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A11103 DfiflbMl NATL INST OF STANDARDS & TECH R I.C. hnology Publications A1 11 0308864- Unlted States. Natio/Building technology 1976 QC100 .U57 N0.457 C.4 NBS-PUB-C' 3: 1978 Cover photo courtesy of ' U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development I BUILDING ' , ^ TECHNOLOGY acjoo PUBLICATIONS Supplement 3: 1978 S^H'^ c . 1— JoAnne R. Debelius, Editor Center for Building Technology National Engineering Laboratory National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 July 1979 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary Jordan Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Director Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-600099 National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 457-3 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ. 457-3, 106 pages (July 1979) CODEN: XNBSAV U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1979 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price $4 Stock Number 003-003-02096-6 This report presents the National Bureau of Standards' Introduction Center for Building Technology (CBT) publications for calendar year 1978. It is the third supplement to NBS Special Publication 457, Building Technology Publications 1965- 1975, and list all CBT documents issued during the period from January 1, 1978 to December 31, 1978. It includes titles and abstracts of each NBS publication and papers published in non-NBS media; key word and other indexes; and general information and instructions on how to order CBT publica- tions. This report provides the means of communicating the results of CBT research to its various technical audiences, as well as to the general public. Publications constitute a major end product to CBT's efforts and, in 1978, appeared in several NBS publications series (Building Science Series, Technical Notes, Special Publications, Handbooks and NBS Interagency Reports) as well as non—NBS published media such as the technical and trade publications. NBS publication abbrevia- tions are: BSS - Building Science Series TN - Technical Note SP - Special Publication H - Handbook NBSIR - National Bureau of Standards Interagency Report OCR - Government Contract Report This document is divided into three main sections. The first Titles and Abstracts, provides report titles, author(s), date of publication, selected key words, and abstracts of NBS tech- nical reports and papers published in outside sources. The Author Index cites each CBT author and gives the publication title and/ or number of those documents Usted in this supple- ment. The Key Word Index is a subject index, listing one-word summaries of the building research topics for each publica- tion and paper. By selecting a main word or subject, which is 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 re- search in many disciplines other than building technology. Interested readers will find NBS research publications listed in NBS Special Publication 305, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards and its supplements, from which parts of this report have been taken. iii Most current CBT publications (excluding A'^^^' Interagency Reports) are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Obtaining U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Microfiche and paper copies of most CBT publications may be Publications ordered through the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Two other sources are the Department of Commerce field offices and libraries designated to receive government publications. The current price list and availability of publications Hsted in the report are given in Appendix C. Department of Commerce Field Offices are maintained in the cities listed in Appendix B. Their purpose is to provide ready access at the local level, to publications, statistical statements, and surveys. Each Field Office serves as an official sales agent of the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office. These offices make available for local pur- chase a wide range of Government publications. The refer- ence library maintained by each Field office contains many Government and private publications, periodicals, directories, reports and other reference materials. The libraries listed in Appendix A are designated depositories for Government publications and are now receiving selected publication series of the National Bureau of Standards' for general reference use. While every Government publication cannot be sent to all depository libraries, certain designated Regional libraries are required to receive and retain one copy of all Government publications made available either in printed or microfiche form. To obtain information on which publications are available, please contact the depository library in your area. The Photoduplication Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540, makes photoduplicates of material in its collections for research use. National Bureau of Stand- ards publications are on file at the library, so that copies of any Bureau document that is out of print usually can be obtained. Full information concerning this service may be secured by writing to the Library of Congress at the address noted above. In making such inquiry, it is important to give an accurate and complete identification whenever possible (author, title, place of publication, name of series and number, if known) of the document desired. iv Contents TITLES AND ABSTRACTS 1 Building Science Series 3 Technical Notes 6 Special Publications 9 Handbooks 24 NBS Interagency Reports 25 Government Contract Reports 34 Papers Published in Non-NBS Media, 1978 36 AUTHOR INDE 47 KEY WORD INDEX 55 APPENDIX A. 85 List of Depository Libraries in the United States APPENDIX B. 99 List of Field Offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce APPENDIX C. 101 CBT Publication Order Numbers and Price List I Titles and Abstracts 1 BUILDING SCIENCE SERIES Building Science Series reports disseminate technical infor- A wood-frame residence having only limited insulation in the mation developed at the Center on building materials, com- attic was retrofitted in three stages to reduce its energy require- ponents, systems, and whole structures. The series presents ments for heating and cooling. The three retrofit stages com- research results, test methods, and performance criteria related prised: reducing air leaks; adding storm windows; and installing to the structural and environmental functions and the durability insulation in the floor, ceiling, and walls. The house was exten- and safety characteristics of building elements and systems. sively instrumented to evaluate energy savings and other per- formance factors. An economic model was used to evaluate the BSS84. Design Guide for reducing transportation noise in and cost effectiveness of the retrofit options and the number of buildings, S. Pallett, Wehrli, around D. R. R. D. Kilmer, and years to pay back their initial investment. T. L. Quindry, Nat. Bur. Stand. {U.S.), Bldg. Sci. Ser. 84, 176 The walls of the test house were insulated with three dif- (Apr. 1687-0. pages 1978) SN003-003-0 ferent types of insulating material: fibrous glass wool, cellulosic Key words: acoustics; architectural acoustics; building fiber, and urea-formaldehyde foam. The thermal performance acoustics; environmental noise; noise; noise control; sound; of those three insulating materials was measured and compared, transportation system noise. both in the field and laboratory. "Recommended good practices" for moisture protection This design guide presents a unified procedure for the selec- were applied when insulation was installed in the test house. tion of noise criteria in and around buildings, for the prediction The effectiveness of these measures in preventing damaging of exterior and interior noise levels arising as a consequence of moisture accumulation in crawl spaces and attics was evalu- transportation systems operations, and for the evaluation of the ated. adequacy of building designs with regard to environmental Finally, thermographic surveys were performed before and noise. Noise criteria levels are suggested in terms of equivalent after the retrofit. Based on the results of these surveys, criteria sound levels (Leq). Simplified predictive methods enable the for distinguishing between insulated and uninsulated wood- estimation of noise levels arising as a consequence of highway, frame cavity walls were presented. railway, and aircraft operations. The sound isolation provided BSS108. Safety on stairs, D. H. Carson, J. C. Archea, S. T. by the building shell is estimated by means of a new single- Margulis, and F. E. Carson, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Bldg. figure rating system. Finally, design manipulations which may make possible the improvement of the acoustic conditions in Sci. Ser. 108. 122 pages (Nov. 1978) SN003-003-O2026-5. and around buildings are suggested. Key words: accidents; architectural psychology; consumer products; environmental factors; home safety; occupant BSS102. The thermal performance of a two-bedroom mobile behavior; survey technique. home, G. J. Tietsma and B. A. Peavy, Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Bldg. Sci. Ser. 102, 59 pages (Feb. 1978) SN003-003- Stairways are commonplace in U.S. homes. Stairway design 01863-5. and construction standards are based