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Summary of Workshop for Urban and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI Fires: A Workshop to Explore Future Japan/USA Research Collaborations

August 26, 2011

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka S. Suzuki, Keisuke Himoto

An international workshop was held within the Fire Research Division at NISTs Engineering Laboratory on June 27th, 2011. The workshop was entitled Urban and...

Protecting Industrial Control Systems - Key Components of our Nation's Critical Infrastructures

August 24, 2011

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems Security: Recommendations of the...

Trust-Based Multi-Agent Filtering for Increased Smart Grid Security

August 22, 2011

Author(s)

Ion Matei, John S. Baras, Vijay Srinivasan

We address the problem of state estimation of the power system for the Smart Grid.We assume that the monitoring of the electrical grid is done by a network of...

Common Platform Enumeration: Naming Specification Version 2.3

August 19, 2011

Author(s)

Brant Cheikes, David A. Waltermire, Karen Scarfone

This report defines the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Naming version 2.3 specification. The CPE Naming specification is a part of a stack of CPE...

Common Platform Enumeration: Name Matching Specification Version 2.3

August 19, 2011

Author(s)

Mary Parmelee, Harold Booth, David A. Waltermire, Karen Scarfone

This report defines the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Name Matching version 2.3 specification. The CPE Name Matching specification is part of a stack of CPE...

Common Platform Enumeration: Dictionary Specification Version 2.3

August 19, 2011

Author(s)

Paul R. Cichonski, David A. Waltermire, Karen Scarfone

This report defines the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Dictionary version 2.3 specification. The CPE Dictionary Specification is a part of a stack of CPE...

Common Platform Enumeration: Applicability Language Specification Version 2.3

August 19, 2011

Author(s)

David A. Waltermire, Paul R. Cichonski, Karen Scarfone

This report defines the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Applicability Language version 2.3 specification. The CPE Applicability Language specification is part...

Metallurgical Investigations Into Corrosion Damage in Homes Constructed with Problem Drywall

August 17, 2011

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker, David J. Pitchure, Maureen E. Williams, Sandra W. Claggett

The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), and NIST collaborated in an investigation into the effects of "problem drywall"...

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 6 - Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Special Structural Walls and Coupling Beams: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 16, 2011

Author(s)

Jack Moehle, Tony Ghodsi, John Hooper, David Fields, Rajnikanth Gedhada

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 5 - Seismic Design of Composite Steel Deck and Concrete-filled Diaphragms: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 15, 2011

Author(s)

Rafael Sabelli, Thomas Sabol, W. Samuel Easterling

Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials: Workshop Summary Report

August 15, 2011

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Nicos Martys

This report summarizes the results of the workshop Measurement Science Roadmap for Workability of Cementitious Materials held on March 18, 2011 in...

Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems

August 12, 2011

Author(s)

L A. Johnson, Kelley L. Dempsey, Ronald S. Ross, Sarbari Gupta, Dennis Bailey

The purpose of Special Publication 800-128, Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems, is to provide guidelines for...

NIST-SP 500-291, NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

August 10, 2011

Author(s)

Michael D. Hogan, Fang Liu, Annie W. Sokol, Tong Jin

The NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group has surveyed the existing standards landscape for security, portability, and interoperability standards...

Exposure and Fire Hazard Assessment of Nanoparticles in Fire Safe Consumer Products: Interagency Agreement Final Report

August 4, 2011

Author(s)

Rick D. Davis, Yeon S. Kim, Richard H. Harris Jr., Marc R. Nyden, Nasir M. Uddin, Treye Thomas

An innovative technology was evaluated to generate fire and health safe soft furnishings. Nanoparticle-based thin coatings on a polyurethane foam and nonwoven...

Guide for security-focused configuration management of information systems:

August 1, 2011

Author(s)

Arnold Johnson, Kelley Dempsey, Ron Ross, Sarbari Gupta, Dennis Bailey

Metallurgical Investigations into Corrosion Damage in Homes Constructed with Problem Drywall:

August 1, 2011

Author(s)

R.E. Ricker, D.J. Pitchure, M.E. Williams, S.A. Claggett

Security Risk Analysis of Enterprise Networks Using Probabilistic Attack Graphs

August 1, 2011

Author(s)

Anoop Singhal, Xinming Ou

Today's information systems face sophisticated attackers who combine multiple vulnerabilities to penetrate networks with devastating impact. The overall...

SRM 1450d, Fibrous-Glass Board, for Thermal Conductivity from 280 K to 340 K

August 1, 2011

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, Amanda C. Harris, John F. Roller, Stefan D. Leigh

Thermal conductivity measurements at and near room temperature are presented as the basis for certified values of thermal conductivity for SRM 1450d, Fibrous...

Trace Detection and Quantitation of Hydrogen Peroxide Permeation through Polymer Barriers

August 1, 2011

Author(s)

Tara M. Lovestead, Thomas J. Bruno

In this paper, a novel apparatus and fluorescence detection method for measuring the permeation of H 2O 2 through polymer barriers (i.e., plastic bottles, caps...

Examination of the Thermal Conditions of a Wood Floor Assembly above a Compartment Fire

July 29, 2011

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Jonathan L. Kent

Four real-scale experiments were conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to measure the temperatures above and below a wood floor...

Initial Reconnaissance of the 2011 Wildland-Urban Interfaces Fires in Amarillo, Texas

July 27, 2011

Author(s)

Alexander Maranghides, William Mell, Karen Ridenour, Derek McNamara

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to reduce the risk of fire spread in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities. An...

Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of Normal and Parahydrogen from the Triple Point to 1000 K and up to 100 MPa

July 26, 2011

Author(s)

Marc J. Assael, John-Alexander Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, Yasayuki Takata

The paper contains new, representative equations for the thermal conductivity of normal and parahydrogen. The equations are based in part upon a body of...

SP250 Spectral Irradiance Calibrations

July 25, 2011

Author(s)

Howard W. Yoon, Charles E. Gibson

This document describes the process of the realization, the maintenance and the dissemination of the spectral irradiance scale and its accompanying...

Smoke Plume Trajectory from In Situ Burning of Crude Oil in Alaska - Updated Simulation Results

July 21, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Walton, Kevin B. McGrattan

The purpose of this report is to update calculations, originally performed in 1993, that predict the downwind extent of smoke particulate from hypothetical in...

NIST Special Databse 32 - Multiple Encounter Dataset II (MEDS-II)

July 21, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew P. Founds, Nick Orlans, Whiddon Genevieve, Craig I. Watson

This document and associated dataset is an update to the Multiple Encounter Dataset I (MEDS-I), originally published by the National Institute of Standards and...

The Proper Use of Substitute Test Fluids

July 18, 2011

Author(s)

Marc A. Buttler

Liquid-measuring devices are used in many different commercial applications. The vast array of liquid products that are measured includes some products that may...

Conservation Law Based Cross-Layer Optimization of a Wireless Network for Diverse Rate/Delay Requirements

July 11, 2011

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

Conventional approach to cross-layer network optimization assumes elastic users adjusting their bandwidth requirements in response to the resource congestion...

Measured CO Concentrations at NIST IAQ Test House from Operation of Portable Electric Generators in Attached Garage Interim Report

July 8, 2011

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Liangzhu Wang

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is concerned about the hazard of acute residential CO exposures from portable gasoline powered generators...

Building Triage in Response to Wide-Area Bio-Releases: Concepts and Building Classification System

July 7, 2011

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

In order to support effective responses to a wide-area release of a biological agent in an urban area, a building triage approach is envisioned that will...

MBE Standardization and Validation

July 6, 2011

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell, Nathan W. Hartman, Doug Cheney

3D Model-Based Engineering (MBE) is an approach to product design, manufacturing, and support where a digital three-dimensional representation of the product...

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