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Steven J. Fenves, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Puja Goyal, Jean-Cyrus L. Angbo, Faouzi Daoud, Ram D. Sriram
This document serves as the summary report on the first year?s progress on the Architecture Development Facilitator (ADF) project covering the activities from
Experiments designed to characterize the ignition behavior of typical outdoor fuels by heated mufflers and catalytic converters found on outdoor power equipment
Stephen Kerber, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup
One hundred and sixty experiments were conducted in a thirty-story vacant office building in Toledo, Ohio to evaluate the ability of fire department positive
Andrew K. Persily, Robert E. Chapman, Steven J. Emmerich, William S. Dols, Heather Davis, Priya D. Lavappa, Amy S. Rushing
Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological (chembio) releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers
Economic tools are needed to help the owners, managers, and designers of constructed facilities to select cost-effective combinations of mitigation strategies
This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST for organizations in the effective use of intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS)
NIST Handbook 150-10, NVLAP Efficiency of Electric Motors, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information
Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Karen A. Scarfone, Jason Butterfield
This document was developed in furtherance of NIST's statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public
Robert A. Fletcher, Jiann C. Yang, George W. Mulholland, R L. King, Michael R. Winchester, D Klinedinst, Jennifer R. Verkouteren, Thomas G. Cleary, David Buckingham, James J. Filliben
As integrated circuits become smaller and faster, the measurement of line width must have less uncertainty and more versatility. The common requirement for
Sheila E. Frankel, Bernard Eydt, L Owens, Karen Kent Scarfone
This report provides readers with a detailed explanation of next generation 802.11 wireless security. It describes the inherently flawed Wired Equivalent
Michael J. Fasolka, Carol E. Laumeier, Kathryn L. Beers, Christopher M. Stafford
Tremendous advances in the development and application of combinatorial and high-throughput methods for materials research have been accomplished over the past
Europe based its New World empires on the development and control of sources of sugar cane. Mercantilism dictated high tariffs on sucrose, which was still an
A Presentation by Daniel Madrzykowski. Localized Residential Fire Suppression Systems: -Kitchen fire hazard characterization. -Investigate "passive" and "active
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Anthony P. Hamins, Shivani N. Mehta
The Workshop on Residential Kitchen Fire Suppression Research Needs was held on April 11, 2006, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
Joe W. Magee, Thomas J. Bruno, Daniel G. Friend, Marcia L. Huber, Arno D. Laesecke, Eric Lemmon, Mark O. McLinden, Richard A. Perkins, J¿rg Baranski, Jason A. Widegren
Accurate knowledge of thermophysical properties is a prerequisite to design efficient and cost-effective rocket engine systems that use the kerosene rocket
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Robert Smilowitz, D O. Dusenberry, Dat Duthinh, Hai S. Lew, Nicholas J. Carino
This document is intended to provide owners and practicing engineers with current best practices to reduce the likelihood of progressive collapse of buildings
Commercial pepper sprays devices deliver a coherent liquid stream or an aerosol from a pressurized canister. It is likely that some of the droplets from the
The 2006 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD
A series of full-scale fire experiments was conducted at NIST in 2003 to provide data for an international benchmarking exercise to validate fire models over a
This bulletin summarizes the information provided in NIST SP 800-53, concerning the guidance developed for federal agencies in selecting and specifying security
Steven J. Christopher, Rebecca S. Pugh, Michael B. Ellisor, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Rabia Oflaz, Barbara J. Porter, Kathie J. Bealer, John R. Kucklick, Paul R. Becker, T K. Rowles
NIST helps benchmark and improve the quality of analytical data gathered on the marine environment by administering annual interlaboratory comparison exercises
Chriss A. Grosvenor, Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Nino Canales, Benjamin Davis, Jason Veneman
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed several ultra-wideband, TEM Horn antennas with phase linearity, short impulse duration, and a