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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)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim H. Sadek, Robert S. 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...

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)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Y 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 of...

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Chapters 1-8) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

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

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

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

D D. Evans, Richard Peacock, Erica D. Kuligowski, William Stuart Dols, William L. Grosshandler

Component, Connection, and Subsystem Structural Analysis. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-6C)

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Mehdi S. Zarghamee, S Bolourchi, D W. Eggars, Omer O. Erbay, F W. Kan, Y Kitane, P R. Barrett, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister, A A. Liepins, M Mudlock, W I. Naguib, R P. Ojdrovic, Andrew T. Sarawit

Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems: NIST Recommendations for Using a Security Configuration Checklist

November 30, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-68, Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration...

Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling

November 23, 2005

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Karen Kent, Joseph Nusbaum

[Superseded by SP 800-83 Rev. 1 (July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913930] This publication provides recommendations for...

Creating a Patch and Vulnerability Management Program

November 16, 2005

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Tiffany Bergeron, Dave Henning

[Superseded by SP 800-40 Rev. 3 (July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913929] This document provides guidance on creating a...

Thermodynamics of Sessile Drops on a Rigid Substrate: A Comparison of Two Theories

November 15, 2005

Author(s)

Jeffrey W. Bullard

Minimization of free energy is used to calculate the equilibrium shapes of sessile liquid drops under different wetting conditions and under the influence of a...

Committee Reports for the 90th National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 10-14, 2005, Orlando, FL (SP1037)

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring

The 90th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures was held in Orlando, FL, July 10-14, 2005. The theme of the conference was 100 Years...

Intrinsic Wavelength Standard Absorption Bands in Holmium Oxide Solution for UV/Visible Molecular Absorption Spectrophotometry

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

David L. Duewer, John C. Travis, J. C. Acosta, G Andor, J Bastie, P. Blattner, C J. Chunnilall, S. C. Crosson, E. A. Early, F. Hengstberger, C. Kim, L. Liedquist, F Manoocheri, A. Mito, L.A. G. Monard, S Nevas, M. Nilsson, M Noel, A C. Rodriguez, A Ruiz, A. Schirmacher, M V. Smith, G. Valencia, N. van Tonder, Joanne C. Zwinkels

Using Chebyshev's Inequality to Determine Sample Size in Biometric Evaluation of Fingerprint Data

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Charles L. Wilson

For fingerprint dataset, which in many cases may exceed a million samples, the underlying distribution function with respect to similarity scores is unknown...

Intercomparison Program for Organic Speciation in PM2.5 Air Particulate Matter: Description and Results for Trials I and II; Materials: Air Particulate Extract I, Air Particulate I and PM2.5 Interim RM

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise, J Lewtas

NIST Inter-Comparison Exercise Program for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Marine Sediment: Description and Results of the 2004 Intercomparison Exercise

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jennifer M. Lynch, H M. Stapleton, John R. Kucklick, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise

Preparation of Reference Material 8504, Transformer Oil

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen A. Wise

Estimates of Thermal Conductivity for Unconditioned and Conditioned Materials Used in Fire Fighter s Protective Clothing

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

R Vettori

Fire fighters' protective clothing provides a limited amount of thermal protection from environmental exposures produced by fires. This level of thermal...

NIST/Library of Congress (LoC) Optical Media Longevity Study

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Oliver T. Slattery, Jian Zheng

The Information Access Division (IAD) of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the...

Description and Results of the 2003 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammal Tissues

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise, 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...

Ontology Formalization of Product Semantics for Product Lifecycle Management

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Lalit Patil, Ram D. Sriram

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a concept that takes into account that the development of a product is influenced by knowledge from various stakeholders...

Planning Report 05-2: IPv6 Economic Impact Assessment

October 31, 2005

Author(s)

Gregory C. Tassey

This report presents estimates of the costs and benefits associated with transitioning from Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to Internet Protocol Version 6...

National Vulnerability Database: Helping Information Technology System Users and Developers Find Current Information about Cyber Security Vulnerabilities

October 27, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL bulletin provides information about the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a comprehensive database of cyber security vulnerabilities in...

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) information technology security testing: common criteria (2005 edition)

October 20, 2005

Author(s)

Jeffrey Horlick

NIST Handbook 150-20-2005, NVLAP Information Technology Security Testing: Common Criteria, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the...

Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

October 20, 2005

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Paul M. Johnson, Karen Kent

[Superseded by SP 800-68 Rev. 1 (October 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914530] NIST Special Publication 800-68 has been...

PIV Middleware and PIV Card Application Conformance Test Guidance (SP 800-73 Compliance)

October 19, 2005

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Levent Eyuboglu, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by: SP 800-85A (April 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=151318 and SP 800-85B (July 2006): http://www.nist.gov...

Cell Phone Forensics Tools: An Overview and Analysis

October 19, 2005

Author(s)

Richard Ayers, Wayne Jansen, Nicolas Cilleros, Ronan Daniellou

Cell phones and other handheld devices incorporating cell phone capabilities (e.g., Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) phones) are ubiquitous. Rather than just...

Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally Assisted Organizations Version 1.0 (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0)

October 14, 2005

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Hildegard Ferraiolo

[Superseded by SP 800-87 v1.0(January 2005): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150589] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive...

Sensitivity of Multiple Sequence Alignments to Perturbations in Cost Matrices

October 12, 2005

Author(s)

Fern Y. Hunt, Agnes A. O'Gallagher

A description of a new method for aligning biological sequences is presented. It is based on a formulation as a Markov decision optimization problem. Alignment...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Hydrocarbons, Supplement No. 130, 2005

October 11, 2005

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-(3.11102)-db - Pages db-2052.0 and 2052.1; New table for butylcyclohexane containing the density for the real fluid at selected temperatures and...

Developing an Analysis of Threats to Voting Systems: Workshop Summary

October 7, 2005

Author(s)

Allan C. Eustis

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 has given NIST a key role in helping to realize nationwide improvements in voting systems by January 2006. NIST...

Developing an Analysis of Threats to Voting Systems: Workshop Summary

October 7, 2005

Author(s)

Allan C. Eustis

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 has given NIST a key role in helping to realize nationwide improvements in voting systems by January 2006. NIST...

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