Analytical and Experimental Analysis of Procedures for Testing Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Variation of Temperature Field and Heat Transfer Under Heated Ground Surfaces (Slab-on-Grade Floor Heat Loss Calculation) (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Application of Method of Characteristics to Model the Transport of Discrete Solids in Partially-Filled Pipe Flow (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calibration of Temperature Measurement Systems Installed in Buildings (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Computer Modeling of the Vapor Compression Cycle with Constant Flow Area Expansion Device (open access)

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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Daylighting Model for Building Energy Simulation (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development and Evaluation of Effective Symbol Signs (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Directional Extreme Wind Speed Data for the Design of Buildings and Other Structures (open access)

Directional Extreme Wind Speed Data for the Design of Buildings and Other Structures

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over wind speed data collected for the design of buildings. The wind speed data is discussed. This report includes tables.
Date: March 1984
Creator: Changery, Michael J.; Dumitriu-Valcea, Eugene J. & Simiu, Emil
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effectiveness of Solar Shading for an Office Building (open access)

Effectiveness of Solar Shading for an Office Building

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over the effectiveness of solar screens on office buildings. The effectiveness of solar shading is discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1984
Creator: Treado, S.; Barnett, J. & Remmert, W.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Aspects of the September 19, 1985 Mexico Earthquake (open access)

Engineering Aspects of the September 19, 1985 Mexico Earthquake

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over the 1985 Mexico earthquake. The rescue efforts and damage assessments are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1987
Creator: Stone, William C.; Yokel, Felix Y.; Celebi, Mehmet; Hanks, Thomas & Leyendecker, Edgar V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Errata Sheet Number 1 for National Bureau of Standards Building Science Series 144, September 1983 (open access)

Errata Sheet Number 1 for National Bureau of Standards Building Science Series 144, September 1983

Errata sheet for a report issued by the National Bureau of Standards containing corrections to be added to NBS Bulletin 144.
Date: January 19, 1983
Creator: Crenshaw, Richard & Clark, Roy E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Construction Loads in Multistory Concrete Buildings (open access)

Evaluation of Construction Loads in Multistory Concrete Buildings

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over construction loads of multistory concrete buildings. Evaluations of the construction loads are discussed. This report includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 1983
Creator: Fattal, S. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Thermal Energy Conservation Schemes for an Experimental Masonry Building (open access)

An Evaluation of Thermal Energy Conservation Schemes for an Experimental Masonry Building

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over experiments conducted on a masonry building constructed inside an environmental chamber at the NBS. Different climactic conditions were simulated and the thermal response of the building was evaluated. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: July 1982
Creator: Gujral, Parambir S.; Clark, Raymond J. & Burch, Douglas M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
General Guidelines for the On-Site Calibration of Humidity and Moisture Control Systems in Buildings (open access)

General Guidelines for the On-Site Calibration of Humidity and Moisture Control Systems in Buildings

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over calibration of indoor humidity and moisture control. Guidelines used for on-site calibration are discussed. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1983
Creator: Hyland, Richard W. & Hurley, C. Warren
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geographical Variation in the Heating and Cooling Requirements of a Typical Single-Family House, and Correlation of These Requirements to Degree Days (open access)

Geographical Variation in the Heating and Cooling Requirements of a Typical Single-Family House, and Correlation of These Requirements to Degree Days

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the heating and cooling requirements for single-family homes. These requirements are determined from "Test Reference Year," or TRY data and long-term geographic climate information. This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: November 1978
Creator: Arens, Edward A. & Carroll, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Construction Failure of Harbour Cay Condominium in Cocoa Beach, Florida (open access)

Investigation of Construction Failure of Harbour Cay Condominium in Cocoa Beach, Florida

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over investigations of construction failure in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Factors for the construction failure are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Lew, H. S.; Carino, N. J.; Fattal, S. G. & Batts, M. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Construction Failure of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower at Willow Island, West Virginia (open access)

Investigation of Construction Failure of Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower at Willow Island, West Virginia

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over investigation of the collapse of a concrete cooling tower on Willow Island, West Virginia. Results of field, and laboratory tests are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1982
Creator: Lew, H. S.; Fattal, S. G.; Shaver, J. R.; Reinhold, T. A. & Hunt, B. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse (open access)

Investigation of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkways Collapse

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards documenting investigations conducted on construction failures of two suspended walkways in a Kansas City hotel. It includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and other details of the investigation.
Date: May 1982
Creator: Marshall, Richard D.; Pfrang, E. O.; Leyendecker, Edgar V.; Woodward, K. A.; Reed, R. P.; Kasen, M. B. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life-Cycle Costing: A Guide for Selecting Energy Conservation Projects for Public Buildings (open access)

Life-Cycle Costing: A Guide for Selecting Energy Conservation Projects for Public Buildings

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards discussing the energy conservation of public buildings. As stated in the introduction, "this report focuses on the establishment of a technically correct, practical, standardized approach for evaluating proposed energy conservation improvements in public buildings" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1978
Creator: Ruegg, Rosalie T.; McConnaughey, John S.; Sav, G. Thomas & Hockenbery, Kimberly A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Load Displacement Characteristics of Shallow Soil Anchors (open access)

Load Displacement Characteristics of Shallow Soil Anchors

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on load displacement of shallow soil anchors. Characteristics and testing methods are discussed. This report includes graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1982
Creator: Yokel, Felix Y.; Chung, Riley M.; Rankin, Frank A. & Yancey, Charles W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low-Voltage Room Thermostat Performance (open access)

Low-Voltage Room Thermostat Performance

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over low voltage electric thermostats. Thermostat test results are discussed. This report includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1983
Creator: Kao, James Y.; Sushinsky, George; Didion, David A.; Mastascusa, E. J. & Chi, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library
On-Site Calibration of Flow Metering Systems Installed in Buildings (open access)

On-Site Calibration of Flow Metering Systems Installed in Buildings

Report issued by the National Bureau of Standards over calibration of flow-metering systems. Methods for on-site calibration are discussed. This report includes illustrations.
Date: January 1984
Creator: Baker, David W. & Hurley, C. Warren
System: The UNT Digital Library