Disaster and Failure Studies News
Release Date: 09/19/2012
Online registration is now open for Forensics@NIST 2012, a three-day symposium on cutting-edge forensic science research being … more
Release Date: 02/07/2012
Wind conditions at a fire scene can make a critical difference on the behavior of the blaze and the safety of firefighters, even indoors, … more
Release Date: 10/13/2011
As part of its technical study on the impacts of the devastating May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., the National Institute of … more
Release Date: 09/27/2011
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unleash its Dragon—a NIST invention that bellows showers of glowing … more
Release Date: 09/13/2011
As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building … more
Release Date: 08/16/2011
For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures … more
Release Date: 08/02/2011
Two wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires* earlier this year outside of Amarillo, Texas, destroyed 70 homes, burned more than 25,000 acres of land, … more
Release Date: 07/25/2011
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* said that it will conduct a full technical study on the impacts of the May 22, … more
Release Date: 06/06/2011
A massive tornado, rated category EF5 (the most powerful on the Enhanced Fujita scale), hit Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011. According to the U.S. … more
Release Date: 03/30/2011
A new National Research Council (NRC) report presents a 20-year road map that outlines steps for increasing U.S. resilience to earthquakes, … more
Release Date: 03/15/2011
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on its study of the June 18, 2007, fire at the Sofa Super … more
Release Date: 02/02/2011
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking nominations of individuals for appointment to the National Construction … more
Release Date: 11/09/2010
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces … more
Release Date: 10/28/2010
Nelson Bryner, Study Team Leader and Deputy Division Chief, Fire Research Division National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST News … more
Release Date: 10/28/2010
Volume I: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire - South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume II: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super … more