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Gregory P. Fiumara, Patricia A. Flanagan, Matthew Schwarz, Elham Tabassi, Christopher Boehnen
In April 2017, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) held a dry run for the data collection portion of its Nail to Nail (N2N) Fingerprint
This report presents the introductory tutorials for the use of the software DAD_ESWL v1.0 capable of computing efficiently the response to wind of mid- and high
This report presents the software DAD_ESWL v1.0 capable of computing efficiently the response to wind of mid- and high-rise structures consisting of up to
The Juliet test suite is a systematic set of thousands of small test programs in C/C++ and Java exhibiting over 100 classes of errors, such as buffer overflow
Gregory P. Fiumara, Patricia A. Flanagan, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, John M. Libert
A new collection of legacy inked rolled and plain fingerprint card scans are being released to the public. The cards were scanned at three resolutions in the 8
Juan F. Fung, David T. Butry, Siamak Sattar, Steven L. McCabe
In NIST TN 1973 [1], we develop a methodology for estimating seismic retrofit costs. The general approach is to build a predictive model of seismic retrofit
Matthew Kovaerk, Luke Amatucci, Keith A. Gillis, Florian Potra, James Ratino, Marc L. Levitan, DongHun Yeo
Accurate prediction of aerodynamic pressures on a building is a key factor in the estimation of wind loads on the building. Since the analytical approach has
Several international standards and regulations regarding residential cooktop ignition prevention have existed for as long as a decade. A series of cooking
Akobuije D. Chijioke, Nicholas A. Vlajic, Enrico Lucon, Edward C. Mulhern
In this Technical Note, we report on investigations toward an SI-traceable dynamic calibration of instrumented Charpy strikers, performed at NIST from January
The set of software metrics introduced by Maurice H. Halstead in the 1970's has seen much scrutiny and not infrequent criticism. This article takes a fresh look
Refrigerant working fluids have been predicted to be large contributors to the increase in radiative forcing of the earth. Consequently, existing compounds will
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinated an interlaboratory study for laboratories that use photoacoustic spectroscopy to measure and
Kevin B. McGrattan, Michael J. Selepak, Edward J. Hnetkovsky
This report documents two series of compartment fire experiments in which a natural gas burner is positioned in a corner, or against a wall, or inside a steel
The goal of this exploratory project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a conductometric measurement to determine the time-resolved soot deposition on
Anthony P. Hamins, Daniel Madrzykowski, Sung C. Kim, Jonathan Kent
A wide range of cooking fire experiments were conducted to examine the effectiveness of retrofit residential kitchen fire suppression systems. A series of
The CYCLE_D-HX package simulates the performance of single-component refrigerants and refrigerant blends in subcritical vapor-compression refrigeration cycles
Michael R. Frey, Geoffrey Sanders, Jolene Splett, John M. Ladbury, Frank Sanders, Azizollah Kord, Ryan T. Jacobs
Version three of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) radio systems will soon use spectrum that is adjacent to bands currently used by airborne telemetry links at
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Technical Investigation of the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado identified that no widely accepted standards
HVAC-Cx is a software tool designed to facilitate performance analysis for mechanical equipment buildings. It is used for ongoing monitoring and provides the
Jeanne T. Quimby, Richard Candell, Catherine A. Remley, David R. Novotny, Joseph Diener, Peter B. Papazian, Alexandra Curtin, Galen H. Koepke
Manufacturers are increasingly choosing wireless platforms to replace wired ones due to their ease of installation, upgrade, and reconfigurability. Reliable and
Daniel G. Kuester, Duncan A. McGillivray, Adam J. Wunderlich, William F. Young
Wireless interference tests are often performed in shielded anechoic and semi-anechoic chambers near room temperature. The corresponding test condition
Juan F. Fung, David T. Butry, Siamak Sattar, Steven L. McCabe
Presidential Executive Order 13717 (EO 13717), Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard, encourages federal agencies to enhance resilience
Wireless connections are becoming popular in industrial environments that increasingly carry sensing and actuation data over the air. In industrial plants
Dustin G. Poppendieck, Mengyan Gong, Steven J. Emmerich
Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation increases building energy efficiency by reducing conductive and convective heat losses through the building envelope
The Intelligent Building Agents Laboratory (IBAL) has been designed to demonstrate the potential for distributed, intelligent software agents to perform