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David T. Butry, David H. Webb, Cheyney M. O'Fallon, Harvey Cutler
This report develops an approach to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires that result in the loss of functionality
The definition of 'kind of quantity' given in the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM), 3rd edition, does not cover the historical meaning of the term as
Marc A. Weiss, YaShian Li-Baboud, Dhananjay Anand, Kevin G. Brady, Paul A. Boynton, Cuong T. Nguyen, Martin J. Burns, Avi M. Gopstein
We propose a general methodology for assessing the time accuracy and uncertainties and report results from a project to calibrate timing in the NIST CPS and
Zhigang Wang, Andy Tam, Ki Yong Lee, Anthony Hamins
For the first time, a set of measurements were made to characterize the time-varying temperature field in a medium-sized methyl alcohol (methanol; CH3OH) pool
This report sets out to answer three questions. What effect does installing smoke detectors have on reported fires and casualties for the average household
The NIST Transactive Energy Modeling and Simulation Challenge for the Smart Grid Phase I spanned September 2015 to September 2016. The Challenge was initiated
David G. Holmberg, Martin J. Burns, Steven T. Bushby, Avi M. Gopstein
The TE Challenge Phase II Scenario was developed in a multi-step process in collaboration with industry experts. The Scenario includes a common electric grid
The FireCARES project is a web-based tool intended to help fire departments effectively match resources to community risk. Among other things that includes
The BACnet standard defines a communication protocol for information exchange between components of a distributed building automation and control system. The
This study quantifies the impact of different ground motion selection methods on the seismic performance evaluation of steel special moment frames. Two methods
Jennifer Helgeson, Juan Fung, Cheyney O'Fallon, David Webb, Harvey Cutler
This report presents the development of a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model for the regional economy of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The general approach that
John A. Slotwinski, William E. Luecke, Eric Lass, Antonio M. Possolo
An eight-laboratory study of the mechanical properties of provided the data to evaluate variability in tensile mechanical properties of cobalt-chrome alloy (UNS
For homes to become active participants in a smart grid, intelligent control algorithms are needed to facilitate autonomous interactions that take homeowner
James R. Matey, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Craig I. Watson, Shahram Orandi
This paper is a summary of our current recommendations for iris camera selection. NIST is developing these recommendations in collaboration with the FBI, other
Max Lees, Adam Wunderlich, Peter J. Jeavons, Paul D. Hale, Michael R. Souryal
This report presents descriptive statistics characterizing a set of over 14,000 spectrograms that were recorded by a recent measurement campaign at two coastal
Piotr A. Domanski, Mark O. McLinden, Ian H. Bell, Gregory T. Linteris
The goal of this study was to identify non-flammable, non-toxic, low global-warming-potential (GWP) replacements for HFC-134a in an air-conditioning system that
Jian Jiang, Joseph A. Main, Jonathan M. Weigand, Fahim Sadek
This paper describes a reduced-order modeling approach for thermal analyses of composite slabs with profiled decking. The reduced-order modeling approach
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Technical Investigation of the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado identified that no widely accepted standards
William S. Dols, Andrew K. Persily, Brian J. Polidoro
Engineered nanoparticles (ENP) are being used in many applications including consumer products. There are many different means by which ENPs may be incorporated
Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, David Webb, Anne Landfield Greig, Sangwon Suh
Building stakeholders need practical metrics, data, and tools to support decisions related to sustainable building designs, technologies, standards, and codes