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As a result of several accidents involving fire induced detonation of military explosive during rail shipment, a research project, funded by the Federal
This study was designed to assess the fire hazard of a cellular plastic material which has comparable structural characteristics to wood. The study attempts to
On June 12, 1978, a destructive earthquake with Richter magnitude of 7.4 occurred off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Preliminary estimates by the
Refracted near-field scanning is an attractive method for precisely determining the index profile of an optical waveguide. This method was first proposed and
A survey of health care facilities in eight states was conducted to gather data on experience with smoke detection systems. Requested information included
A multi-phase study program has been established to develop a rational test procedure for evaluating the fire resistance of residential floor assemblies. The
Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards
[Withdrawn February 8, 2005] This Guideline provides information and guidance to Federal agencies on techniques and practices which can be used to control
This publication describes the design and operation of the NBS testbed that is used for the validation of hardware implementations of the Federal Information
This publication describes the design of four maintenance tests for the Federal Information Processing Data Encryption Standard (DES) . The tests consist of an