Determining Cost-Effective Insulation Levels for Masonry and Wood-Frame Walls in New Single-Family Housing (open access)

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
Energy Measurement in the Standard Penetration Test (open access)

Energy Measurement in the Standard Penetration Test

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over standard penetration testing. The history, limitations, and testing procedures are presented. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Kovacs, William D.; Salomone, Lawrence A. & Yokel, Felix Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Modernized Metric System: the International System of Units-SI

Revised wall chart of the seven base units of the modernized metric system, including length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, amount of substance, luminous intensity, and plane angle.
Date: August 1981
Creator: United States. National Bureau of Standards.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building for the First 3 Years of Operation (open access)

Performance of the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building for the First 3 Years of Operation

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over use of the Norris Cotton Federal Building. The report focuses on the energy conservation features of the building. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Hill, James Edward; May, William B., Jr.; Richtmyer, Thomas E.; Elder, Jacqueline; Tibbott, Robert L.; Yonemura, Gary T. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refracted-Ray Scanning (Refracted Near-Field Scanning) for Measuring Index Profiles of Optical Fibers (open access)

Refracted-Ray Scanning (Refracted Near-Field Scanning) for Measuring Index Profiles of Optical Fibers

From introduction: The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe refracted-ray scanning in detail, to analyze it as a measurement system, to document a particular system for implementing it, and to show some exemplary results.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Young, Matt
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library