 years. The examination...

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0

February 16, 2012

Author(s)

George W. Arnold, Gerald FitzPatrick, David A. Wollman, Thomas L. Nelson, Paul A. Boynton, Galen H. Koepke, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Cuong Nguyen, Jeffrey A. Mazer, Dean Prochaska, Marianne M. Swanson, Tanya L. Brewer, Victoria Yan Pillitteri, David H. Su, Nada T. Golmie, Eric D. Simmon, Allan C. Eustis, David Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby, Michael D. Janezic, Ajitkumar Jillavenkatesa

The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 requires that NIST develop a framework of standards for the Smart Grid. This document is the second...

Experimental Study of the Three Dimensional Internal Structure of Underventilated Compartment Fires in an ISO 9705 Room.

February 8, 2012

Author(s)

Kelly M. Opert, Andrew J. Lock, Matthew F. Bundy, Erik L. Johnsson, Cheolhong Hwang, Anthony P. Hamins, Stephen P. Fuss, Ki-Yong Lee

This report documents a set of 9 full scale ISO 9705 room under-ventilated compartment fire experiments for the purpose of guiding the development of the...

Annual Report to Sponsor: Understanding Unwanted Combustion Enhancement by Potential Halon Replacements

February 3, 2012

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Jeffrey A. Manion, Donald R. Burgess Jr., Iftikhar A. Awan, Peter B. Sunderland, John L. Pagliaro

This year, we continued work to numerically model the behavior of the Halon replacements in the FAA Aerosol Can Test (FAA-ACT) to understand why they are...

Wavelengths, Transition Probabilities, and Energy Levels for the Spectra of Strontium Ions (Sr II – Sr XXXVIII )

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

Jean E. Sansonetti

Energy levels, with designations and uncertainties, have been compiled for the spectra of strontium (Z=38) ions from singly-ionized to hydrogen-like...

NIST Ionization Chamber "A" Sample-Height Corrections

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

Ryan P. Fitzgerald

For over 30 years scientists in the NIST radioactivity group have been using their ionization chamber A to make measurements of radioactivity and radioactive...

The Interaction of Radio-Frequency Fields with Materials at Macroscopic to Mesoscopic Sales

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Sung Kim

The goal of this paper is to overview radio-frequency electromagnetic interactions with solid and liquid dielectric and magnetic materials from the macroscale...

Standardization of Broadband UV Measurements for 365 nm LED Sources

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer

Broadband UV measurements are analyzed when UV-A irradiance meters measure optical radiation from 365-nm sources. The CIE standardized rectangular-shape UV-A...

Double-Focusing Thermal Triple-Axis Spectrometer at the NCNR

February 2, 2012

Author(s)

Y. Chen, Sung Chang, Yang Zhao, Songxue Chi, William D. Ratcliff, B. G. Ueland, Ross Erwin

The new thermal triple-axis spectrometer at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is located at the BT-7 beam port. The 165 mm diameter reactor beam is...

Motorcoach Flammability Project Final Report: Tire Fires - Passenger Compartment Penetration, Tenability, Mitigation, and Material Performance

January 27, 2012

Author(s)

Erik L. Johnsson, Jiann C. Yang

Full scale fire experiments were conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate tire fire interactions with the passenger...

Advancing Security Automation and Standardization: Revised Technical Specifications Issued for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)

January 24, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-126 Rev. 2, The Technical Specification for the Security Content...

Information Technology Laboratory Brochure

January 24, 2012

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This brochure describes the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, its mission, highlights, and research...

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators

January 23, 2012

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker

[Superseded by SP 800-90A Revision 1 (June 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918489] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms...

Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher

January 23, 2012

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Elaine B. Barker

This publication specifies the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA), including its primary component cryptographic engine, the Data Encryption Algorithm (DEA...

Analysis of Early-Age Bridge Deck Cracking in Nevada and Wyoming

January 17, 2012

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz, Paul E. Stutzman, Aaron R. Sakulich, William J. Weiss

In late 2009, the Echo Wash and Valley of Fire bridge decks were constructed in the Lake Mead National Recreation area in Nevada. Within six months, in early...

Energy Levels and Observed Spectral Lines of Neutral and Singly Ionized Titanium, Ti I and Ti II

January 12, 2012

Author(s)

Edward B. Saloman

The energy levels and observed spectral lines of neutral and singly ionized titanium atoms have been compiled. Tables of energy levels and spectral lines are...

Prototype Commercial Buildings for Energy and Sustainability Assessment: Design Specification, Life- Cycle Costing and Carbon Assessment

January 10, 2012

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Recommendations for Elevator Messaging Strategies

January 6, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Bryan L. Hoskins

Building occupants, who have been instructed to use elevators for evacuation, and have subsequently congregated within the elevator lobby for eventual...