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PB83-118869 1981 BUILDING TECHNOL Y PUBLICATIONS u.s. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 457-6 REPRODUCED BY NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE u.s. DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE SPRINGFiElD. VA. 22161 NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards' was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benellt. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (I) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientilic and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau's technical work is per formed by the National Measurement Laboratory, the National Engineering Laboratory, and the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology. THE NATIONAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY provides the national system of physical and chemical and materials measurement; coordinates the system with measurement systems of other nations and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical and chemical measurement throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce; conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government agencies; develops, produces, and distributes Standard Relerence Materials; and provides calibration services. The Laboratory consists of the following centers: Absolute Physical Quantities2 - Radiation Research - Chemical Physics - Analytical Chemistry - Materials Science THE NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY provides technology and technical ser vices to the public and private sectors to address national needs and to solve national problems; conducts research in engineering and applied science in support of these efforts; builds and maintains competence in the necessary disciplines required to carry out this research and technical service; develops engineering data and measurement capabilities; provides engineering measurement traceability services; develops test methods and proposes engineering standards and code changes; develops and proposes new engineering practices; and develops and improves mechanisms to transler results of its research to the ultimate user. The Laboratory consists of the following centers: Applied Mathematics - Electronics and Electrical Engineering2 - Manufacturing Engineering - Building Technology - Fire Research - Chemical Engineering2 THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides scientific and technical services to aid Federal agencies in the selection, acquisition, application, and use of computer technology to improve eltectiveness and economy in Government operations in accordance with Public Law 89-306 (40 U.S.C. 759), relevant Executive Orders, and other directives; carries out this mission by managing the Federal Information Processing Standards Program, developing Federal ADP standards guidelines, and managing Federal participation in ADP voluntary standardization activities; provides scientific and technological advisory services and assistance to Federal agencies; and provides the technical foundation for computer-related policies of the Federal Government. The Institute consists of the following centers: Programming Science and Technology- Computer Systems Engineering. 'Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, MD, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, DC 20234. 'Some divisions within the center are located at Boulder, CO 80303. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS Suppllement 6: 1981 Linda Beavers, Editor Center for Building Technology National Engineering Laboratory National Bureau of Standards Washington, DC 20234 June 1982 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Director National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 457-6 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.) Spec. Pub!. 457-6, 94 pages (June 1982) CODEN: XNBSAV u.s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1982 ~- -:-7·= . ": ~ < - - ~ ,~__ _~ _ - _:t- INTRODUCTION This report presents the National Bureau of Standards' Center for Building Technology (CBT) publications for 1981. It is the sixth supplement to NBS Special Publication 457, Building Technology Publications 1965-1975, and lists CBT documents issued or recorded during the period January 1 to December 31, 1981. It includes titles and abstracts of each NBS publication and each paper published in non-NBS media, key word and author indexes, and general information and instructions on how to order CBT publications. This report communicates the results of CBT research to various technical audiences, as well as to the general public. Publications constitute a major end product to CBT's efforts and, in 1981, appeared in several NBS publication series (Building Science Series, Technical Notes, Handbooks, Special Publications, NBS Interagency Reports, Grant/Contract Reports and the Journal of Research) as well as in non-NBS media such as technical and trade publications. Publications appearing in non-NBS media have each been assigned a five-digit number. NBS publication series abbreviations are: BSS - Building Science Series TN - Technical Note H - Handbook SP - Special Publication NBSIR - National Bureau of Standards Interagency Report GCR - Grant/Contract Report J. Res. - Journal of Research This document is divided into three main sections. The first, Titles and Abstracts, provides the report title, author(s), date of publication, selected key words, and an abstract of each NBS publication and each paper published in an outside source. The Author Index cites each CBT author and gives the publication title and/or number referencing documents listed in this supplement. The Key Word Index is a subject index, listing word summaries of the building research topics for eah publication and paper. By selecting a main word or subject, which are listed alphabetically, the user is able to locate reports of interest through the subject related words found in the key word index. CBT is part of the National Engineering Laboratory, National Bureau of Standards. NBS undertakes basic and applied research in various areas. Interested readers will find other NBS publications listed in NBS Special Publication 305-13, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards 1981, from which parts of this report have been taken. iii contents was induced into the specimens by maintaining a constant water vapor pressure difference across them. Two performance characteristics of the NDE methods were evaluated: (a) the minimum moisture content a method could detect, and (b) the relationship between NDE response and moisture content BUILDING beyond the minimum detectable moisture content. The two performance characteristics were assessed through normalization parameters defined in terms of the NDE response and its scatter about SCIENCE a fitted curve. There were differences in the performance characteristics, the magnitude of which depend on the NDE method, the svecimen composition, and the deck type used. SERIES BSS132. Yokel, F. Y.; Yancey, C. W. c.; Mullen, C. L. A study of reaction forces on mobile home foundations caused by wind and flood loads. Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.s.) Bldg. Sci. Ser. 132; 1981 March. 84 p. SN003-oo3·0230 1-9. Key words: buoyancy forces; flood forces; foundations; hurricane Building Science Series reports disseminate technical information forces; mobile home; soil anchors; standards; tied own; wind developed at the Bureau on building materials, components, systems, forces. and whole structures. The series presents research results, test methods, and performance criteria related to the structural and Forces acting on the foundations of mobile homes subjected to environmental functions and the durability and safety characteristics wind and flood loads were calculated and are presented in a series of of building elements and systems. computer-generated charts. The loading conditions considered are the two levels of wind loads presently stipulated in the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standard, a hurricane wind load BSS130. Elder, J.; Tibbott, R. L. User acceptance of an energy recommended by the National Bureau of Standards (NBSIR 77-1289), efficient office building-A study of the Norris Cotton Federal buoyancy forces, and draft forces resulting from flood water flow. Office Building. Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.s.) Bldg. SCI: Ser. 130; 1981 The calculated forces are compared with present anchoring January. 122 p. SN003·oo3·02278·1. requirements in ANSI Standard 119.3 (NFPA No. SOl A). It is concluded that diagonal ties are instrumental in resisting wind forces, Key words: energy conservation; lighting; man/environment and that vertical ties are more effective than diagonal ties in resisting research; noise; office building; post·occupancy evaluation; flood forces. questionnaire; temperature; ventilation; windows. BSS133. Hill, J. E.; May, W. B., Jr.; Richtmyer, T. E.; Elder, J.; The General Services Administration built the Norris Cotton Tibbott, R. L.; Yonemura, G. T.; Hunt, C. M.; Chen, P. T. Federal Office Building in Manchester, New Hampshire, and chose it Performance of the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building for the as a "demonstration