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Discussion of “Review of Methods to Assess, Design for, and Mitigate Multiple Hazards” by Yue Li, Aakash Ahuja, and Jamie E. Padgett (J. Performance of Constructed Facilities, 26 104-117)

March 1, 2013
Author(s)
Dat Duthinh, Long T. Phan, Emil Simiu
The authors have performed a useful service by providing a broad perspective on multi-hazard engineering. The discussers would like to complement that perspective by noting two results of practical significance in the context of design for multiple hazards

Reconstruction of the Thermal Environment in the Tall World Trade Center Buildings

January 11, 2013
Author(s)
Richard G. Gann, Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Kuldeep R. Prasad, William M. Pitts, Harold E. Nelson
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an extensive investigation of the collapse of the three tall World Trade Center (WTC) buildings. This paper describes the reconstruction of the fires, the thermal environment they created

Progress Report National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri (NISTSP 1139)

November 15, 2012
Author(s)
Erica D. Kuligowski, Franklin T. Lombardo, Long Phan, Marc L. Levitan, David P. Jorgensen
On June 29, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it would conduct a technical investigation of the tornado that struck Joplin, MO, on May 22, 2011. In November 2011, NIST released a draft plan for the study and

A Study on Safety: Highlights from Workshop on Ambulance Patient Compartments

October 31, 2012
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Marshall, Yung-Tsun T. Lee
In 2010, there were more than 250 U.S. ambulance crashes that were reported in the news media [Ballam 2011]. During such accidents, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who ride in the ambulance patient compartment while caring for patients are at high

Structural Response of World Trade Center Buildings 1, 2 and 7 to Impact and Fire Damage

October 18, 2012
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, John L. Gross, Fahim Sadek, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert S. MacNeill, Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Omer O. Erbay, Andrew T. Sarawit
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an extensive investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) and the WTC 7 building. This paper describes the component, subsystem, and global analyses

Overview of the Structural Design of World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7

September 1, 2012
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Fahim Sadek, John L. Gross, Jason D. Averill, Richard G. Gann
This paper summarizes the primary structural systems which comprised World Trade Center 1, World Trade Center 2, and World Trade Center 7. The buildings were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This paper describes the four major

Structural Analysis of Impact Damage to World Trade Center Buildings 1, 2, and 7

August 12, 2012
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Fahim Sadek, John L. Gross, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert S. MacNeill, R. Bocchieri, Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Omer O. Erbay, Andrew T. Sarawit
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted an extensive investigation of the collapse of World Trade Center towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) and the WTC 7 building. This paper describes the reconstruction of impact damage to each of the

Investigation Plan - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Technical Investigation of Building and Emergency Communications System Performance in the Joplin, Missouri, Tornado of May 22, 2011

May 24, 2012
Author(s)
Marc L. Levitan, Long T. Phan, Erica D. Kuligowski, Franklin T. Lombardo, David P. Jorgensen
Following the May 22, 2011 tornado that devastated the City of Joplin, NIST sent four engineers to Missouri on May 24 through May 28 to conduct a preliminary reconnaissance. Based on analysis of the data collected and other criteria required by law and

Letter to the Editor of the CTBUH Journal

December 1, 2011
Author(s)
Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Jason D. Averill, Fahim Sadek
NIST was invited to comment on the articles written for a special issue of the CTBUH Journal, marking the ten years passed since the 2001 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. This letter to the editor reacts to the role of the NIST WTC Investigation

Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire, South Carolina, June 18, 2007, Volume I

March 14, 2011
Author(s)
Nelson P. Bryner, Stephen P. Fuss, Bryan W. Klein, Anthony D. Putorti Jr.
A fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, SC. NIST analyzed the fire ground, consulted with other experts, and performed computer simulations of fire growth alternatives. Based on these analyses, the following

Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire- South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume I ***DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT*** (for final version, see NIST SP 1118, March 2011)

October 28, 2010
Author(s)
Nelson P. Bryner, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Stephen P. Fuss, Bryan W. Klein
A fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, SC. NIST analyzed the fire ground, consulted with other experts, and performed computer simulations of fire growth alternatives. Based on these analyses, the following

Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire-South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume II ***DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT*** (for final version, see NIST SP 1119, March 2011)

October 28, 2010
Author(s)
Nelson P. Bryner, Anthony D. Putorti Jr., Stephen P. Fuss, Bryan W. Klein
A fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007, in the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, SC. NIST analyzed the fire ground, consulted with other experts, and performed computer simulations of fire growth alternatives. Based on these analyses, the following

NIST Handbook 150-23, 2010 ed., National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Homeland Security Applications: Radiation Detection Instruments

April 13, 2010
Author(s)
Betty A. Sandoval, Leticia S. Pibida, Gordon Gillerman, Michael P. Unterweger
NIST Handbook 150-23, NVLAP Homeland Security Applications: Radiation Detection Instruments, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories that test radiation detection instruments used in homeland security

Draft Report on the Collapse of the Dallas Cowboys Indoor Practice Facility, May 2, 2009 (NIST IR 7636) ***DRAFT for Public Comments (for final version, see NIST IR 7661)***

October 6, 2009
Author(s)
John L. Gross, Joseph Main, Long Phan, Fahim H. Sadek, Stephen A. Cauffman, David P. Jorgensen
This report summarizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study of the collapse of the Dallas Cowboys indoor practice facility that occurred on the afternoon of May 2, 2009, during a severe thunderstorm. The indoor practice facility

Optimization and Multi-Hazard Design

July 6, 2009
Author(s)
Emil Simiu, Florian A. Potra
There is a growing interest in the development of procedures for the design of structures exposed to multiple hazards. The goal is to achieve safer and/or more economical designs than would be the case if the structures were analyzed independently for each

Analysis of Structural Response of WTC 7 to Fire and Sequential Failures Leading to Collapse

June 17, 2009
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister, Robert S. MacNeill, Omer O. Erbay, Andrew T. Sarawit, Mehdi S. Zarghamee, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, John L. Gross
This paper presents the structural analysis approach used and results obtained during the investigation conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to model the sequence of fire-induced damage and failures leading to the global

Errata for NIST NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A, Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster: Structural Fire Response and Probable Collapse Sequence of World Trade Center Building 7

January 30, 2009
Author(s)
Therese P. McAllister
Errata to the NIST Reports of the Federal Building and Fire Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster,NCSTAR 1A, NIST NCSTAR 1-9, and NIST NCSTAR 1-9A. (January 2009, April 2012 and June 2012) These changes do not alter the findings, conclusions, or
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