NIST Pubs

Analysis of CCRL Portland Cement Proficiency Samples Number 151 and Number 152 Using the Virtual Cement and Concrete

September 15, 2005

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard, Paul E. Stutzman

This report provides experimental and computer modeling results for Portland Cement Proficiency Samples 151 and 152 issued by the Cement and Concrete Reference

The Myth of the Goats: How Many People Have Fingerprints that are Hard to Match?

September 13, 2005

Author(s)

R. A. Hicklin, Craig I. Watson, Brad Ulery

The proportion of people who have fingerprints that are particularly hard to match (also known as "Goats") is a topic of great interest in biometrics

Advanced Coatings R and D for Pipelines and Related Facilities:The proceedings of a workshop held June 9-10, 2005 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

Occupant Behavior, Egress, and Emergency Communication. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-7) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Dennis S. Mileti, Richard D. Peacock, Erica D. Kuligowski, N Groner, Guylene Proulx, Paul A. Reneke, Harold E. Nelson

Multiple sources of information were collected and analyzed: over 1,000 new interviews with survivors (including 803 telephone interviews, 225 face-to-face

Active Fire Protection Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D D. Evans, Erica D. Kuligowski, William S. Dols, William L. Grosshandler

The National Institute of Standards and Technology investigation of active fire protection systems in World Trade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 included the design

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Chapters 9-11). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, R A. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro

The objective of this report was to analyze the aircraft impacts into each of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers to provide the following: (1) estimates of

Description and Results of the 2001 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Michele M. Schantz, T K. Rowles

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s Marine Mammal Health and

Emergency Response Operations. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-8) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

James R. Lawson, R Vettori

The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) caused the deaths of 2,749 people. Included in the group were approximately 421 emergency

Fire Alarm Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R J. Keough, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the investigation of active fire protection systems as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Contemporaneous Structural Steel Specifications. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

William E. Luecke, Thomas A. Siewert, Frank W. Gayle

This report reviews the contemporaneous (1960s era) steel and welding standards used to construct the 110-story World Trade Center (WTC) towers. It describes

IMS-Based Trace Explosives Detectors for First Responder Use

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jennifer R. Verkouteren, John G. Gillen, R M. Verkouteren, Robert A. Fletcher, E S. Etz, George A. Klouda, Alim A. Fatah, Philip J. Mattson

The purpose of this document is to establish minimum performance requirements and an associated test method for Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) based trace

Emergency Response Operations (Appendices A-L). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-8) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

James R. Lawson, R Vettori

The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) caused the deaths of 2,749 people. Included in the group were approximately 421 emergency

Smoke Management Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4D) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M J. Ferreira, S M. Strege

This report documents the design and installation of the smoke management systems in World Trade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 and compares the designs to the

Damage and Failure Modes of Structural Steel Components (Appendices A-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Stephen W. Banovic, Timothy J. Foecke

This report describes damage characteristics, failure modes, and fire-related degradation of the recovered structural components from the World Trade Center

Advanced Coatings R&D for Pipelines and Related Facilities

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Richard E. Ricker

This workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology s Gaithersburg, Maryland campus June 9-10, 2005 with support from the Office of

Final Report of the National Construction Safety Team on the Collapses of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigations of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Richard G. Gann, William L. Grosshandler, Hai S. Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Fahim Sadek, Frank W. Gayle, Therese P. McAllister, Jason D. Averill, James R. Lawson, Harold E. Nelson, Stephen A. Cauffman

This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) econstruction of the collapses of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, the

Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis (Chapters 1-8). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-5A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Kathryn M. Butler, Valentine Junker

This report summarizes the collection and analysis of visual material used for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) World Trade Center (WTC

Reference Structural Models and Baseline Performance Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

W J. Faschan, R B. Garlock

This report establishes the baseline performance of the North and South World Trade Center Towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) under design gravity and wind loading

Global Structural Analysis of the Response of the World Trade Center Towers to Impact Damage and Fire. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-6D) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Yasuo Kitane, Omer O. Erbay, Therese P. McAllister, John L. Gross

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) developed global models of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers using finite elements to gain an understanding of the roles

Maintenance and Modifications to Structural Systems (Appendices A-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1C) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report documents maintenance and modifications that were made to the structural systems of World Trade Center (WTC) 1,2, and 7. Included are the Port

Post-Construction Modification to Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1H) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade

Analysis of Published Accounts of the World Trade Center Evacuation. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-7A)DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R F. Fahy, Guylene Proulx

Published stories of the survivor's of the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks were collected to document the event and as background material to guide the

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Appendix A). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, R A. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro

The objective of this report was to analyze the aircraft impacts into each of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers to provide the following: (1) estimates of

Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1J) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade

Fire Suppression Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

M Hopkins, J Schoenrock, E K. Budnick

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disasters. The work

Technical Documentation for Survey Administration: Questionnaires, Interviews, and Focus Groups. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-7B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Johanna Zmud

This report documents the methods and outcomes of the telephone survey, face-to-face interviews, and focus groups that were conducted in support of the federal

Design and Construction of Structural Systems (Appendices A-B). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report describes the provisions that were used to design and construct World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the

Design and Construction of Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

D A. Fanella, A T. Derecho, S K. Ghosh

This report describes the provisions that were used to design and construct World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7. Included is a summary of the major provisions in the

Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-6) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister

One of the four main objectives of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC)

Fire Structure Interface and Thermal Response of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-5G) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Howard R. Baum

The collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, resulting from a combination of aircraft impact damage and subsequent fires, was studied as