Announcing-The Building Science Series The "Building Science Series" disseminates technical information developed at the Bureau on building materials, components, systems, and whole structures. The series presents research results, test methods, and performance criteria related to the structural and environmental functions and the durability and safety characteristics of building elements and systems. These publications, similar in style and content to the NBS Building Materials and Structure Reports (1938-59), are directed toward the manufacturing, design, and construction segments of the building industry, standards organizations, officials responsible for building codes, and scientists and engineers concerned with the properties of building materials. The material for this series originates principally in the Building Research Division of the NBS Institute for Applied Technology. Published or in preparation are: BSS1. Performance of Buildings-Concept and Measurement. Man and His Shelter. $2.75 Interrelations Between Cement and Concrete Properties: Part 1, Materials and Techniques, Water Requirements and Trace Elements. 35 cents BSS3. Doors as Barriers to Fire and Smoke. 15 cents BSS4. Weather Resistance of Porcelain Enamels: Effect of Exposure Site and other Variables BSS5. Interrelations Between Cement and Concrete Properties: Part 2, Sulfate Expansion, BSS6. Some Properties of the Calcium Aluminoferrite Hydrates. 20 cents BSS7. BSS8. BSS9. Organic Coatings. Properties, Selection, and Use. $2.50 Interrelations Between Cement and Concrete Properties: Part 3, Compressive Strengths of Portland Cement Test Mortars and Steam-Cured Mortars. 55 cents Thermal-Shock Resistance for Built-Up Membranes. 20 cents BSS10. Field Burnout Tests of Apartment Dwelling Units. 25 cents BSS12. Performance of Square-Edged Orifices and Orifice-Target Combinations as Air Mixers. 15 cents BSS13. Shrinkage and Creep in Prestressed Concrete. 15 cents BSS14. Experimental Determination of Eccentricity of Floor Loads Applied to a Bearing Wall. 15 cents BSS15. Interrelations Between Cement and Concrete Properties: Part 4, Shrinkage of Hardened Portland Cement Pastes. 75 cents BSS16. Techniques for the Survey and Evaluation of Live Floor Loads and Fire Loads in Modern Office Buildings. 40 cents BSS17. Causes of Variation in Chemical Analyses and Physical Tests of Portland Cement. 40 cents BSS18. Smoke and Gases Produced by Burning Aircraft Interior Materials. 35 cents BSS19. A Study of the Variables Involved in the Saturating of Roofing Felts. 30 cents BSS22. Investigation of Performance Characteristics for Sanitary Plumbing Fixtures. (In press) BSS23. Hail Resistance of Roofing Products. 25 cents BSS24. Natural Weathering of Mineral Stabilized Asphalt Coatings on Organic Felt. 30 cents BSS25. Structural Performance Evaluation of a Building System. $1.25 BSS26. Radiation Errors in Air Ducts Under Nonisothermal Conditions Using Thermocouples, Thermistors, and a Resistance Thermometer. 25 cents Send orders with remittance to: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government [See mailing list announcement on last page.] |