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Aerodynamic Damping in the Along-Wind Response of a Tall Building

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Rene D. Gabbai, Emil Simiu
We present an estimate of the aerodynamic damping that affects the along-wind response of an isolated tall building in suburban terrain. The evaluation uses measurements of the external pressures on the windward and leeward faces under wind normal to a

AEX XML Schema Reference Guide

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Mark E. Palmer, M Burns, T L. Teague, Mary Turton, Rurik Turton
The AEX XML Schema Reference Guide summarizes the design principles and the structures of the AEX (Automating Equipment Information eXchange) XML schemas, guidance for making schema extensions and usage guidance for those who wish to deploy the AEX schemas

Alert Categorization, Revision 1.0

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Alan B. Vinh
There are many types of sensor devices available in today s market with many still in development. These devices send signals representing the detection of entities such as temperature and smoke. With the availability of sensor devices monitoring various

Assessment of the Structural Fire Performance of Buildings

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Richard W. Bukowski
The fire-induced collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings 1, 2, and 7 on 11 September 2001 demonstrated the need for engineering methods to predict the structural fire performance of buildings when subjected to arbitrary design fires and to

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Fire Dynamics Simulation

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Barbara C. Lippiatt
The Fire Dynamics Simulation (FDS) research program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced software that simulates fire spread and the response of a given sprinkler system. At the request of warehouse property owners, the

BFRL Publications, 2001. Volume 1 and Volume 2

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Star R. Burgess, Kathleen C. Whisner, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke
Welcome to BFRL Publications, 2001. These two CD-ROMs contain publications produced by BFRL staff, publications resulting from contracts or grants with BFRL and publications contained in proceedings from BFRL sponsored conferences or workshops. The Volume

Calculations of the Energy of Mixing Carbon Nanotubes With Polymers

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Marc R. Nyden, Stanislav Stoliarov
A method for estimating the free energy of mixing CNTs with polymers is presented. The formation of the nanocomposite is analyzed in terms of a simple path in which the nanotubes are exfoliated from a bundle and dispersed in a distorted polymer with

CFD-Based Modeling of Combustion and Suppression in Compartment Fires

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Arnaud Trouve, Andre Marshall
This chapter is aimed at illustrating contemporary Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) capabilities for compartment fire applications. We choose to use the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) for illustration purposes. FDS is developed by the National Institute

Chapter 48: Robotics in Construction

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
Kamel S. Saidi, Jonathan O'Brien, Alan M. Lytle
This chapter introduces the various construction automation concepts that have been developed over the past few decades and presents examples of construction robots that are in current use (as of 2006) and/or in various stages of research and development.

Continuous Monitoring of Particles in an Occupied Home for the Year 2000

February 19, 2017
Author(s)
L A. Wallace, Cynthia H. Reed
Continuous monitors were employed for one year in an occupied townhouse to measure ultrafine, fine and coarse particles, air change rates, wind speed and direction, temperature and relative humidity. A main objective was to document long-term variation in
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