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NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2007 Ed.)

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Tina Butcher, Juana Williams

NGP RESEARCH ON FIRE SUPPRESSION CHEMISTRY

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

Several NGP projects studied the mechanisms of chemical suppressants, including those containing halogens, phosphorus, and metals. From the work, several...

VERIFICATION OF NGP FIRE SUPPRESSION PRINCIPLES

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

J M. Bennett

NGP LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

J M. Bennett

FIRE SUPPRESSANT DISTRIBUTION IN AN ENGINE NACELLE

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

David R. Keyser, J C. Hewson

The flow inside an engine nacelle ground test simulator is studied for the purpose of understanding and optimizing the distribution of suppressant. One...

A Review of the History of Fire Suppression of U.S. DOD Aircraft

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Donald Bein

A review of the history of fire suppression on U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft is presented to provide a context against which the findings of the...

NIST Accomplishments in Nanotechnology

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Joseph J. Kopanski, David A. Wollman

This document includes a list of selected NIST accomplishments in nanotechnology for the period of fiscal years 2004 and 2005. These accomplishments are grouped...

A Summary of Lightpipe Radiation Thermometry Research at NIST

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Benjamin K. Tsai

Specular Gloss

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, E A. Early, E A. Thompson

New working standards to disseminate NIST radiometric and photometric scales

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, R Austin, Charles Lustenberger

Wavelengths, Transition Probabilities, and Energy Levels for the Spectra of Rubidium (Rb I through Rb XXXVII)

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Jean E. Sansonetti

FS-TST 2.0: Forensic Software Testing Support Tools ? Part C ? Code Review Report

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black

This NIST Internal Report deals with Release 2.0 of a software package, Forensic Software Testing Support Tools (FS-TST 2.0), developed to aid the testing of...

The Role of Standards in Product Lifecycle Management Support

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Eswaran Subrahmanian, Sudarsan Rachuri, A Bouras, Steven J. Fenves, Sebti Foufou, Ram D. Sriram

A major challenge of any product engineering project is to support the creation, exchange, management and archival of information about product, process, people...

Capital Facilities Information Handover Guide

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kristine K. Fallon, Mark E. Palmer

This document provides guidelines for establishing the requirements and mechanisms for the exchange of facilities information among parties, from project...

International Data Series, Cumulative Indexes 1973-2005

December 30, 2005

Author(s)

James C. Rainwater, Michael D. Frenkel

Cumulative Indexes include Compound-Formula-Name and System-Property Indexes for the period 1973-2005

Preventing and Handling Malware Incidents: How to Protect Information Technology Systems from Malicious Code and Software

December 22, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin provides information about "malware," a term used to describe malicious code and malicious software that are covertly inserted into an information...

Construction Object Identification from LADAR Scans: An Experimental Study Using I-Beams

December 15, 2005

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Christoph J. Witzgall, Alan M. Lytle

Laser Scanning devices (LADAR for Laser Detection and Ranging) are used in construction projects to capture as-built data. They can rapidly generate large...

Consumer Packaging Labeling Guide: Selling by Count

December 5, 2005

Author(s)

K M. Dresser

[Withdrawn (February 12, 2018)]This guide is intended to provide manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers of packaged products with information about...

APEX Blind Deconvolution of Real Hubble Space Telescope Imagery and Other Astronomical Data

December 2, 2005

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

The APEX method is a non-iterative, single frame, direct blind deconvolution technique that can sharpen certain kinds of high resolution images in quasi real...

Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory FY 2005 Programs and Accomplishments

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

C M. Allocca

The FY 2005 Programs and Accomplishments Report is a summary of the technical activities of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL). This volume...

Guideline for Implementing Cryptography In the Federal Government [Second Edition]

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker

[Superseded by SP 800-175A (August 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921233; and SP 800-175B (August 2016): http://www.nist...

Guide to IPsec VPNs: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Sheila E. Frankel, Karen Kent, Ryan Lewkowski, Angela Orebaugh, Ronald Ritchey, Steven Sharma

IPsec is a framework of open standards for ensuring private communications over public networks. It has become the most common network layer security control...

Report of Experimental Results for the International Fire Model Benchmarking and Validation Exercise #3.

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Alexander Maranghides, Erik L. Johnsson, Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang, George W. Mulholland, Robert Anleitner

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are participating in an International Collaborative Fire...

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)

December 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...

Amendments to the Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions of the New York City Building Code by Local Laws Adopted While World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 Were in Use. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Razza, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) World...

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

December 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...

Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis (Appendices D-G) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-5A)

December 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...

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)

December 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...

Design and Construction of Structural Systems. (Appendices C-G) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

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 (Appendixes A-B) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1A)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Hai S. Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Nicholas J. Carino

The collapse of World Trade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 resulted from structural damage from direct and indirect effects of aircraft impact and the ensuing fires...

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