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Message from the Chair of the ASQ Statistics Division (February 2015)

February 28, 2015

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar

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Summary Article: IEA HPP Annex 36, Quality Installation/Quality Maintanace Sensitivity Studies

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Glenn Hourahan, Piotr A. Domanski, Van Baxter

It is widely recognized that residential and commercial heat pump equipment experience significant "in-field" performance loss (i.e., capacity and efficiency)

Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2013

February 6, 2015

Author(s)

John(Jack) R. Hayes Jr., Steven L. McCabe, Edward Laatsch, Joy Pauschke, Bill Leith, John Filson, Tina M. Faecke

This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2013,1 presented by the NEHRP Interagency

Take Two: Gearing Up for the Next Vitamin D Commutability Study

February 1, 2015

Author(s)

Johanna Camara, Andrew N. Hoofnagle, Graham D. Carter, Christopher T. Sempos

Measurement and Marketing: Considerations when Determining the Method of Sale for CNG/LNG

January 28, 2015

Author(s)

Juana S. Williams

Establishing an acceptable method of sale is a critical first step in the development of a fair and competitive marketplace for any commodity. For instance

Roadmapping Workshop Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management for Smart Manufacturing Systems

January 16, 2015

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss

Review of Pavel P. Povinec, Katsumi Hirose, Michio Aoyama (2013) Fukushima Accident: Radioactivity Impact on the Environment, Elsevier ISBN-10: 0124081320

January 1, 2015

Author(s)

Mark A. Tyra, Jacqueline L. Mann

Measuring Impact of Cybersecurity on the Performance of Industrial Control Systems

December 31, 2014

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer, Richard Candell

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a cybersecurity testbed for industrial control systems (ICS). The goal of the testbed is

ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 9.0 (Pure Compounds, Binary Mixtures, Ternary Mixtures, and Chemical Reactions); NIST Standard Reference Database 103b

December 31, 2014

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Kenneth Kroenlein, Chris Muzny, Andrei F. Kazakov, Joe W. Magee, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Eric Lemmon, Jeongwon Kang

The ThermoData Engine is a software expert systems implementing the concept of dynamic data evaluation. This new release includes implementation of three

Assessment of Crude Oil and a Dispersant in a Simulated Spartina alterniflora Salt Marsh Ecosystem

December 1, 2014

Author(s)

P Key, K Chung, C Cooksey, DeLorenzo M, M Fulton, D Greenfield, T Greig, J Hylund, Bryant C. Nelson, Varun Patel, P Pennington, Elijah Petersen, E Wirth

NOAA's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) lists saltmarshes along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as the most vulnerable habitat to oil spills. As a result of

Feasibility of Integrating OAGIS and BPMN

October 22, 2014

Author(s)

Denis Gagne, Conrad Bock

Engineering and enterprise processes overlap in their concerns, for example, coordinating product design and customer relations. Integration of these processes

Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications Supplement 1

October 2, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Richard D. Peacock, Kristopher J. Overholt

In 2007, the U.S. NRC, together with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted a

Dynamic Force Calibration

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Akobuije D. Chijioke, Nicholas A. Vlajic

The consequences of not knowing the value of measured forces in terms of meaningful units are significant. In the first place it becomes impossible to

New AGV Capabilities are Safety Driven

September 3, 2014

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford

Current automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology typically provides material handling flow along single or dual opposing-flow lanes in manufacturing and

'It just hit right then, and everything started flying': Lessons learned from the May 22, 2011 Joplin, MO tornado

September 1, 2014

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Frank Lombardo, Long T. Phan, David P. Jorgensen

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Development of Laboratory Test Methods to Replace the Simulated High-Temperature Fluidity Test

August 29, 2014

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, H. R. R. Hamilton, Alexander Piper

This report contains a summary of the research performed to develop a replacement for the high-temperature grout fluidity (HTGF) test. The HTGF test was

Radiowave Propagation in Urban Environments with Application to Public-Safety Communications

August 4, 2014

Author(s)

William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell, John M. Ladbury, Colton R. Dunlap

We characterize key elements that pose challenges to public-safety radio communications into and out of large buildings, including the strong attenuation of

Improvements to the µ-MUV Spectroradiometer prototype for reduced stray-light

July 1, 2014

Author(s)

Ari D. Feldman, Geiland Porovecchio, Marek Smid, Katherine M. Nield

SRM Spotlight July 2014

June 25, 2014

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

The SRM Spotlight is a newsletter published by the Office of Reference Materials for users of NIST standard reference materials. The Spotlight announces new

Stochastic Modeling and Simulation of Marginally Trapped Neutrons

May 20, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin J. Coakley

For a magnetic trapping experiment, I present an efficient method for simulating experimental beta −decay rates which accounts for loss of marginally trapped

Calibrating multiple microscopes with a smartphone

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

Peter Bajcsy, Mary C. Brady, Jacob Siegel

Summary: The iPhone liquid crystal displays allows efficient and accurate calibration of an inexpensive array of handheld microscopes for measuring microscopic

Electrical Testing of Cement-Based Materials: Role of Testing Techniques, Sample Conditioning, and Accelerated Curing

April 1, 2014

Author(s)

Robert Spragg, Yiwen Bu, Kenneth A. Snyder, Dale P. Bentz, Jason Weiss

These projects examined the potential for using electrical testing on concrete as a potential surrogate for obtaining information on ion and fluid transport

Special and Unclassified Equipment - Applying NIST Handbook 44 to New Technologies or Applications

March 31, 2014

Author(s)

Tina G. Butcher

This article, for publication in NIST OWM's Weights and Measures Connection newsletter, describes the requirements outlined in NIST Handbook 44 for addressing

Fostering Progress in Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotic and Automation Systems

March 31, 2014

Author(s)

Fabio Bonsignorio, Elena R. Messina, Angel P. Del Pobil

The paper provides an update on the activities of the IEEE Technical Committee on Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking for Robotics and Automation Systems.

Guidance Document: Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

March 3, 2014

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

The purpose of this report is to provide guidance to system designers, building managers and/or building emergency personnel responsible for emergency

Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2012

February 14, 2014

Author(s)

John(Jack) R. Hayes Jr., Steven L. McCabe, Edward Laatsch, Joy Pauschke, Bill Leith, John Filson, Tina M. Faecke

This report about the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) during fiscal year 2012 is submitted to Congress by the Interagency Coordinating

Chapter 3 Evaluation of Atmospheric Loss Processes

December 31, 2013

Author(s)

Vladimir L. Orkin, James B. Burkholder, Wahid Mellouki, Eric L. Fleming, Christian George, Charles H. Jackman, Timothy J. Wallington , Michael J. Kurylo , Dwayne E. Heard, William H. Swartz

Hydroxyl radical (OH), electronically excited atomic oxygen (O(1D)), and atomic chlorine (Cl) reaction rate coefficient data were evaluated and the estimated

ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 8.0 (Pure Compounds, Binary Mixtures, Ternary Mixtures, and Chemical Reactions); NIST Standard Reference Database 103b

December 31, 2013

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Kenneth Kroenlein, Chris Muzny, Andrei F. Kazakov, Joe W. Magee, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Eric Lemmon

The ThermoData Engine is a software expert systems implementing the concept of dynamic data evaluation. This new release includes four important new features.

A Simple Means for Reducing the Risk of Progressive Collapse

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Yihai Bao, Hai S. Lew, Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main

A simple debonding technique is proposed to reduce or eliminate strain localization in reinforcing bars in the region of wide flexural cracks in RC beams, and

Traveling Waves and Power Waves

November 15, 2013

Author(s)

Dylan F. Williams

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