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NIST Tests Provide Fire Resistance Data on World Trade Center Floor Systems

September 9, 2004

Fire Resistance Testing of WTC Floor System, Aug. 25, 2004, Presentation by S. Shyam Sunder (Note: Presentation is presented in .pdf.) Fire Resistance Testing

Tests of a Typical WTC Floor System and Individual Steel Members

July 26, 2004

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to sponsor a fire test of a World Trade Center (WTC) tower floor system as

Status of Data Collection Efforts

July 21, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC)

Federal Investigators Classify WTC Victims' Locations Within Collapsed Buildings

July 20, 2004

As part of its building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Interim Findings from NIST World Trade Center Building and Fire Safety Investigation Identify Issues with Current Standards, Codes and Practices

June 18, 2004

Fact Sheet of Key Interim Findings Presentation by S. Sunder (.pdf) Progress Report The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology

Computer model of fire at The Station nightclub after 90 seconds

NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Investigation Team Calls for Improvements

March 3, 2004

Fact Sheet: Key Findings and Recommendations for Improvement; NIST Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire Presentation on Draft Report on The Station

NIST to Hold Public Meeting on WTC Investigation in NYC on February 12

February 12, 2004

Location: New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel, 85 West Street, New York, NY Meeting agenda The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

NCST Advisory Committee Submits First Annual Report to Congress

February 12, 2004

The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee, the panel of 10 building and fire experts established to advise the Commerce Department's

Commerce's NIST Updates Progress of World Trade Center Investigation

December 2, 2003

Access to All Essential Data Has Been Obtained The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has obtained access to all of the

Commerce's NIST Asks Public for Information on Rhode Island Nightclub Fire

November 25, 2003

Remarks by James Hill, Acting Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory Remarks by William Grosshandler, Lead Investigator, Rhode Island Nighclub fire

Agreements to Facilitate NIST WTC Investigation

October 31, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of New York (NYC)

NIST Details First-Person Data Collection Projects for WTC Investigation

September 17, 2003

At a press briefing in New York City today, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) detailed its plans to collect first

Debasis Basak and Michael Kennedy set up a new NIST instrument

NIST Puts New Testing Device to Work on Recovered WTC Steel Shows How Steel Responds to High Stress, High Temperature

June 25, 2003

A new instrument at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that operates like an air-powered battering ram has been pressed into service to study

NIST Names Two Additional Experts to National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

April 28, 2003

Two additional building and fire experts have been appointed by Arden Bement Jr., director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

First Meeting of National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee to Be Held April 29

April 15, 2003

The first meeting of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Statement by NIST Director Arden Bement on NIST's World Trade Center Evacuation and Safety Studies

April 9, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today outlined its plans to conduct a series of interviews that will provide key

Public Safety Studies on Evacuation of World Trade Center to be Announced at April 8 Community Forum

March 24, 2003

Scientific investigators from Columbia University, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commerce's NIST Names National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

March 20, 2003

Eight prominent building and fire experts have been appointed by Arden Bement Jr., director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Commerce's NIST Launches Investigation into Rhode Island Nightclub Fire

February 27, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today launched an investigation into the tragic fire of Feb. 20, 2003, at The

Commerce's NIST to Send Fire and Safety Experts to Rhode Island Fire Scene

February 21, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sending fire and safety experts to W. Warwick, RI, to gather information and

U.S. Department of Commerce Charter of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

November 12, 2002

ESTABLISHMENT: In accordance with the requirements of Section11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (P. L. 107-231), hereinafter referred to as the Act

[Federal Register: November 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 218)] [Notices] [Page 68563-68564] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12no02-37]