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Economic Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, R P. Fleming
… design. The life-cycle costs of the systems are studied in each of three NIST-designed prototypical houses: a 3 338 … were added estimates of installation cost and design cost. In addition to the economic analysis of the sprinkler system … upon the decision to incorporate a backflow preventer in a stand-alone system, the markup on materials, and the …

SEM Performance Evaluation Using the Sharpness Criterion

May 1, 1996
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar
… scanning electron microscopes (SEM) are now commonly used in semiconductor production and other forms of manufacturing. The industry requires that an automated … basis is an industry need and concern and is addressed in this paper. Furthermore, with the introduction of fully …

Radio-frequency and Analog/Mixed-signal Circuits and Devices for Wireless Communications

November 30, 2004
Author(s)
Herbert S. Bennett, Ralf Brederlow, Julio Costa, Margaret Huang, Anthony A. Immorlica, Jan-Erik Mueller, Marco Racanelli, Charles E. Weitzel, Bin Zhao
… broadcasting to a broad spectrum of exciting applications in bi-directional and interactive wireless communications … Wireless Communications Chapter in the 2003 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS). This is the first time that an international technology roadmap for compound semiconductors has been …

Assessment of Performance Metrics for Use of Wireless Sensor Networks in Buildings

September 30, 2009
Author(s)
Won Suk Jang, William M. Healy
… the performance of wireless sensor and control networks in building applications. Because of the variability in … This paper presents the key challenges in using wireless technology in practical building applications through the … that the findings will provide potential users of wireless technology a clear metric as to how the technology will …

A Framework for Component-based CNC Machines

December 1, 1998
Author(s)
John L. Michaloski, S Birla, G Weinert, C J. Yen
… Open architecture technology is ushering in new advances in the world of computer numerically … machines. Yet, some major benefits of open architecture technology have failed to materialize due to the lack of a …

Digital Imaging for Scanning Electron Microscopy

January 1, 1996
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar
… The development and application of digital imaging technology has been one of the major advancements in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) during the past several … brought about by significant progress in semiconductor technology, notably the availability of less expensive, …

Recommendations for Voting System Interoperability

August 1, 2022
Author(s)
John Dziurlaj, Benjamin Long
… potential interoperability gaps within the voting system in a holistic manner, by considering previous voting … identified as significant for interoperability is treated in detail, describing the potential benefits of supporting interoperable interfaces in voting system components and a roadmap to their …

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
… contracts or grants with BFRL and publications contained in proceedings from BFRL sponsored conferences or workshops. … updates to several BFRL software products are included in the software directory of each CD-ROM. In addition, Building and Fire Research references with …

2010 Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'10) Workshop

February 8, 2011
Author(s)
Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Elena R. Messina, Brian A. Weiss
… Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop is the tenth in a series dedicated to defining measures and methodologies … of evaluating performance of intelligent systems. Started in 2000, the PerMIS series focuses on applications of performance measures to applied problems in commercial, industrial, homeland security, and military …

Building Orientation and Wind Effects Estimation

March 1, 2005
Author(s)
P Hanzlik, S M. Diniz, A Grazini, Mircea Grigoriu, Emil Simiu
… The methodology for estimating wind effects presented in this paper is based on the database-assisted design … wind directionality, for the effects of the uncertainties in the parameters that determine wind effects, and for the … calculating wind effects, which disregards uncertainties in those parameters, as well as the effects of wind …

Radiolytic Dechlorination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformer Oil and in Marine Sediment

November 1, 2002
Author(s)
M Chaychian, C A. Jones, Dianne L. Poster, Joseph Silverman, Pedatsur Neta, Robert E. Huie, M I. Al-Sheikhly
… Radiolytic dechlorination of PCBs in transformer oil and in marine sediments has been studied. At low PCB concentrations, complete degradation of the PCBs in transformer oil was achieved without degradation of the … advanced oxidation technology, dechlorination, electron beam, gamma radiation, …

Equivalent Number of Loading Cycles for the Seismic Testing of Passive Energy Dissipation Devices

July 1, 2002
Author(s)
Fahim Sadek, Michael A. Riley
… testing. Two sets of earthquake records were included in this study: a general set and a near-source set. The … it is found that increased nonlinearity results in a smaller number of cycles using both criteria, due to the … are required for near-source and far-field ground motions in the short-period range, while for longer periods (T > 1 …

BFRL Publications, 2000, Volumes 1 and 2

May 1, 2001
Author(s)
Star R. Burgess, Glenn P. Forney, Nora H. Jason
… fire modeling (ALOFT 3.1, CFAST 3.1.6, FDS 1.0, JET 1.1). In addition, publications from 1993 through 1999 are … building codes, building technology, cements, concretes, cost benefit analysis, fire …

Effects of Water, Salt Solution and Simulated Concrete Pore Solution on the Properties of Composite Matrix Resins Used in Civil Engineering Applications

April 1, 2001
Author(s)
Joannie W. Chin, K Aouadi, M R. Haight, W Hughes, Tinh Nguyen
… obstacles hindering the acceptance of polymer composites in civil engineering applications is the susceptibility of … study was to characterize chemical and physical changes in polymer matrix resins following exposure to these … isophthalic polyester, both of which are proposed for use in construction applications. Unreinforced free films were …

Analysis of CCRL Proficiency Cements 135 and 136 Using CEMHYD3D

August 1, 2000
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz, X Feng, C Haecker, Paul E. Stutzman
… Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) at NIST in January of 2000. The purposes of this report are to … mortar strength development of Portland cements evaluated in the CCRL testing program. The general procedure to … building technology, cement, computer modeling, heat of hydration, …

Performance of Precast Concrete Shear Walls

July 1, 2000
Author(s)
A E. Schultz, Geraldine Cheok, R A. Magana
… presented. Four connection details for horizontal joints in precast concrete shear walls are selected for further … building technology, cyclic tests, horizontal joints, lateral loads, …

Effects of Cement PSD on Porosity Percolation and Self-Desiccation

August 1, 1999
Author(s)
Dale P. Bentz
… The degree of self-desiccation in field concrete depends on the availability of external … slowing down this rate of external water ingress. In this paper, computer simulations are used to investigate … and the empty porosity created by chemical shrinkage. In addition, simulations are conducted with a single …
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