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

December 1, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Determining Reference Test Weight per Bushel Value of Grains

September 26, 2013

Author(s)

Gloria D. Lee

Test weight per bushel is a measurement of the weight of a volume of grain required to fill level full a Winchester bushel measure of 2,150.42 cubic inches in...

Development of in-situ calibration method for current-to-voltage converters for high-accuracy SI-traceable low-DC-current measurements

September 20, 2013

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, Howard W. Yoon, Dean G. Jarrett, Thomas C. Larason

For photocurrent measurements with low uncertainties, wide-dynamic range reference current-to-voltage converters and a new converter calibration method have...

Cable Heat Release, Ignition, and Spread in Tray Installations During Fire (CHRISTIFIRE) Phase 2: Vertical Shafts and Corridors

September 2, 2013

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Scott D. Bareham

This report documents the second phase of a multi-year program called CHRISTIFIRE (Cable Heat Release, Ignition, and Spread in Tray Installations during Fire)...

POST-COLLISION VEHICLE FIRE SUPPRESSION RESEARCH NEEDS

September 1, 2013

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

This article identifies research needs in automotive fire protection. The work focuses on the problem of post-collision vehicle fires. Recent fire suppression...

Better Defining the Uncertainties for the AGA-8 Equation

August 22, 2013

Author(s)

Eric W. Lemmon

In order to revise the AGA-8 documentation for publication in 2014, better knowledge of the 0.1% uncertainty level in the equation of state is needed. A 0.1%...

Sensors and Monitoring to Assess Grout and Vault Behavior for Performance Assessments

August 12, 2013

Author(s)

Kenneth A. Snyder, Jason Weiss

To support performance assessment (PA) of waste vaults and grout monoliths, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has performed a...

Effects of incomplete light extinction in frequency-agile, rapid scanning spectroscopy

August 1, 2013

Author(s)

David Long, S. Wojtewicz, Joseph T. Hodges

The effect of finite beam extinction ratio on the precision and accuracy of cavity ring-down decay time constant measurements was examined using the frequency...

Uncertainty Machine --- User's Manual

July 10, 2013

Author(s)

Antonio M. Possolo, Thomas V. Lafarge

NIST's Uncertainty Machine is a software application to evaluate the measurement uncertainty associated with an output quantity defined by a measurement model...

Understanding Meaningful Use with a Focus on Testing the HL7 V2 Messaging Standards

June 3, 2013

Author(s)

Robert D. Snelick

This article briefly explains the history and purpose of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)certification program, and provides insight into the test...