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Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster: Final Report of the National Construction Safety Team on the Collapses of the World Trade Center Towers (NIST NCSTAR 1)

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Richard G. Gann, William L. Grosshandler, Hai S. Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Fahim Sadek, Frank W. Gayle, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister, Jason D. Averill, James R. Lawson, Harold E. Nelson, Stephen A. Cauffman
This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. This report describes how the aircraft

Active Fire Protection Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-4) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
D D. Evans, Erica D. Kuligowski, William S. Dols, William L. Grosshandler
The National Institute of Standards and Technology investigation of active fire protection systems in World Trade Center (WTC) 1, 2, and 7 included the design, installation, capabilities, and performance on September 11,2001, of the automatic fire

Approach to Modeling Flame Spread Over Polyurethane Foam-Covered Walls. (POSTER ABSTRACTS)

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Stephen Kerber, Nelson P. Bryner, William L. Grosshandler
Computer simulation has been demonstrated to be credible, when properly applied, as a tool to help fill in critical details of a fire incident and to demonstrate the value of alternative building designs and fire safety measures. This poster presents the

Final Report of the National Construction Safety Team on the Collapses of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigations of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Richard G. Gann, William L. Grosshandler, Hai S. Lew, Richard W. Bukowski, Fahim Sadek, Frank W. Gayle, Therese P. McAllister, Jason D. Averill, James R. Lawson, Harold E. Nelson, Stephen A. Cauffman
This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) econstruction of the collapses of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, the results of an investigation conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. This

Fire Spread Through a Room With Polyurethane Foam Covered Walls

December 1, 2004
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Nelson P. Bryner, William L. Grosshandler, D W. Stroup
As part of its technical investigation of the fire that occurred in a Rhode Island, USA nightclub in February, 2003, NIST has conducted real-scale experiments to better understand the rate at which fire spreads over foam covered walls and the environment

Station Nightclub Fire Investigation Status Report.

October 19, 2004
Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler
National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee Meeting, Presentation: The Station Nightclub Fire Investigation Status Report, October 20, 2004

Suppression of Fires Exposed to an External Radiant Flux

December 1, 2001
Author(s)
Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler
When materials are burning in the presence of a continuous, external energy source, they are often more difficult to extinguish and may require an increase in suppression agent to extinguish the fire. This situation could exist for class C fires involving

Workshop on Fire Testing Measurement Needs: Proceedings

June 19, 2001
Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler
This report describes the proceedings of a workshop held on June 18 and 19, 2001, at NIST in Gaithersburg to identify where science and technology can better prepare fire testing laboratories and their customers to meet these challenges. Topics that were

Transient Application, Recirculating Pool Fire, Agent Effectiveness Screen. Final Report.

June 1, 2001
Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, Anthony P. Hamins, Jiann C. Yang, Kevin B. McGrattan, Cary Presser
A three-year research effort has been conducted as part of the Next Generation Program (NGP) to develop a laboratory screening device suitable for predicting the behavior of halon alternatives in full-scale fire suppression experiments. Most of the work

Transient Application Recirculating Pool Fire, Agent Effectiveness Screen: Final Report

April 24, 2001
Author(s)
William L. Grosshandler, Anthony P. Hamins, Jiann C. Yang, Kevin B. McGrattan, Cary Presser
A three-year research effort has been conducted as part of the Next Generation Program (NGP) to develop a laboratory screening device suitable for predicting the behavior of halon alternatives in full-scale fire suppression experiments. Most of the work

Fire Emulator/Detector Evaluator: Design, Operation, and Performance (NIST SP 965)

February 1, 2001
Author(s)
Thomas G. Cleary, Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler
This paper describes the fire emulator/detector evaluator which was developed by NIST. The FE/DE has proven to be a very flexible design. The main function of the device is to reproduce the environment (temperature, air velocity, aerosol and gas species

Apparatus for Screening Fire Suppression Efficiency of Dispersed Liquid Agents.

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, Michelle K. Donnelly, N C. Prive, William L. Grosshandler
This paper is an abridged version of NISTIR 6319. The design, construction, demonstration, and operation of a bench-scale device capable of screening the fire suppression efficiency of liquid agents are described in detail in this report. The apparatus is

Apparatus for Screening Fire Suppression Efficiency of Dispersed Liquid Agents.

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Jiann C. Yang, Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler, N C. Prive
This paper is an abridged version of NISTIR 6319. The design, construction, demonstration, and operation of a bench-scale device capable of screening the fire suppression efficiency of liquid agents are described in detail in this report. The apparatus is