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Capital Facilities Information Handover Guide

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Kristine K. Fallon, Mark E. Palmer
This document provides guidelines for establishing the requirements and mechanisms for the exchange of facilities information among parties, from project inception through operations and maintenance to facility disposal.

FIRE SUPPRESSANT DISTRIBUTION IN AN ENGINE NACELLE

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
David R. Keyser, J C. Hewson
The flow inside an engine nacelle ground test simulator is studied for the purpose of understanding and optimizing the distribution of suppressant. One objective of this study is to identify conditions for which suppression will and will not be successful

NGP RESEARCH ON FIRE SUPPRESSION CHEMISTRY

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Gregory T. Linteris
Several NGP projects studied the mechanisms of chemical suppressants, including those containing halogens, phosphorus, and metals. From the work, several general principles of chemical flame inhibition are outlined. The present paper describes the

Status of the NIST 3D Imaging System Performance Evaluation Facility

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Geraldine S. Cheok, Alan M. Lytle, Kamel S. Saidi
This paper will present the status of the indoor artifact-based Performance Evaluation Facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for 3D imaging systems. This facility will be used to develop test protocols and performance

Amendments to the Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions of the New York City Building Code by Local Laws Adopted While World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 Were in Use. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
J C. Razza, R A. Grill
This report was prepared to support the analysis of building and fire codes and practices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation. This report supports the objective of documenting the

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Appendixes) Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B)

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Steven W. Kirkpatrick, R. Bocchieri, Fahim Sadek, Robert S. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro
The baseline structural performance and aircraft impact damage analysis of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster had two primary tasks: (1) to develop reference structural models of

Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers (Chapters 9-11). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-2B)

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, Fahim H. Sadek, Robert S. MacNeill, S Holmes, B D. Peterson, R W. Cilke, C Navarro
The objective of this report was to analyze the aircraft impacts into each of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers to provide the following: (1) estimates of probable damage to structural systems due to aircraft impact, including exterior walls, floor
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