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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) 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Comparison of the 1968 and Current (2003) New York City Building Code Provisions. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1F) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 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 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

September 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...

Post-Construction Modifications to Fire Protection, Life Safety, and Structural Systems of World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1I) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

R A. Grill, D A. Johnson, D A. Fanella

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...

Comparison of Building Code Structural Requirements. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1B) DRAFT for Public Comments

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

S K. Ghosh, X Liang

This report provides a comparison of the structural provisions of: (1) the New York City Building Code, 1968 edition, (2) the New York City Building Code, 2001...

Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions Applied to the Design and Construction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 and Post-Construction Provisions Applied After Occupancy. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (NIST NCSTAR 1-1D) ***DR

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...

Maintenance and Modifications to Structural Systems. 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...

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

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

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

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

Comparison of Codes, Standards and Practices in Use at the Time of the Design and Construction of World Trade Center 1, 2 and 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1E) ***DRAFT for Public Comme

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Razza, R A. Grill

This report was prepared to support the goals and objectives of the analysis of building and tire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and...

Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements of Buoyancy Induced Flow Through a Doorway

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Rodney A. Bryant

Quantifying the ventilation available to an enclosure fire is an important step to understanding fire behavior. Accurate measurements of mass flow rate across...

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...

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...

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...

Messaging in the Process Specification Language

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Conrad Bock, Michael Gruninger

This paper characterizes messages by the constraints they place on participation of entities in processes. Constraints are expressed in two ways: informally as...

Healthcare Strategic Focus Area: Clinical Informatics

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Conrad Bock, Lisa Carnahan, Steven J. Fenves, Michael Gruninger, V Kashyap, Bettijoyce B. Lide, Jim G. Nell, Ravi S. Raman, Ram D. Sriram

NIST has conducted several workshops and other information gathering activities, that have identified several key strategic opportunities in healthcare...

A Simulation and Gaming Architecture for Manufacturing Research, Testing, and Training

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Frank H. Riddick

Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for improving the efficiency...

The 'Median' Method for the Reduction of Noise and Trigger Jitter on Waveform Data

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson

The 'median' method for the reduction of the effect of noise and trigger jitter on waveform data is described. The effectiveness of this method was examined...

Boundary/Contour Fitted Grid Generation for Effective Visualizations in a Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

September 1, 2005

Author(s)

Bonita V. Saunders, Qiming Wang

Effective visualizations can help researchers obtain a more complete understanding of high-level mathematical functions that arise in mathematics, statistics...

Relative Permittivity and Loss Tangent Measurement Using the NIST 60 mm Cylindrical Cavity

August 31, 2005

Author(s)

Michael D. Janezic, Jolene D. Splett, Kevin J. Coakley, Raian K. Kaiser, John H. Grosvenor Jr

In order to develop a dielectric Standard Reference Material (SRM), a measurement system for measuring the relative permittivity and loss tangent of dielectric...

GerberTranslator: Moving towards new PCB standards

August 29, 2005

Author(s)

Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina

This paper describes the key features of the NIST-developed software tool called ?GerberTranslator?. GerberTranslator is a software translator which automates...

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 2: Best Practices for Key Management Organization

August 25, 2005

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William Polk, Miles E. Smid

Best Practices for Key Management Organization, Part 2 of the Recommendation for Key Management is intended primarily to address the needs of system owners and...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-5 2005 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING

August 21, 2005

Author(s)

Betty A. Sandoval

NIST Handbook 150-5, NVLAP Construction Materials Testing, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-4 2005 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program IONIZING RADIATION DOSIMETRY

August 21, 2005

Author(s)

Betty A. Sandoval

NIST Handbook 150-4, NVLAP Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-8 2005 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program ACOUSTICAL TESTING SERVICES

August 21, 2005

Author(s)

Betty A. Sandoval

NIST Handbook 150-8, NVLAP Acoustical Testing Services, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP...