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America Joins a Metric World
Pamphlet issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards discussing the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, the work of the U.S. Metric Board, and how government agencies are facilitating a switch to the metric system.
Date:
February 1976
Creator:
United States. National Bureau of Standards.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analytical and Experimental Analysis of Procedures for Testing Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over testing procedures used for solar domestic water heating systems. Testing methods are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
February 1982
Creator:
Fanney, A. H.; Thomas, W. C.; Scarbrough, C. A. & Terlizzi, C. P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report and Directory of Accredited Laboratories: 1981
Annual report describing the activities and goals of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) during 1981, and a directory list of laboratories including the test methods for which they are accredited.
Date:
September 1982
Creator:
NVLAP (Program : U.S.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report and Directory of Accredited Laboratories: 1982
Annual report describing the activities and goals of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) during 1982, and a directory list of laboratories including the test methods for which they are accredited.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
NVLAP (Program : U.S.)
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of the Director of the Bureau of Standards to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1922
Annual report of the director of the U.S. National Bureau of Standards discussing the staff, facilities, and activities of the agency during the fiscal year 1921-1922.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Stratton, S. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Annual Variation of Temperature Field and Heat Transfer Under Heated Ground Surfaces (Slab-on-Grade Floor Heat Loss Calculation)
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on sub-surface temperatures and heat transfer. Testing methods are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
June 1983
Creator:
Kusuda, Tamami; Piet, O. & Bean, J. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Apparatus for Measuring the Relative Wear of Sole Leathers, and the Results Obtained with Leather from Different Parts of a Hide
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the quality of sole leather. As stated in the introduction, "the development of a simple method for quickly determining the durability of sole leather seemed desirable, and this paper discusses a laboratory apparatus designed for this purpose and also presents the results of tests made to date to determine the relative wear of leather from different parts of the hide" (p. 3). This paper includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
November 22, 1919
Creator:
Hart, R. W. & Bowker, R. C.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Application of Method of Characteristics to Model the Transport of Discrete Solids in Partially-Filled Pipe Flow
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over transporting discrete solids in partially-filled flow pipes. The methods and application of drainage flow are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
February 1982
Creator:
Swaffield, J. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Brief History of Measurement Systems: with a Chart of the Modernized Metric System
Pamphlet issued by the United States National Bureau of Standards providing an overview of the English system of measurement used in the United States and of the metric system. The internal pages of the pamphlet contain a chart labeled "The Modernized Metric System" which includes tables of common conversions and a chart of the seven base units: meter/length, kilogram/mass, second/time, ampere/electric current, kelvin/temperature, mole/amount of substance, and candela/luminous intensity, as well as two supplementary units: radian/plane angle and steradian/solid angle. There is also a graphic representation of yards versus meters in ruler form at the bottom.
Date:
August 1976
Creator:
United States. National Bureau of Standards.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Calibration of Temperature Measurement Systems Installed in Buildings
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over calibration of thermometers for accurate temperature measurements in buildings. Methods of on-site calibration are discussed. This report includes graphs, and illustrations.
Date:
January 1984
Creator:
Hurley, C. Warren & Schooley, James F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Climatic Charts and Data of the Radio Refractive Index for the United States and the World
From Introduction: "This Monograph has as its purpose the compilation and analysis of the extensive radio refractive index data available within the Central Radio Propagation Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards. This will be accomplished by presenting both tabulations of basic data for specific locations and charts for interpolation to any location."
Date:
November 25, 1960
Creator:
Bean, B. R.; Horn, J. D. & Ozanich, A. M., Jr.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Computer Modeling of the Vapor Compression Cycle with Constant Flow Area Expansion Device
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on vapor compression cycles. Methods of operation are discussed. This report includes graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Domanski, Piotr & Didion, David A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Computerizing Materials Data -- A Workshop for the Nuclear Power Industry
Abstract: This report summarizes the recommendations of a Workshop in Computerized Materials Data as related to engineers in the Nuclear Power Industry. Four areas of discussion are featured: the content of a proposed data system; its size and data sources; the user interfaces and system capabilities; and ways of making further progress. In addition, changes in the use of materials data in the Nuclear Power Industry and progress-to-date in computerizing these data are presented.
Date:
January 1985
Creator:
Rumble, John, Jr. & Westbrook, Jack H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative Measurements of Radio Fading in 1925
Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on radio fading. As stated in the abstract, "the series of measurements on fading were devoted to studies of fading effects during the sunset period, effects during the solar eclipse of January 24, the fading variations throughout a 24-hour day, and the effects of high transmitting power on fading" (p. 419). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
August 17, 1927
Creator:
Dellinger, J. H.; Jolliffe, C. B. & Parkinson, T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion and Protection of Steel Piles in a Natural Seawater Environment
From Introduction: "This paper describes some results of the first eight years of a fifteen year program in which a variety of coating and catholic protection systems are evaluated on their ability to protect steel piles in offshore conditions at Dam Neck, Virginia. It includes a description of the methods used in the evaluation and the results found on these systems."
Date:
June 1977
Creator:
Escalante, E.; Iverson, W. P.; Gerhold, W. F.; Sanderson, B. T. & Alumbaugh, R. L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion of Steel Pilings in Soils
From Introduction: "In this paper are presented the results obtained to date from the inspections of steel pilings. The investigation will be continued by additional inspections of pilings in other parts if the country in order to cover a wider range of soil environments."
Date:
October 24, 1962
Creator:
Romanoff, Melvin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coupled Circuits in Which the Secondary has Distributed Inductance and Capacity
Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on coupled circuits. Emphasis was placed on the secondary circuit and its inductance and capacity. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes illustrations.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Cohen, Louis
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Daylighting Model for Building Energy Simulation
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over the energy performance of a day-lighted building. The different models and functions are discussed. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
March 1983
Creator:
Gillette, Gary
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Density and Thermal Expansion of Ethyl Alcohol and of its Mixtures with Water
Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the thermal expansion of ethyl alcohol. As stated in the introduction, "the scope of the present work includes the preparation of pure anhydrous ethyl alcohol, the determination of the density and thermal expansion of this alcohol and its mixtures with water, and the construction from these data of tables for convenient use" (p. 328). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
1913
Creator:
Osborne, N. S.; McKelvy, E. C. & Bearce, H. W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dependence of Magnetic Hysteresis upon Wave Form
Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on magnetic hysteresis and its dependence upon wave form. Methods and equipment used during the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Lloyd, Morton G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of the Constants of Instrument Transformers
Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on instrument transformers. As stated in the first paragraph, "the principle of the method here described is the same for both current and potential transformers, being an application of the potentiometer method" (p. 281). The methods and equipment studied are presented and discussed.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Agnew, P. G. & Fitch, T. T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Determining Cost-Effective Insulation Levels for Masonry and Wood-Frame Walls in New Single-Family Housing
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over calculations for cost-effective insulation in single-family housing. Different calculations are made with regards to location, energy pricing, heating and cooling equipment available, and financial criteria. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
August 1981
Creator:
Petersen, Stephen R.; Barnes, Kimberly A. & Peavy, Bradley A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Evaluation of Effective Symbol Signs
Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over the history and development of sign systems in the United States. The research and development of more effective systems are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
May 1982
Creator:
Collins, Belinda Lowenhaupt
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Direct-Reading Device for Use in Computing Characteristics of Vacuum Tungsten Lamps (with Computing Chart)
Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over the development of a computing device to be used with vacuum lamps. The methods of development are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Skogland, J. F.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library