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Book Chapters

Properties of Ice and Supercooled Water

January 1, 2019

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey

This is an update to an existing table in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, updating to the latest IAPWS recommendation for thermodynamic properties of

Fixed-Point Properties of H2O and D2O

January 1, 2019

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey

Update of existing table in CRC Handbook, reflecting new IAPWS equation of state for heavy water.

Performance-based design to achieve community resilience

December 21, 2018

Author(s)

Bruce Ellingwood, Naiyu Wang, James Harris, Therese P. McAllister

The resilience of communities depends on the performance of the built environment and on supporting social, economic and public institutions on which the

A New SCAP Information Model and Data Model for Content Authors

December 18, 2018

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) data model for source data stream collections standardizes the packaging of security content into self-contained

The optics and alignment of the divergent-beam laboratory X-ray powder diffractometer and its calibration using NIST standard reference materials

December 10, 2018

Author(s)

James P. Cline, Marcus H. Mendenhall, David R. Black, Donald A. Windover, Albert Henins

Comprehensive Security Assurance Measures for Virtualized Server Environments

December 7, 2018

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Server or Hardware virtualization is an established technology in data centers used for supporting enterprise IT resources as well as cloud services. The

Uncertainty Quantification for Molecular Dynamics

October 19, 2018

Author(s)

Paul N. Patrone, Andrew M. Dienstfrey

Structural Fire Engineering, Chapter 1 Introduction

October 15, 2018

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Kevin J. LaMalva, Maria Garlock

Structural Fire Engineering, Chapter 2 Key Terminology

October 15, 2018

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Kevin J. LaMalva, Maria Garlock

Structural Fire Engineering, Ch 3 Design Approaches

October 15, 2018

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Kevin J. LaMalva

Structural Fire Engineering Ch 4 Performance Objectives

October 15, 2018

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Kevin J. LaMalva

Structural Fire Engineering, Ch 8 Structural Fire Effects

October 15, 2018

Author(s)

Therese P. McAllister, Spencer E. Quiel, Kevin J. LaMalva, Eli Hantouche, Mustafa Mahamid, Matthew Brightman

Chapter 9, Structural Fire Engineering: Manual of Practice

October 3, 2018

Author(s)

Mina S. Seif, Ann Jeffers, Dilip K. Banerjee, Mohammed Ali Morovat, Eyosias Beneberu, Qianru Guo, Farid Alfawakhiri

Atomic Force Microscopy

September 11, 2018

Author(s)

Jason P. Killgore, Teresa L. Kirschling

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Review of Refrigeration Methods

Author(s)

Ray Radebaugh

Implementing ASTM C1735 into Conventional Methods for Assessing Durability of Sealants

August 15, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Kelly Allore, Larry Carbary

The recent introduction of ASTM C1735 allows a durability assessment of a sealant joint assembly without incurring destruction. Conventional testing of sealant

Contribution of Density Functional Theory to Microporous Materials for Carbon Capture

August 6, 2018

Author(s)

Eric J. Cockayne

In this Chapter, we give a brief overview of how density functional theory (DFT) calculations have contributed to better understanding of the structure

Model Polymer Thin Films to Measure Structure & Dynamics of Confined, Swollen Networks

August 1, 2018

Author(s)

Sara V. Orski, Edwin P. Chan, Kirt A. Page, Kathryn L. Beers

In this chapter, we discuss applying X-ray reflectivity to study the structure and dynamics of dense and ultrathin polymer films upon exposure to solvent vapors

In situ Diffraction Studies of selected metal-organic framework (MOF) materials for guest capture/exchange applications

July 27, 2018

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng

This paper gives a brief review of in situ diffraction studies (including Synchrotron and conventional X-ray, energy dispersive X-ray, and neutron techniques)

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition: Competitor Feedback and Lessons Learned

July 15, 2018

Author(s)

Joseph A. Falco, Yu Sun, Maximo Roa

The First Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition, held during IROS 2016, allowed researchers focused on the application of robot systems to compare the

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition: Future Tasks to Support the Development of Assembly Robotics

July 15, 2018

Author(s)

Karl Van Wyk, Joseph A. Falco, Elena R. Messina

The Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition, held during the 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Daejeon

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition: Task Pool

July 15, 2018

Author(s)

Yu Sun, Joseph Falco, Nadia Cheng, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Erik Engeberg, Nancy Pollard, Maximo Roa, Zeyang Xia

A Robot Grasping and Manipulation Competition was held during IROS 2016. The competition provided a common set of robot tasks for researchers focused on the

The Evolution of Expressing and Exchanging Cyber-investigation Information in a Standardized Form

July 10, 2018

Author(s)

Eoghan Casey, Sean Barnum, Ryan Griffith, Jonathan Snyder, Harm van Beek, Alexander J. Nelson

This paper describes the evolution of a community-developed, standardized specification language for representing and exchanging information in the broadest

State-of-the-Art in Human-Robot Interaction

June 7, 2018

Author(s)

Jeremy Marvel, Megan Zimmerman, Shelly Bagchi

In this chapter, we will discuss the applications of HRI and HMI in industrial robotics, and will discuss topics such as collaborative robot safety, advances in

Optics Contamination

February 5, 2018

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio, Shannon B. Hill, Robert F. Berg, Sasa Bajt

Institutional support for combining multiple knowledge systems in planning and policy-making for community response and resilience to natural and anthropogenic hazards

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Jennifer F. Helgeson

A given community may be considered as a system of systems (i.e., socio-economic networks and supporting physical infrastructure); if there is failure in one

Friction and wear in micro and nanomachines

December 15, 2017

Author(s)

Maarten de Boer, Sameer Shroff, Frank W. DelRio, W R. Ashurst

The prediction and characterization of multi-length-scale tribological phenomena is challenging, yet essential for the advancement of micro- and nanomachine

The Future of Quantum Based Measurements and the SI

December 1, 2017

Author(s)

Carl J. Williams

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with other NMIs, is preparing for a new era in the history of metrology made possible by

From the Mise-en-pratique for Mass to the Future of Metrology for the SI

December 1, 2017

Author(s)

Carl J. Williams

The two most troublesome issues with the SI as currently defined involve the artifact kilogram (kg) and the electrical units. Defining the kg as exactly equal

The SI and Quantum Metrology

December 1, 2017

Author(s)

Carl J. Williams

The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is playing a major role in the worldwide effort to base the International System of