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Security for Telecommuting and Broadband Communications

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

David Kuhn, Miles C. Tracy, Sheila E. Frankel

[Superseded by SP 800-46 Rev. 1 (June 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=902685] This document introduces broadband...

Reconnaissance Report on Damage to Engineered Structures During the May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

Michael A. Riley

On 3 May 1999, a major storm passed through the mid-west, spawning at least 76 tornadoes, and killing more than 50 people. The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...

Thermal Performance of Fire Fighter's Protective Clothing 1. Numerical Study of Transient Heat and Water Vapor Transfer

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, W H. Twilley, James R. Lawson

This study is the first in a series of reports on understanding the performance of fire fighter clothing, in protecting skin from thermal injury resulting from...

A Numerical Model for Combustion of Bubbling Thermoplastic Materials in Microgravity

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler

A numerical model is demonstrated for the pyrolysis of a spherical thermoplastic sample in microgravity including effects of bubbles. The model combines...

Conventional Cells--The Last Step Toward General Acceptance of Standard Conventional Cells for the Reporting of Crystallographic Data

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

Alan D. Mighell

The Absolute Integrating Sphere Method is now used at NIST for the detector-based calibration of total luminous flux of lamps, as well as for the realization of...

Metal Detector Studies: Research Materials

August 1, 2002

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Raian K. Kaiser, Michael D. Janezic, Nicholas Paulter, Ken L. Stricklett

The purpose of the work described in this report is to develop and characterize materials that mimic the electromagnetic characteristics of the human body. The...

Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

G Stoneburner, Alice Y. Goguen, Alexis Feringa

[Superseded by SP 800-30 Revision 1 (September 2012): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=912091] Risk Management is the process of...

Overview: The Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., Teresa T. Schwarzhoff

This ITL Bulletin summarizes the Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification, which provides solutions to a number of the interoperability problems...

Quantitating Fluorescence Intensity From Fluorophores: Practical Use of MESF Values

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Lili Wang, Adolfas K. Gaigalas, F Abassi, G E. Marti, R F. Vogt, A Schwarz

The present work uses fluorescein as the model fluorophore and points out critical steps in the use of MESF (Molecules of Equivalent Soluble Fluorophores)...

Community-Scale Fire Spread

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ronald G. Rehm, Anthony P. Hamins, Howard R. Baum, Kevin B. McGrattan, D D. Evans

This paper addresses community-scale fires, which have also been called urban/wildland interface or intermix fires. These fires arise when wildlandfires invade...

Influence of Curing Conditions on Water Loss and Hydration in Cement Pastes With and Without Fly Ash Substitution

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz

The proper curing of concrete is paramount to achieving desired strength and durability performance in the field. Because blending components often react at...

Fire Safety Research at NIST

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

The Fire Research Division is one of four Divisions in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Description and Results of the 2000 NIST/NOAA Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise Program for Organic Contaminants and Trace Elements in Marine Mammal Tissues

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Steven J. Christopher, Paul R. Becker, Rebecca S. Pugh, Barbara J. Porter, Michele M. Schantz, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Stephen A. Wise, T K. Rowles

Utility of High Pressure Oil with Digital Proportional Values in Servo Applications

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Richard J. Norcross

The Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center is developing the Automated Paint Application, Containment, and Treatment System (APACTS). APACTS...

Bridging the Gap Between Structure and Properties in Nano-Particle Filled Polymers

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Erik K. Hobbie, Francis W. Starr, Jack F. Douglas, Charles C. Han

On May 29-30, 2002, a workshop on polymer nanocomposites was held at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The workshop was entitled Bridging the Gap Between...

Highly Charged Ions: Publications of the EBIT Project, 1993-2001, Atomic Physics Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

John D. Gillaspy, L P. Ratliff, J R. Roberts, E Takacs

Assembled here are the publications of NIST Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT) project, from its inception through the end of 2001. They are grouped thematically, as...

Reports of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1st Through 86th Conferences, 1907-2001

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

T L. Grimes

This document is a collection of the Reports of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1st through 86th Conferences, 1905-2001.

Planning with Incrementally Created Graphs

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Stephen B. Balakirsky, Otto H. Herzog

A framework for planning algorithms that is both optimal and complete will be presented that allows for the planning of optimal paths through a multi-level...

Standard Reference Material 2538 for Polarization-Mode Dispersion (Non-Mode-Coupled)

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Shelley M. Etzel, Jonathan D. Kofler

A temperature-controlled, single-mode-fiber-pigtailed quartz plate has been assembled as an artifact standard for polarization-mode dispersion (non-mode-coupled...

User Preferences for Life-Cycle Decision Support Tools: Evaluation of a Survey of BEES Users

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

P Hofstetter, Barbara C. Lippiatt, J C. Bare, Amy S. Rushing

In the 1990's, a number of software-based decision support tools were developed that consider the life cycle performance of products and services. BEES 2.0...

Gas-Phase Mechanisms of Fire Retardants

June 28, 2002

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris

Fire retardants are added to polymers to increase their ignition time and reduce their heat release rates when burning. They are often described as acting...

Contingency Planning Guide for Information Technology Systems

June 13, 2002

Author(s)

Marianne M. Swanson, A Wohl, L Pope, Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, R Thomas

[Superseded by SP 800-34 Revision 1 (May 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=905266] The Contingency Planning Guide for...

National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of International and Academic Affairs Activities Report for FY 1999/2000

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

S F. Heller-Zeisler

The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains outreach in the International arena, both to participate in International metrology activities to...

DVD 2002: Standards, Applications, Technology Conference & Exhibition

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

V R. McCrary, M M. Floyd

¿¿¿Proceedings of DVD 2002: Standards, Applications, Technology Conference & Exhibition, including biographies and speeches of the keynote speakers.

Effect of Loading Rate Upon Conventional Ceramic Microindentation Hardness

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

George D. Quinn, P J. Patel, Isabel K. Lloyd

Dynamic micro-indentation hardness was evaluated for a steel, sintered silicon carbide, and an aluminum oxynitride. There was negligible effect upon Vickers...

Elastic Moduli Data for Polycrystalline Oxide Ceramics

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

R G. Munro

A compilation of elastic moduli data, including Young's modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Poisson's ratio, is presented for polycrystalline oxide...

Thermodynamic Quantities for the Ionization Reactions of Buffers

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert N. Goldberg, N Kishore, R M. Lennen

This review contains selected values of thermodynamic quantities for the aqueous ionization reactions of 63 buffers, many of which are used in biological...

Measuring the Performance and Intelligence of Systems: Proceedings of the 2001 PerMIS Workshop, September 4, 2001

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, A Meystel

This is the collection of papers presented at the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2001 IEEE Conference on...

Guidelines for NIST Staff Participating in Voluntary Standards Developing Organizations Activities

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

K J. Johnsen, E N. Pugh

Under the NIST policy, participants in domestic and international standards-developing committees and their organizational units have a number of...

CFX Simulations for Benchmark Exercise #1. Cable Tray Fires of Redundant Safety Trains. Appendix D.

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

M Heitsch

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