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Life-cycle cost (LCC) analysis is an economic measurement technique used to determine the total cost of an investment project or activity over its lifetime
This document serves as the user's manual for Version 1.1 of the Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL). Using the VCCTL, a user may create
William D. Walton, Kevin B. McGrattan, J V. Mullin
As the understanding of the capabilities and limitations of in situ burning of oil spills increases, in situ burning continues to gain acceptance as an oil
Walter J. Rossiter Jr, Blaza Toman, M E. McKnight, I Emenanjo, M Baghai Anaraki
Previous studies at NIST on the use of ultrasonic extraction/anodic stripping voltammetry (UE/ASV) for determining lead in household paint found that the
A unique airborne smoke sample package (ASSP) for determining the smoke yield of large fires has been developed. The uncertainty in the average smoke yield at
Two manuscripts recently have been accepted in RapidCommunications in Mass Spectrometry that detail aninternational collaboration to identify, understand at
William D. Walton, W H. Twilley, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., R. R. Hiltabrand
A second generation smoke sampling package designed to be deployed on a helicopter winch cable has been developed and tested. Improvements in the second
A simple measurement system is described for evaluating damage to graphite-dpoxy panels, such as are used in high-performance aircraft. The system uses a
In situ burning of oil spills has been shown to be a rapid means of removing oil from the water surface. Although fresh oil is usually easily ignited, the
NIST scientists have developed a new measurementmethod x-ray porosimetry (XRP) for characterizationof porous low-dielectric-constant (low-k) films.The method
William D. Walton, Jay A. McElroy, W H. Twilley, R. R. Hiltabrand
A first generation smoke sampling package designed to be deployed on a helicopter winch cable has been developed. The package contains three sampling pumps
A Solution Kinetics Database, jointly created byNIST and the Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, hasbeen made available on the Internet in a format similarto that
D D. Evans, William D. Walton, Howard R. Baum, James R. Lawson, Ronald G. Rehm, Richard H. Harris Jr., A Ghoniem, J Holland
Research has shown that burning can be an effective means to remove oil from the surface of the water. The combustion characteristics of crude oil have been
I. A. Mendelssohn, Q. Lin, K. Carney, Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton
In-situ burning of oiled wetlands potentially provides a cleanup technique that is compatible with the wetland environment and is consistent with present
I. A. Mendelssohn, Q. Lin, K. Carney, Nelson P. Bryner, William D. Walton
Oil Spills pose a serious risk to the health of wetland systems. A cleanup technique that is compatible with the wetland environment and is consistent with
D. D. Evans, William D. Walton, Howard R. Baum, Kathy A. Notarianni, James R. Lawson, Hai C. Tang, K. R. Keydel, Ronald G. Rehm, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Richard H. Zile, H Koseki, E J. Tennyson
In 1991 a series of 14 mesoscale fire experiments were performed to measure the burning characteristics of crude oil on salt water. These oil burns in a pan
A series of measurements were made in the Al Mawqa/Al Ahmadi oil field region of Kuwait to explore the feasibility of assessing the heat release rate of
Patrick Grother, Ross J. Micheals, P. Jonathon Phillips
We present the methodology and recognition performance characteristics used in the Face Recognition Vendor Test 2002. We refine the notion of a biometric
A potential low magnetic moment standard reference material (SRM) was studied in an interlaboratory comparison. The mean and the standard deviation of the
This bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-47, Security Guide for Interconnecting Information Technology Systems, which provides guidance for
This document represents the fiscal year 2002 production of the projects comprising the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Project goals, customer needs
This catalog provides technical and general ordering information for the Standard Reference Materials [SRMs] and Reference Materials [RMs] currently available
Data from two different sets of full-scale experiments are compared with simulations completed with computational fluid dynamic model, the Fire Dynamic
John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Michael R. Moldover
A new pressure, volume, temperature, and time (PVTt) primary gas flow standard has been constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology with
This report documents the 2002-2003 activities, accomplishments, and staff awards for the Building and Fire Research Laboratory. The accomplishments are
William E. Wallace, Charles M. Guttman, S D. Hanton
Mass spectrometry is a rapidly evolving measurement technique for synthetic polymers. It holds the promise of providing not only absolute molecular mass