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Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry, Allison L. Huang, Douglas S. Thomas
Fire protection measures are needed to maintain the safety and integrity of the Nation s building stock and to limit loss of life and property when building
Data from the Economic Census provides detailed statistics on the construction industry; however, the data is only gathered every five years. The Bureau of
The purpose of this document is to provide information to organizations regarding the security capabilities of wireless communications using WiMAX networks and
Matthew A. Scholl, Kevin M. Stine, Kenneth Lin, Daniel Steinberg
The purpose of this publication is to provide a systematic approach to designing a technical security architecture for the exchange of health information that
Evan K. Wallace, Allison Barnard Feeney, David Leal
The ISO subcommittee tasked with developing standards for industrial data, TC 184/SC 4, has recently undertaken an effort to define a new, more flexible
Salifou Sidi Malick, Matthew Molek, Katherine C. Morris
This document describes the Constraint Generator. The Constraint Generator is a tool developed at NIST to automate the generation of schematron scripts for an
This study was conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). The goal was to develop standardized categories
Janet M. Cassard, Richard A. Allen, Craig D. McGray, Jon C. Geist
This paper presents the results of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Young s modulus and step height round robin experiment, completed in April 2009
Steven J. Nabinger, Andrew K. Persily, William Stuart Dols
A retrofit study was conducted in a manufactured house to investigate the impacts of airtightening on ventilation rates and energy consumption. This paper
This paper quantifies the influence of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a Turbo-BII-HP boiling surface
Kathryn M. Butler, Marc R. Nyden, Rodney A. Bryant
A workshop on respirator sensors was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on May 1, 2009. The objective of this workshop was to
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-117, Guide To Adopting and Using the Security Content Automation
This document serves as the users guide for the educational version of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL) software, version 2.0. Using
Richard D. Peacock, Bryan L. Hoskins, Erica D. Kuligowski
The time that it takes an occupant population to reach safety when descending a stairwell during building evacuations is typically described by measureable
Lawrence E. Bassham, Andrew L. Rukhin, Juan Soto, James R. Nechvatal, Miles E. Smid, Stefan D. Leigh, M Levenson, M Vangel, Nathanael A. Heckert, D L. Banks
This paper discusses some aspects of selecting and testing random and pseudorandom number generators. The outputs of such generators may be used in many
Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Craig S. Greenberg, Raghu N. Kacker
The speaker recognition evaluation is an ongoing series of evaluations conducted by NIST. A detection cost function is computed over the sequence of trials
Michael Valley, Mark Aschheim, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Helmut Krawinkler, Mark Sinclair
This report presents findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from a review of available research and practice regarding nonlinear multiple-degree
Michael Valley, Mark Aschheim, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Helmut Krawinkler, Mark Sinclair
In 2008, NIST initiated Task Order 68241 entitled "Improved Nonlinear Static Seismic Analysis Procedures Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling." The purpose of
The research presented here is the first report of fabricating mulitwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) based thin coatings on polyurethane foam (PUF) using Layer-by
Models are important tools for optimizing the metal cutting process, allowing industry to make parts at less cost. Measurements of the process using thermal and
Alice J. O'Toole, P. Jonathon Phillips, Samuel Weimer, Dana A. Roark, Julianne Ayadd, Robert Barwick, Joseph Dunlop
The goal of this study was to evaluate human accuracy at identifying people from static and dynamic presentations of faces and bodies. Participants matched
Stephanie A. Hooker, Christopher N. McCowan, Sunil K. Sinha, Mark Edwards
The NIST-VT workshop identified funding priorities for federal institutions and other funding sources for sustainable water infrastructure systems in order to
Lauren F. Greenlee, Jessica D. Torrey, Stephanie A. Hooker, Michael J. Fasolka, Sunil K. Sinha, Marc A. Edwards
Securing water sources of sufficient quality and quantity poses a major barrier to growing communities. Major investments in capitol and materials are planned
This is the first reported use of Layer-by-Layer (LBL) assembly to fabricate thin film coatings on polyurethane foam, of incorporating carbon nanofibers (CNF)
The energy levels and observed spectral lines of ionized argon atoms, in all stages of ionization have been compiled. Sufficient experimental data were found to
A shaker system was designed to allow direct primary calibration of accelerometers using both reciprocity and interferometer techniques over the frequency range
Although previous studies have shown that shade trees can reduce summertime electricity use, none have compared these reductions to other common energy
Shujiang Yang, Mohammed Lach-hab, Iosif I. Vaisman, Estela Blaisten-Barojas, Xiang Li, Vicky L. Karen
This work provides assignment of framework type for 1391 zeolite crystal entries in the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD). Additionally, a proposed