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Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 6 - Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Special Structural Walls and Coupling Beams: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 16, 2011

Author(s)

Jack Moehle, Tony Ghodsi, John Hooper, David Fields, Rajnikanth Gedhada

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 5 - Seismic Design of Composite Steel Deck and Concrete-filled Diaphragms: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 15, 2011

Author(s)

Rafael Sabelli, Thomas Sabol, W. Samuel Easterling

Messaging Work Bench Instructions

July 1, 2011

Author(s)

Ioana Singureanu

Documentation on using the Messaging Workbench (MWB) tool to edit the profile created for the NCPDP SCRIPT Implementation Guide: Version 10.6 NEWRX New

Healthcare Information Technology Standards: General Suitability Analysis

May 31, 2011

Author(s)

Liora Alschuler

The methodology described in this document was produced and developed by Lantana Consulting Group for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Templated CDA:Key Concept for Interoperability

May 31, 2011

Author(s)

Liora Alschuler

This document supplements information about templated CDA in the context of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Standards Analysis Project carried out

Evaluation of the FEMA P-695 Methodology for Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors

November 15, 2010

Author(s)

Charles Kircher, Gregory Deierlein, John Hooper, Helmut Krawinkler, Steve Mahin, Benson Shing, John Wallace

This work was an extension of work conducted under the ATC-63 Project, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which resulted in the

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 4 - Nonlinear Structural Analysis for Seismic Design: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

October 15, 2010

Author(s)

Gregory Deierlein, Andrei Reinhorn, Michael Willford

Concrete Model Building Subtypes

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

William T. Holmes

This study was conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). The goal was to develop standardized categories

Applicability of Nonlinear Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling for Design - Supporting Documentation

September 15, 2010

Author(s)

Michael Valley, Mark Aschheim, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Helmut Krawinkler, Mark Sinclair

This report presents findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from a review of available research and practice regarding nonlinear multiple-degree

Applicability of Nonlinear Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling for Design

September 15, 2010

Author(s)

Michael Valley, Mark Aschheim, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Helmut Krawinkler, Mark Sinclair

In 2008, NIST initiated Task Order 68241 entitled "Improved Nonlinear Static Seismic Analysis Procedures Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling." The purpose of

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 3 - Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 17, 2010

Author(s)

Jack Moehle, John Hooper, Dominic Kelly, Thomas Meyer

Program Plan for the Development of Collapse Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings

August 16, 2010

Author(s)

Ken Elwood, Craig Comartin, William Holmes, Dominic Kelly, Laura Lowes, Jack Moehle

Work on this project was intended to be an extension of a National Science Foundation (NSF), George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

CONCRETE MODEL BUILDING SUBTYPES Recommended for Use in Collecting Inventory Data

May 31, 2010

Author(s)

William T. Holmes

This study was conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). The goal was to develop standardized categories

Concrete Model Building Subtypes - Recommended for Use in Collecting Inventory Data

May 14, 2010

Author(s)

William Holmes

This study was conducted by the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC). The goal was to develop standardized categories

Hydrogen Release and Combustion Measurements in a Full Scale Garage

January 1, 2010

Author(s)

Matthew Blais, Alexandra Joyce

Under the auspices of contract SB134109SE0612, The NIST contracted with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to perform a testing program designed to support

Fire Safety Risks Associated with Leaks in Hydrogen Systems.

December 3, 2009

Author(s)

Jintao Zhang

Hydrogen presents several unusual fire hazards, including high leak propensity, ease of ignition, and invisible flames. This research concerns experiments

Introduction of Wave Set-up Effects and Mass Flux to the Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Model

June 24, 2009

Author(s)

Donald Slinn, Shaun Kline

Hurricanes wreak havoc on the lives and infrastructure of coastal communities. Storm surge, a local rise in sea level elevations, is perhaps the most

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2 - Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

June 15, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald Hamburger, Helmut Krawinkler, James Malley, Scott Adan

The Impact of Thermal Imaging Camera Display Quality on Fire Fighter Task Performance

June 11, 2009

Author(s)

Justin Rowe

Thermal imaging cameras (TIC) have become a vital fire fighting tool for the first responder community but there are currently no standardized quality control

Research Required to Support Full Implementation of Performance-Based Seismic Design

April 15, 2009

Author(s)

William Holmes, Andre Filiatrault, John Hooper, Nicolas Luco, Jack Moehle, Maryann Phipps

To encourage further development of PBSD, FEMA commissioned several action plans that included work plans and budgets, and these efforts culminated in 2002 when

Research Required to Support Full Implementation of Performance-Based Seismic Design

April 1, 2009

Author(s)

William T. Holmes, Claret Heider

The performance of modern buildings with respect to protecting life safety in recent earthquakes (e.g., 1989 Loma Prieta, 1994 Northridge, and 2001 Nisqually)

Determination of Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Aggregation Rates Using Real Time X-Ray Diffraction Techniques at High Temperatures NIST GCR 09-924

March 12, 2009

Author(s)

Holly Stretz

The current work explored how choice of surfactant, fire temperature and processing pressure affect the assembly process for particles in the barrier layer. The

Kinetics and Mechanisms of Elementary Reactive Processes in Polymer Pyrolysis. NIST GCR 09-923

March 9, 2009

Author(s)

Vadim D. Knyazev

Polymer backbone scission reactions were studied computationally using polyethylene macromolecules as prototypes. Classical RRKM modeling, molecular dynamics

Radiation Transport Measurements in Methanol Pool Fires with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. NIST GCR 09-922

February 2, 2009

Author(s)

Aykut Yilmaz

Pool fires are buoyancy-driven diffusion flames fed by the vaporization of a horizontally aligned, condensed-phase fuel. Volatile liquids and solids can serve

Analysis of FDS Thermal Detector Response Prediction Capability. NIST GCR 09-921

January 16, 2009

Author(s)

Morgan J. Hurley, Alex Munguia

Predictions of fire plume and ceiling jet temperature and the response of thermal detectors from NIST's Fire Dynamics Simulator(FDS)were compared to data from a

Analysis of Needs and Existing Capabilities for Full-Scale Fire Resistance Testing

October 1, 2008

Author(s)

J Beitel

This program1 was conducted for The National Institute For Standards and Technology under Contact Number NA1341-02-W-0686. Hughes Associates, Inc. performed

NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1 - Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers

August 30, 2008

Author(s)

Jack Moehle, John Hooper, Chris Lubke

Computational Model for Fire Growth and Spread On Thermoplastic Objects. Final Report.

November 1, 2007

Author(s)

M Bockelie, Q Tang

In this report is described the work effort by Reaction Engineering International (REI) to develop, demonstrate and deliver to the National Institute of

Environmentally Acceptale Fire Extinguishants

August 1, 2007

Author(s)

J D. Mather, R E. Tapscott

Aircraft fire suppression applications inherently demanding performance requirements, made all the more challenging by low temperature conditions, physical

Online Access to and Data Analysis Tools for Experiments in Building and Fire Science. Final Report.

December 1, 2006

Author(s)

V Raghavan, M Kim, F Geller