NBSIR 74-514

1973 International Activities,

Center for Building Technology

Charles C. Raley

Coordinator of International Affairs

Center for Building Technology

Institute for Applied Technology

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D. C. 20234

July 1974

Final

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

NBSIR 74-514

1973 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES,

CENTER FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Charles C. Raley

Coordinator of International Affairs

Center for Building Technology

Institute for Applied Technology

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D. C. 20234

July 1974

Final

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Frederick B. Dent. Secretary

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Richard W. Roberts. Director

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 1

Formal Cooperative Programs . 2

US/France Cooperative Program 2

US/UK Complementary Program 8

US/Japan Panel Program 11

Proposed US/Switzerland Cooperative Program , . . 13

Exchange Programs . . . 14

Special Projects ......... 16

The United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) Program 16

Special Foreign Currency Program ..... 19

Proposed Brazil Project . 22

International Organization Memberships ..... 23

CIB Activities 23

USNCCIB Activities 26

ISO Activities , 30

RILEM Activities 32

USNCIIR Activities 35

Center for Building Technology Guests 36

Foreign Guest Workers 36

Foreign Visitors 37

Center for Building Technology Foreign Travel .... 46

Center for Building Technology Organization Chart 51

INTRODUCTION

The Center for Building Technology (CBT) supports the view of the National

Bureau of Standards (NBS) that domestic scientific research should be

coordinated with the expertise of the world community in order to reach

desired objectives. The problem of providing man with shelter is one faced

throughout the world. Although each country has difficulties peculiar to

itself, there exist large areas of common interest. These areas should be

discovered, discussed ana divided among interested nations in such a way

that solutions can be found efficiently and without duplication of effort.

Individual professional ties among staff members in international building

organizations form the base of such cooperative efforts. On a second

level, various institutions agree to exchange published research information on a regular basis. Eventually it may be desirable to establish

formal cooperative or complementary programs in which the roles of the

participants are clearly defined. At this point division of labor becomes

feasible. These three approaches to international cooperation are all

vitally important to the Center for Building Technology and are arrangements it would eagerly discuss with other nations.

This is the second issue of an annual publication intended to provide CBT

management and foreign research organizations with a summary of CBT international activities. Background material on activities which originated in

previous years can be obtained from the 1972 report (NBSIR 74-432). Should

copies of that or any other referenced publication be desired, please contact the author of this report.

Prior to the publication of this report, two important changes took place

in CBT. First, the Building Fires and Safety Section, headed by Mr. I. A.

BENJAMIN, was transferred from CBT to the Fire Technology Division on October 1, 1973, and renamed the Program for Fire Control -Construction.

CBT replaced Mr. BENJAMIN'S section with a Building Safety Section.

Second, Dr. J. R. WRIGHT was appointed Deputy Director of the Institute for

Applied Technology (of which CBT is a part) on February 24, 1974, at which

time he relinquished his position as CBT Director. The following June,

Dr. R. N. WRIGHT, who had been Deputy Director/Technical, CBT, was named

Director of the Center. For the sake of continuity, however, the persons

involved in these changes will be treated in this report according to their

pre-October 1973 status.
FORMAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

US/FRANCE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM

Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment (CSTB)

, 4 Avenue du Recteur Poincare

- : •, 75782 Paris CEDEX 16

FRANCE

In a joint statement issued on November 25, 1969, by Mr. F. X. ORTOLI,

Minister of Industrial Development and Scientific Research, and Dr. L. DU

BRIDGE, White House Science Advisor, cooperation between France and the

United States in several scientific fields, including building technology,

was initiated. Formal letters of agreement were then exchanged by Mr. G.

BLACHERE, Director of the Scientific and Technical Building Center (CSTB)

in Paris, and Dr. L. M. BRANSCOMB, then Director of the National Bureau of

Standards, for the establishment of a cooperative program between CSTB and

the Center for Building Technology (CBT). Since that time the two organizations have had an active interchange of research personnel and information as well as periodic study team visits.

On June 15, 1973, Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director of CBT, met with Mr. G. HIERHOLTZ,

Chief of International Affairs, CSTB, in Washington to discuss the cooperative

program. The following October 1, Dr. WRIGHT discussed in detail the

progress of the various projects with Mr. BLACHERE in Paris. 1973 activity

with respect to these projects is outlined below.

Environmental Engineering ' - " ..nv

This is the most developed of the CSTB/CBT cooperative projects. During

1973 the following subjects were discussed:

1. Correlation of computer calculation studies made by CSTB (analog)

and CBT (digital). An important aspect of this project is the

. .. computation of heating design and natural air conditioning limits

; '[ based on building thermal mass. The results, to be released soon

. : / , in two reports, would help reduce energy consumption. Other

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' facets of this project include the exchange of thermal modeling

information.

2. CI imatological data. CSTB has developed an instrument to measure

the long wave heat loss of a building to the sky. Several of the

instruments are being built in France. CBT has ordered one which

should be delivered in 1974.

3. Room air distribution and convection. CBT wrote a report on this

subject for the US Office of Civil Defense and also produced a five minute film on the study. Both of these are being sent to

CSTB.

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4. Ventilation of dwellings; humidifi cation of supply air. CSTB has

supplied CBT with information on ventilation used in French low

cost housing. Information exchange continues on other aspects of

the subject.

5. Overall design of a prototype apartment building heated by electricity, CSTB is acting as the architectural -engineering firm in

the design of an all-electric apartment building. The goal of

the project is to increase significantly thermal comfort while

raising energy cor sumption costs not more than 20%. This would

be done using building thermal mass. (The first building should

be completed in two to three years.) CBT would like to evaluate

the building against the "Guide Criteria for the Design and Evaluation of Operation Breakthrough Housing Systems".

6. Heat pumps. Based on information collected in the US, CSTB has

made a feasibility study of the use of heat pumps in France. The

draft report was given to CBT in July 1973 for review. CSTB and

CBT may begin a joint project concerning the use of heat pumps

in the prototype building discussed above.

7. Solar energy. CSTB provided CBT with the proceedings of an international meeting, "The Sun in the Service of Mankind", held

in Paris in July 1973. In turn, CBT sent CSTB descriptions of

various solar houses that have been built around the world. In 1974 CSTB will make a study of solar energy in France and in

particular, a comparison of the performance of solar houses

against conventional houses.

8. Energy conservation. In July 1973, CBT gave CSTB its finished

report "Technical Options for Energy Conservation in Buildings"

(NBS Technical Note 789) of which CSTB made a thorough review.

During July CSTB received an American group making a survey of

energy conservation in Europe. Among the members were two officals

of the Institute for Applied Technology, NBS: Drs. BERG and

KREIDER.

9. Air cleaning problems. CSTB will make a feasibility study of air

cleaning for central air supply systems to be used in French

buildings in the coming years. CBT will send reports of its

studies to CSTB.

10. . Hospital environment. CSTB intends to undertake a study con- cerning hospitals for the French Health Ministry. One phase of

this study is to send an engineer to the US for one year to be

trained in the area of hospital environmental engineering. CBT

will find suitable organizations to provide this training.

11. Thermal performance of whole buildings. While CSTB is working on the all-electric apartment building, CBT will be studying single

family housing. Mutual exchange of data continues.

12. Instrumentation. Techniques used in instrumentation of projects

is being shared.

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13. Physiology. CSTB and CBT would like to prepare a joint document

defining future habitability criteria from the standpoint of

sleeping comfort, learning ability and industrial environment.

This might be done in cooperation with Professor B. METZ, Director of the Bioclimatic Studies Center in Strasbourg, France.

14. Air leakage of ducts. CSTB will provide CBT with information

from the appropriate French organization, Technical Center for

Aerological and Thermal Industries (CETIAT).

15. Evaporative air cooling. CBT will study the material developed

by CSTB on an inexpensive air conditioning device used in French

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' : school buildings. CBT will explore the possibility of adapting

this system for use in certain parts of the western United States.

16. ASHRAE activities. CBT will continue to provide CSTB with material concerning the activities of the American Society for

Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) as well as helping CSTB staff to become members.

17. Electrical distribution problems. CSTB is sending a report it

finished in 1973 on electrical heating to CBT. In addition CSTB

will forward information from Electricite de France, the national

electrical authority, to CBT.

18. Moisture transfer. A study of cold storage warehouse walls is

taking place at CBT and information is being exchanged.

19. Smoke and ventilation. A study on this subject is now in progress at CSTB and the results will be sent to CBT.

20. Tightness of double glazed windows. Information on current

investigations at CSTB will be sent to CBT.

21. Mechanical vibration and plumbing noise. Information will continue to be exchanged.

During 1973 two exchanges of thermal engineering personnel took place.

Dr. J. HILL, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT, made an intensive

study visit to CSTB from July 9 through July 20, 1973. The purpose of this

trip was to determine the status of space heating and cooling with solar

energy in France, and to continue to exchange information on projects being

conducted in both organizations. During his stay Dr. HILL also visited ten

other institutions interested in thermal studies including the Solar

Energy Laboratory of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS)

located at Odeillo in the French Pyrenees Mountains. Here during recent

years. Professor TROMBE has been conducting studies on the use of solar

energy for house heating.

Between October 1 - 12, 1973, Mr. A. REGEF of CSTB visited the United

States under a program sponsored by CBT. Ten organizations including NBS were visited in connection with the topics of heat pumps, air motion, and

heat recovery.

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Plans for 1974 include Messrs. RUBENSTEIN and BOREL of CSTB visiting CBT in

the fall on the subject of air cleaning, and the French prototype apartment

building respectively; and second, CBT participation with CSTB in the

organization of the Second Symposium on Thermal Engineering Calculations by

Computers to be held in Paris June 12 - 14, 1974. Mr. P. R. ACHENBACH,

Chief Building Environment Division, CBT, and Dr. T. KUSUDA, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT, will take part.

Durability of Materials

On March 9, 1973, Dr. W. ROSSITER of the Materials and Composites Section,

CBT, arrived in France to spend a year in the CSTB laboratories. Dr,

ROSSITER'S principal area of investigation is concerned with the thermal

cycling of foamed-plastic roofing insulations (particularly polystyrene) to

which a bituminous waterproofing membrane has been completely adhered. Dr.

ROSSITER has completed the assembly of all necessary equipment and is

carrying out his experimental work. Both Mr. BLACHERE and Mr. FARHI (Dr.

ROSSITER' s immediate supervisor) are quite pleased with the progress he has

made. Dr. ROSSITER will return to CBT in June 1974 after completing a draft report on the project intended for joint CSTB/CBT publication,.

Dr. G. FROHNSDORFF, Chief of the Materials and Composites Section, CBT,

visited CSTB in September 24, 1973. In addition to meeting with Dr. ROSSITER,

he was able to get a general overview of the work done at CSTB including

materials research, plumbing, and fire studies.

Between October 9-19, 1973, Mr. R. COPE of the Grenoble Establishment of

CSTB visited the United States on the subject of the use of plastics in

building. In addition to CBT, Mr. COPE visited five plastics organizations,

and attended an ASTM meeting on adhesives. Mr. COPE was one member of the

two-man third Regular French Team, mentioned later in this report.

Wind Loads on Structures

During 1973 CSTB and CBT wind engineering researchers continued to exchange

reports and information on their studies. The CSTB group at the Nantes

Establishment is studying wind loads acting on buildings located on hills,

where wind loading is stronger than in flat terrain. This is of interest

to CBT since no criteria for the wind design of structures located on hills

are provided by the American National Standards Institute. CSTB researchers have, on the other hand, expressed an interest in, and have received

from CBT information on automated spectral analysis techniques and methods

for estimating dynamic alongwind response.

Dr. E. SIMIU, Structures Section, CBT, has been invited to visit the CSTB

wind research facility at Nantes in June 1974.

Fire Research

CSTB is interested in receiving copies of legislation passed by the US

Congress on fire research and safety, as well as information on the NBS

fire loads project being carried out for the General Services Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This material

will be sent when available.

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Building Acoustics

Mr. J. VI AN, the other member of the third Regular French Team, also from

CSTB, Grenoble, studied the subject of noise cancellation during his stay

in the United States, October 9 - 25, 1973. A total of ten organizations,

including NBS, were visited in order to discuss the type of microphone

necessary for the noise cancellation process. In addition, Mr. VIAN attended a convention of noise experts held in Washington. As a result of

the visit, CSTB may contract with an American company to provide the nec- essary microphone system.

CBT developed and finished building a hybrid analog-digital system apparatus

designed for data storage and the determination of the slope and maximum

amplitude of noise. Mr. D. BLOMQUIST, Applied Acoustics Section (formerly

part of CBT), delivered the system to the Grenoble station of CSTB for

their use on November 12, 1973. Before returning to NBS on November 16,

Mr. BLOMQUIST explained the system to the CSTB staff, and gave instructions

on its maintenance. A test of the apparatus was then successfully completed.

Special Team Visit-Medical Facilities

A reciprocal Special French Team, concerned with health care facilities,

visited the US between June 4 - 15, 1973. The group, led by Mr. HIERHOLTZ

of CSTB, provided the opportunity for members of the French Government to

visit major American medical facilities. Team participants included officials of the Ministry of Public Health, the Central Building Society of

the Savings Bank Union (SCIC), and the Central Society for Territorial

Facilities (SCET). Following a briefing session at CBT the team began its

study tour of these facilities: the Mayo Clinic, the Methodist Hospital,

Rochester; Letterman General Hospital, Oak Knoll Hospital, and the Kaiser

Foundation Hospital, San Francisco area; the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Diego; Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Columbia, Maryland; Fairfax

County Hospital, Virginia; and the National Institute of Health, Bethesda.

A followup trip to Washington was made on October 9, 1973 by Mr. J. BONGRAND,

Chief of the Structures and Facilities Service, French Ministry of Public

Health. In discussions with Dr. WRIGHT and Mr. S. KRAMER, the CBT leader

for this project, Mr. BONGRAND suggested two future visits to the United

States by French authorities. The first mission would make a study of

hospital construction topics such as nursing unit configurations, com- munication systems, surgical unit design and building technology; while the

second would concern an overview of extended care facilities such as nursing

homes.

Regular Team Visits

As mentioned previously, the third Regular French Team came to CBT in

October 1973 (see sections on Durability of Materials and Building Acoustics). The third Regular US Team visit to France, scheduled for June

10-21, 1974, will have as its theme " Industril ization Applied to Residential Construction." The team, to be composed of representatives from

government agencies and private organizations involved in this subject,

will be headed by Dr. E. 0. PFRANG, Chief of the Structures, Materials and

Life Safety Division, CBT.

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Transl ations

During 1973 two French articles were translated, and then published in

English by CBT. They arer "Ventilation Air Inlets for Dwellings" (NBS

Technical Note 710-6), and "Weak Thermal Points or Thermal Bridges" (NBS

Technical Note 710-7). Three additional French articles are expected to

be published by CBT in 1974.

The distribution of the first seven Technical Note translations has been

very successful. Of the 1C,040 copies printed, nearly 10,900 (85%) have

been requested and disseminated.

There is general agreement between CSTB and CBT that the US/France Cooperative Program in Building Technology is being carried out in a successful

manner. It is observed that both organizations obtain direct participation

from their respective staffs without difficulty. In addition, CSTB and CBT

are effective in incorporating expertise from other government agencies

within their two countries. This has been demonstrated in the two special

hospital teams. However, the involvement of the academic and industrial

community will be stressed in future exchanges of teams and individuals.

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US/UK COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAM

Building Research Establishment (BRE)

Garston, Watford, WD2 7JR

UNITED KINGDOM

On July 21, 1971, a memorandum of understanding was signed by Mr. P. WALKER,

Secretary of State, UK Department of the Environment and Mr. G. ROMNEY,

Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. It outlines a program for cooperation in matters concerning urban environment

including housing and building technology. The Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the Center for Building Technology (CBT), have long been

acquainted with each other's work and have had a great deal of interaction.

With the signing of the memorandum of understanding, impetus was given to

establishing formal cooperation between the two groups under the title of

the "Joint Complementary Research Program". Three proposals were drawn up

for implementation in 1972. They are: Wind Loads on Buildings, Design of

Water Supply and Drainage Installations in Buildings, and Fire Detection in

Buildings.

During 1973, Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director of CBT, visited BRE in April, and

the following month, Mr. P. BAKKE, Assistant Director of BRE visited the

Center, both to examine the progress of the three projects.

Wind Loads on Buildings

The principal accomplishment under this project in 1973 was the installation of the NBS Electro-Optical Deflection System in the Post Office

Tower in London. The tower is 671 feet high and has a variable diameter.

The tower is circular in cross-section and has an outside diameter of 50

feet over most of its height. The tower core tapers from 30 to 20 feet

(inside diamater) and wall thickness varies from 21 to 12 inches over the

height for which relative deflections are being measured. The tracking

telescope was installed in the cable shaft on the fifth floor and the light

source was installed at the level of the middle aerial gallery, approximately 340 feet above the telescope. The system calibration was based on displacements of plus or minus two inches at 300 feet. Recording is under

manual control using a 14 channel analog tape unit. In addition to deflection in two directions, wind speed and direction at the top of the

tower and accelerations at various levels will also be recorded. It is

recognized that rotation of the telescope support may be significant and

measurements of tilt at the level of the fifth floor will be attempted

using electro-levels which are currently available at BRE.

In June and September 1973, Dr. R. A. CRIST (Chief, Structures Section,

CBT) and Dr. N. F. SOMES (Technical Assistant, Structures, Materials and

Life Safety Division, CBT) respectively visited BRE for preliminary discussions on the Post Office projects as well as other topics. Between

December 12, and 19, 1973, Dr. R. D. MARSHALL, Structures Section, who is

the CBT monitor for the project, participated in the installation of the

Deflection System in London.

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CBT is in the process of modifying the system and making certain operational

revisions. This is being done by operating a duplicate system in a con- trolled environment at CBT and coordinating this with the electro-optical

system set up in London. Mr. P. SPARKS, BRE, is investigating instrument

systems and methods of measuring tilt at the position of the electrooptical telescope. This measurement is important in the overall interpretation of the deflection measurements.

Other exchanges include an ambient pressure probe developed by CBT and

being used by BRE in full-scale studies at the Aylesbury wind research

site. Discussions also included instrumentation and measurement techniques, wind environemnt around buildings thermal effects of wind, and the

construction of the new wind tunnel facility at BRE.

Arrangements are being made for Mr. J. MAYNE of BRE to visit Dr. MARSHALL

during the first week of July 1974. Mr. MAYNE will review various aspects

of the wind load research programs and discuss instrumentation and data

analysis techniques during this visit. Consideration is being given by BRE

to adopt some of the pressure measuring devices being used at CBT.

Design of Water Supply and Drainage Installations in Buildings

Until recently it has not been possible to predict accurately the performance of unusual or innovative gravity drainage systems. In a series of

studies over the last two decades, researchers at the Building Research

Establishment (BRE) have developed a simple procedure and computer program

that it recommends for this purpose. Researchers at BRE are interested in

obtaining further field data on comparison with predictions obtained using

their program. The Center for Building Technology (CBT) researchers are interested in the potential for application of this approach to US plumbing

system designs which differ significantly from those used in the United

Kingdom. The central thrust of the initial project on hydraulic design of

drainage systems is to test and compare results on alternative approaches

to predicting the performance of drain-waste-vent (DWV) systems.

During the year BRE sent CBT an early version of the relevant pipe-sizing

computer program and related instructions, a paper describing the BRE

procedure for making pressure drop tests for fittings, and papers describing recent BRE developments in measuring pressures and pressure distributions within drainage stacks. The purpose of the paper was to familiarize CBT personnel with the procedures involved in computational prediction of performance by the BRE method.

CBT supplied BRE with detailed drawings and descriptions of two sanitary

DWV systems with reduced-size dry vents, tested in a CBT program sponsored

by Tri -Services (Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force). One of

these was a two-story single-family townhouse system and the other a tenstory, 20-bathroom system such as commonly installed in apartment buildings.

The vents were sized by semi-empi rical criteria under development by CBT.

In addition, CBT sent the designs for three different types of ten-story,

20-bathroom DWV .systems utilized in a testing program sponsored by the

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). One system represented

a typical American (design acceptable to most codes; another an innovative,

"single-stack" system designed to the standards of the Copper Development

Association; and the third a non-proprietary single-stack design based

broadly on criteria presented in BRE publications but modified to accomodate American fittings and architectural constraints. Documentation of

installation detail, test methods, and finding^ in both the Tri-Service and

HUD programs is also being transmitted to BRE for their use in comparing it

with computed performance based on the BRE computer program.

In September-October, 1973, Dr. J. E. SNELL (Assistant Chief,. Building

Environment Division, CBT) and Mr. R. S. WYLY (Building Service Systems

Section, CBT) visited BRE to review the status of the project and to discuss future directions.

Fire Detection in Buildings

The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) have similar programs leading toward the development of performance standards and acceptance criteria for automatic smoke detection

devices and systems. The emphasis at NBS is on self-contained, residential

smoke detectors, while BRE emphasis is on commercial establishment applications.

During 1973, BRE supplied NBS with a draft copy of the proposed European

standard on smoke detectors. NBS, in turn, sent copies of technical memoranda relating to its smoke detection work to BRE.

Arrangements have -been made to procure from BRE one or more instrumentation

packages suitable for monitoring environmental conditions in various occupancies. Based on data available at BRE, fire detectors experience about

ten false alarms for every real fire. A quarter of these are believed due

to environmental conditions at the detector head. The optimum detector

operating conditions can only be reached if more is know about the environmental factors which may cause false alarms. To this end, BRE has under

development instrumentation packages suitable for monitoring background

environmental conditions of the kind responsible for causing false alarms.

Problems have been encountered in finalizing the instrumentation. When

these have been solved, NBS will be receiving the equipment and will work

with BRE in developing the necessary data.

On October 1, 1973, the Building Fires and Safety Section was transferred

from CBT, and became the Program for Fire Control-Construction as part of

the Fire Technology Division, lAT, NBS.

Mr. I. A. BENJAMIN, presently the Acting Chief of the Fire Technology

Division, visited BRE in February and October 1973, in order to discuss the

joint program, and to become familiar with acceptance test standards for

fire detectors in the UK.

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US/JAPAN PANEL PROGRAM

US/ Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects

Secretariat

Public Works Research Institute

Ministry of Construction

2-28-32 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku

Tokyo

JAPAN

The United States/Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR),

established in 1964, includes a wide variety of topic groups including a special Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects. The Japan Panel is composed of

sixteen members with Mr. M. NAGAO, Director of the Public Works Research

Institute, as its Chairman. The US Panel consists of eight members and has

as its Chairman Dr. E. 0. PFRANG, Chief of the Structures, Materials and

Life Safety Division, CBT.

Dr. PFRANG attended the Fifth US/ Japan Panel Meeting held in Japan from

May 11 to May 22, 1973. The meeting Included a three day technical session

(May 14-16) in Tokyo, and field trips to various research laboratories and

construction sites during the remainder of the time.

The general themes of the technical sessions were:

1. Comparison of wind tunnel test results with those of prototypes

and design wind speed and its influencing factors

2. Seismicity and technological characteristics of seismic ground

motion.

3. Earthquake resistibil i ty of structures and methods of rehabilitation.

4. Earthquake resistant design codes.

Topics discussed included: properties of high wind caused by topography

and buildings, zoning the San Francisco Bay region on the basis of relative

ground motion predictions, seismicity and techtonics in the Andean regions,

seismic risk estimation in the US, characteristics of strong earthquake

motions observed in Japan, wood structure performance in the 1967 Anchorage

Earthquake, proposed criteria for evaluating earthquake resistance of

existing reinforced concrete building structures, determination of earthquake hazards in densely populated areas and preventive measures to be

considered in urban planning, and a report of the Managua, Nicaragua Earthquake.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the following themes for future activities

were drawn up:

1. Characterization of wind relating to structural design considerations.

2. Investigation of the aerodynamic mechanism of wind-structure

interaction.

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3. Deformabil ity and dynamic characteristics of soils and structural

materials.

4. Deterministic methodologies for resisting capacities of existing

structures against wind and earthquake. Development of (a)

retrofit techniques to increase structural life expectancy and

(b) repair techniques for damaged structures.

5. Development of low-cost buildings having sufficient resistibil ity

against wind and earthquake effects.

6. System development for disaster mitigation in urban and priority

areas.

7. Assessment of risk on a probability basis to include both loading

and response of structures.

8. Increased technological assistance to developing nations.

The Sixth Joint Meeting will be held in the United States at the National

Bureau of Standards in May 1974.

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PROPOSED US/SWITZERLAND COOPERATIVE PROGRAM

Forschungskomission Wohnungsbau (FKW)

Eff ingerstrasse 20

3003 Bern

SWITZERLAND

During 1973, the in-depth report prepared by Mr. H. R. TRECHSEL, Center

for Building Technology (CBT), on his November-December 1972 visit to Swiss

building organizations, was released as an official National Bureau of

Standards publication. NBSIR 73-288 is entitled "Swiss Building and Housing

Research Activities".

Following up earlier contacts of CBT management with repre4 sentatives of Swiss building research organizations, the author

visited Switzerland in the fall of 1972 for two weeks.

This report discusses the results of meetings with representatives of the Swiss Federal Commission for Housing Research

(FKW), major educational and research establishments, architects,

contractors, builders, and local building officials. Topics

covered in the discussions included building economics, modular

coordination, pre-evaluation of performance of housing projects,

pre-evaluation of research projects, building design, land use and planning, transportation, and building laws, codes and

standards.

It appears that cooperative programs in any or all of these areas

could be profitable to CBT, and to the corresponding Swiss organizations.

Copies of this report were distributed to the appropriate Swiss building

authorities as well as US State Department and NBS personnel. Information

on obtaining this publication can be provided by the CBT Coordinator of

International Affairs.

The reciprocal visit of Professor J. W. HUBER, Director of Federal Construction and President of the Federal Commission for Housing Research

(FKW), to the United States has been delayed until next year.

Dr. G. A. GRIN, Scientific Counselor at the Swiss Embassy in Washington,

who was responsible for initiating discussions on the cooperative program,

will be leaving Washington in early 1974 to fill a post in Switzerland. He

wishes to continue to encourage the program from that position. Dr. GRIN

will be replaced by Dr. C. FAVRE at the Embassy.

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EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

In addition to the cooperative programs outlined above, the Center for

Building Technology (CBT) maintains very close ties with the following

parallel organizations through exchange of information and, when appropriate, exchange of professional visits.

Division of Building Research

^ '^ / CSIRO

" P.O. Box 56

Highett, Victoria 3190

AUSTRALIA

During 1973, three staff members of the Division of Building Research

visited CBT on the subjects of energy conservation, performance specifications, and the use of ceramic building materials.

Division of Building Research

National Research Council of Canada

Montreal Road

Ottawa KIA 0R6 ' -

' CANADA I

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The Division of Building Research (DBR) and CBT have long been acquainted with each other's technical work. Discussions are now underway for

the implementation of a complementary research program, similar to the

one in the UK, between the two groups. Initial plans call for the ex- change of exploratory visits in order to determine profitable areas of

interaction.

Danish Building Research Institute

Postboks 119 -! -vv • V... DK-2970 Horsholm

' DENMARK

Building and Road Research Institute

CSIR

University P. 0. Box 40

Kumasi

GHANA . • -

Central Building Research Institute

CSIR

Roorkee (U.P.)

INDIA

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Mr. W. C. CULLEN, Assistant Chief, Structures, Materials and Life Safety

Division, CBT, represented the United States at the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), February 26-28,

1973, in Roorkee, India. He presented a paper entitled "Housing Research

at the National Bureau of Standards", which was written for the event by

Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director of CBT, and Mr. W. R. HERRON, former Coordinator

of International Affairs. During his stay, Mr. CULLEN met with Professor

D. MOHAN, Director of CBRI, on the possibility of establishing an informal

cooperative project. It was agreed first to exchange proposals in the area

of plastic pipe and then evaluate the potential of such a cooperative

arrangement.

Building Research Institute

Ministry of Construction

4-Chome, Hyakunin-Cho, Shinjuku-ku

Tokyo

JAPAN

Dr. E. 0 PFRANG, Chief, Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT, met with Dr. Y. KOIZUMI, Director of the Building Research Institute,

during his attendance at the US/ Japan Panel meeting held in Tokyo in May

1973.

Building Research Association of New Zealand

P. 0. Box 9375

Wellington 1 NEW ZEALAND

Norwegian Building Research Institute

P. 0. Box 322, Blindern

Oslo 3

NORWAY

National Building Research Institute

CSIR

P. 0. Box 395

Pretoria

SOUTH AFRICA

During 1973, six members of the National Building Research Institute (NBRI)

staff visited CBT in conjunction with such subjects as paints and coatings,

chemical analysis of building materials, advisory services, use of computers

in the building industry, air conditioning, flooring and roofing systems,

and building fires. In addition, Dr. T. L. WEBB, Director of NBRI, and

Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, CBT Director, continued regularly to exchange letters and

information on current building topics.

Svensk Byggtjanst

Box 1403

S-111 84 Stockholm

SWEDEN.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS

THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) PROGRAM

The Center for Building Technology (CBT) is supporting USAID by helping • refine low-cost housing and community building designs and construction

techniques to better withstand windstorm and earthquakes in developing

countries. CBT provided USAID with engineering support and technical

assistance for three projects in 1973.

The first, "Design, Siting and Construction of Low-Cost Housing and Community Buildings to Better Withstand Earthquakes and Windstorms," was concerned with analyzing the potentials of housing technology for mitigating earthquake and windstorm disasters in developing countries. Four

representative countries were selected for this study: Peru, Turkey, Iran,

and the Philippines. These developing countries favorably represented

worldwide geographic areas that suffer frequent devastation from earthquakes and extreme winds. Visits were made to these countries by CBT

personnel to collect data* both through interviews and on-site observations.

Reports from contracted local invidividual s with established expertise in

their country's housing and cl imatological conditions were reviewed and

analyzed by CBT project staff. Information from both personal visits and

the indigenous individual reports provided the basis for analysis and

recommendations. This project was completed in January 1974 with the

publication of BSS 48, "Design, Siting and Construction of Low-Cost Housing

and Community Buildings to Better Withstand Earthquakes and Windstorms."

The second project, "Improved Adobe Construction," focused on developing

improved seismic-resistant buildings in Peru using oil-stabilized and canereinforced adobe block for building construction. This study was performed

in collaboration with the Peruvian housing authorities, and educational

institutions both in the US and Peru. CBT provided technical support in

developing procedures for seismic design and construction af adobe housing

units and testing specifications for adobe structural elements. On several

occasions representatives from CBT visited Peru to inspect earthquakeaffected regions, to coordinate the research and become familiar with

Peru's traditional construction and testing practices. The CBT personnel

aslo performed disaster investigations of structural damages inflicted by

the 1970 earthquake, and performed an assessment of future experimental

needs to develop the basis for seismic design criteria for reinforced adobe

dwellings. During an October 1973 trip to Peru, Dr. G. S. FATTAL, Structures Section, CBT, provided the local USAID mission with on-site technical

assistance which concluded in a series of letter reports.

In March 1973, a third USAID sponsored project entitled, "Design Criteria

and Methodology for Construction of Low-Cost Housing to Resist Typhoons and

Hurricanes," was undertaken by CBT.

While wind research has been conducted on tall buildings in developed

countries, very little research has been conducted on low-rise buildings,

especially in developing countries. The developing countries are at a particular disadvantage since their economy and residents' per capita

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income usually do not permit a continued rebuilding of damaged structures

after each storm. It is estimated that 85 per cent of some developing

country residents live in temporary houses made out of discarded materials.

Statistics show that the northern Philippine island of Luzon experiences

the highest annual frequency of extreme winds in the world. It is interesting to note that approximately 70 per cent of the Philippine population

lives within this area. Post disaster reports indicate that on an annual

basis millions of dollars of property are damaged and hundreds of lives are

lost due to these typhoons. For example, in 1970, the Philippines experienced four typhoons causing over 1000 deaths and over $75 million damage

to property.

In addition, to the Philippine Islands other worldwide areas experience

extreme winds. They include the Indian Ocean countries., the northern

Caribbean Islands, and the southeastern United States. With this background in mind, USAID requested assistance from CBT to develop design

criteria for low-rise, low-cost structures in developing countries to • better withstand extreme winds. Secondly, USAID requested that such

assistance be structured to improve the local technical expertise and

establish indigenous wind research capability in the participating countries, organizations and institutes.

As a preliminary step to this study, the completed research effort en- titled, "The Design, Siting and Construction of Low-Cost Housing and

Community Buildings to Better Withstand Earthquakes and Windstorms,"

described above, clearly pointed out that improvements in the collection

and analysis of cl imatological design data, strength of structural elements, building siting and its geometry, and information regarding structural connection details is needed. Such information gaps are seriously

affecting building designs in many developing countries. The results and

recommendations of the former study were considered in the planning of the

present investigation.

Several developing countries (Philippines, Bangladesh, and Jamaica) were

selected by USAID and CBT for participation in this research project.

These countries were selected based upon their need for assistance and

their potential for implementing and transferring the research results to

their respective geographic areas. Three developed countries (Japan,

Australia and the United Kingdom) were selected to collect information in

research institutes about their experiences with similar projects.

During 1973, Dr. R. D. MARSHALL, Structures Section, and Mr. N. J. RAUFASTE,

Office of Federal Building Technology, members of the CBT project team,

visited the Philippines in April, September, and November. In addition,

the other five countries mentioned above were also visited during the first

trip. Progress attained during the first year included: selection of

three Philippine test sites, the instrumentation of two test houses, the

instrumentation of the University of the Philippines wind tunnel facility,

and the formation of a Philippine Advisory Committee. This committee

consists of 16 Philippine government agencies, and professional and technical organizations. In addition, CBT participated in an International

Workshop in Manila during November 14 - 17, 1973. The workshop focused on assessing the state-of-the-art of low-rise buildings for resisting high

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winds. In addition to Philippine and US involvement, delegates from Bangladesh, Jamaica and the United Kingdom made presentations. The workshop

resulted in the preparation of thirty-one recommendations which identified

courses of action which will lead to program and policy improvements both

during the life of the project and after final transfer of technology to

the Philippines.

The activities associated with this project will continue through 1975, at

which time it is expected that a final design criteria report will be

issued.

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SPhClAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM

The United States Government acquires foreign currencies in the course of

its overseas operations. These a»^d other foreign currencies are kept in

Treasure Department accounts and are available to some Government agencies

to finance overseas activities. Excess foreign currencies are the US-owned

currencies of the countries in which the Treasury Department has found the

supply to be greater than required for normal US demands for the next two

or three years. Congress makes a seperate appropriation to the National

Bureau of Standards (NBS) for the purchase of excess foreign currencies in

order to carry out scientific research. During 1973 NBS had a Special

Foreign Currency Program (SFCP) in India, Israel, Pakistan, Poland, and

Yugoslavia. No new grants were made in Israel and Yugoslavia where this

Program is now to be replaced by Bi national Research Foundations. Some

SFCP projects are still continuing on grants previously made. A description of the active SFCP grants, with which the Center for Building Technology

(CBT) was involved in 1973, is given below.

Grant 98 - Title: Sanitary Plumbing Drainage for High-Rise Buildings

Without Vent Systems

Scope: Investigate performance and economics of sanitary drainage system

for high-rise buildings employing unconventional measures such as special

fittings or oversized soil and waste stacks intended to maintain acceptable

hydraulic and pneumatic performance without the use of conventional system

of vent piping.

Principal Investigator: Professor D. MOHAN

Institute: Central Building Research Institute, CSIR, Roorkee, INDIA

CBT Monitor: Mr. R. S. WYLY, Building Services Systems Section, CBT

Duration: Three years

Status: Final Approval Pending

Grant 99 - Title: Study of Structural Elements Under Dynamic Loading.

Scope: The research will be directed toward an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effects of blast leads on structural elements and

structural models. The experimental study will be directed toward the

development of methods of stress and strain measurement in elements under

dynamic loading conditions such as those resulting from accidental explosions such as cooking gas. The ultimate aim of the research is to develop

criteria which can be used for the performance evaluation of building

systems. It is expected that definite recommendations suitable for code

implementation will result from the investigation.

Principal Investigator: Professor V. SUNDARARAJAN

Institute: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, INDIA

CBT Monitor: Dr. F. YOKEL, Structures Section, CBT

Signed: July 25, 1970

Expired: January 24, 1974

Status: Time Extension Requested

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Grant 100 - Title: Water Conservation Measures in Plumbing

Scope: The aim of this project is to determine performance of sanitary

plumbing equipment or systems designed to reduce water consumption through

measures such as high-efficiency sanitary fixtures and flow regulating

devices. It is intended also to carry out observations and tests on re- circulating sanitary waste-disposal systems and on the "Vacuum Sewerage

System" in order to ascertain whether efficient oxidation of organic waste

products is feasible with small consumption of water.

Principal Investigator: Professor H. ILBERG

Institute: Standards Institution of Israel, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

CBT Monitor: Mr. R. S. WYLY, Building Services Systems Section, CBT

Signed: March 24, 1970

Expired: March 24, 1 974

'

Status: Awaiting Final Report

Grant 101 - Title: The Reinforcement of Concrete by Polymers

Scope: A new family of materials consists of ordinary concrete impregnated

after hardening with a monomer which is then polymerized by radiation. In some cases the results obtained, in terms of mechanical, physical and

chemical properties, are very striking. It will be the object of this

investigation to study the interaction of the two component materials and

to develop an understanding of the mechanism by which the polymer reinforces

the concrete as a basis of a more rational design of the composite system.

Principal Investigator: Professor J. GLUCKLICH

Institute: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL

CBT Monitor: Mr. T. REICHARD, Structures Section, CBT

Signed: November 8, 1970

Expired: November 2, 1973 ., ,;. ' Status: Awaiting Final Report '

.

Grant 121 - Title: Development of Tensile Strength, Tensil Strain, and

Stress in Fresh Concrete Exposed to High Evaporation

Scope: Previous studies of the plastic shrinkage of concrete showed that

the paramount influence on the relation between the tensile stress and

tensile strength on plastic cracking was caused by evaporation of water

from the fresh concrete. Studies of length change measurements rehological

properties, tensile stress, tensile strength, and rate of evaporation of

varied mixes exposed to different climatic conditions will be conducted for

a period of ten hours after casting. It is hoped that the findings will

lead to improved recommendations for concrete design in hot dry weather.

Principal Investigator: Professor R. SHALON

Institute: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL

CBT Monitor: Mr. T. REICHARD, Structures Section, CBT

Signed: August 12, 1970

Expired: October 1 , 1973

Status: Final Report Received

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Grant 143 - Title: Prediction of the Thermal Behavior of Full-Scale Building

Scope: To compare and validate several mathematical methods for the prediction of the thermal behavior of buildings, i.e., the pattern of their

indoor air temperatures as a function of their design, their construction

and of the variations in the outdoor climatic conditions. The Response

Factor according to the ASHRAE procedure and the total thermal time con- stant methods, will receive particular analysis.

Principal Investigator: Dr. B. GIVONI

Institute: Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, ISRAEL

CBT Monitor: Dr. T. KUSUDA, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT

Signed: July 16, 1971

Expired; July 15, 1973

Status: Final Report Received

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PROPOSED BRAZIL PROJECT

On April 5, 1973, Dr. P. DA SILVA, Assistant to the Director of the Institute of Research Technology (IPT), Sao Paulo, Brazil, visited the Center

for Building Technology (CBT) in order to get a general overview of its

work and laboratory capabilities. Dr. DA SILVA was interested in the

possibility of establishing a technical assistance contract whereby IPT

personnel would be sent to CBT for specific training assignments.

Later that year, Dr. R. A. CRIST, Chief, Structures Section, CBT, joined an interdisciplinary NBS study team that visited IPT between September 24-27,

1973. Dr. CRIST met with Dr. A. P. DE CASTRO, Director of IPT as well as

Dr. DA SILVA. Following preliminary discussions. Dr. CRIST visited various

technical sections including structural research, applied mathematics, soil

mechanics, building environment, materials research, and chemical testing.

As a result of the trip two proposals were developed as possible building

technology projects.

The first project entitled "Housing Technology" would consist of a six

month training period for an IPT architect in the area of housing construction. The architect would spend four months at CBT and two additional

months at other federal agencies concerning with housing. The result would

be a report on the correlation of US housing experience and Brazilian

programs, which would contribute to the implementation of improved housing

production in Brazil.

The second project, "Orientation in Structural and Building Technology",

would be a one month program to train an upper-level IPT engineer in the

state-of-the-art of building technology at CBT in relation to structural

engineering, building standards and codes, and performance criteria. The

resulting report would relate the orientation program at CBT to the objectives of IPT in the areas of structures, and structural codes and

standards.

At the close of 1973, IPT and CBT were developing the contractural framework for this project.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

CIB ACTIVITIES

Conseil International du Batiment pour la Recherche 1 'Etude et la

Documentation (CIB)

Postbus 229, Weena 700 . Rotterdam

NETHERLANDS

The International Council for Building Research, Studies, and Documentation

(CIB) was established in 1953 in response to recommendations made by the

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. CIB's major objective is to

encourage and stimulate international cooperation in the gathering, refinement,

and dissemination of building research information. These mutual exchanges

facilitate the development and adoption of building standardization practices

which in turn provide for the effective sharing of building research data and

interchangeabil i ty of products on the international level. Forty-five countries

are currently members of CIB and send delegates from building-oriented organizations to participate in various CIB activities. Each full member country

appoints a representative to the CIB General Assembly which meets at least

once every three years and in which the authority of CIB is vested. The US

National Committee for CIB is the sole representative of US interests.

The following CIB committees were represented by Center for Building Technology

(CBT) staff members during 1973.

W-23A: Safety of Load-Bearing Walls

Development of scientific bases for building codes, especially regarding

calculations and testing of stresses in load-bearing walls.

Dr. N. F. SOMES, Technical Assistant, Structures, Materials and Life

Safety Division, CBT.

Dr. SOMES attended the annual working meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark,

between September 4-7, 1973, as the US Representative. The main topics

dealt with behavior of structures with load-bearing walls after local

damage, behavior of vertical joints between large panels, and recommendations for design and erection of masonry. At the conclusion of the

meeting a document entitled "Reduction of the Probability of Progressive

Collapse," developed by the W-23A Committee, was approved for release.

Dr. SOMES observed that the problem of building abnormal loading and

progressive collapse has received considerably more attention in Europe

than in the US and there is a great deal of literature on the subject

that would be of use to American building interests.

W-24: Dimensional and Modular Coordination (International Modular Group, IMG)

Establishment of rules for dimensional coordination of construction

components and products and recommendations for their use.

Mr. C. T. MAHAFFEY, Office of Building Standards and Codes Services,

CBT.

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W-40: Heat and Moi'sturi Transfer in ^l ate^naj^^nd Stru^^

Study of hygro-thermics, the basic phenomena of moisture and heat transfer

in materials and structures.

Mr. F. J. POWELL, Chief, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT.

Mr. POWELL attended the technical sessions of W-40 in Birmingham, England

between August 13 and 17, 1973, in his capacity as US Representative.

Subjects covered included metric units of heat and moisture parameters,

solar insolation on roofs and walls, heat and mass transfers, condensation

of water vapor in buildings, use of heat capacity for low cooling loads,

gamma-ray attenuation methods of measurement, computerized methods of

calculation for low energy use, methods of measurement for drying of

building materials and others. The possibility of holding the 1976

Commission meeting in the United States is being discussed.

S-41 : Tall Buildings

Organization of symposia on architecture, construction, engineering, and

user's needs in relation to buildings over twenty stories.

Dr. F. Y. YOKEL, Structures Section, CBT,

W-45: Human Requirements and Building Design

Development of a list of human requirements to aid in drafting unified

building codes.

Dr. A. I. RUBIN, Chief, Sensory Environment Section, CBT.

Dr. RUBIN participated in a meeting of the W-45 Committee on September 6

and 7, 1973, in Paris, France. The committee decided to revise and

update a listing of human requirement guidelines compiled some years ago.

Then, various member countries were asked to study different aspects of

the question. The topics include: lighting, windows, noise, human

factors, infra-sound, modif iabil ity of space, and anthropometry. The US was assigned the topics of thermal environment, energy conservation, and

building design for maintenance.

S-47: Information Flow in the Building Process

Organization of symposia on the application of theories of information,

classification, and coding as guides in the building process.

Mr. J. L. HAECKER, Industrial Liason, CBT.

W-52: Exchange and Dissemination of Information for Practitioners

Analysis of users' needs and procedures for unifying literature abstracts

and applying keywords and thesauri internationally for electronic data

processing.

Mr. J. L. HAECKER, Industrial Liason, CBT.

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W-60: Performance Concept in Building

Development of a conceptual framework for a performance approach to

building as well as a terminology and a commentary on the existing situation.

Dr. R. WEHRLI, Chief, Architectural Research Section, CBT.

Dr. WEHRLI attended a meeting of the W-60 Committee in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on October £2-23, 1973 and presented a response paper for the

Terminology Subcommittee.

W-62: Water Supply and Drainage in Buildings

Research to develop standards for water supply and drainage facilities in

buildings.

Dr. J. E. SNELL, Assistant Chief, Building Environment Division,

CBT.

On September 24 and 25, 1973, Dr. SNELL participated in the W-62 Symposium

on Drainage Services in Buildings, in Stockholm, Sweden, and presented a paper entitled "A Framework for the Evaluation of Drainage Systems."

Other reports on development of research methodology and water conserving

fixtures were of particular interest since US concern is just now developing in these areas. It is significant to note that the US appears to

stand alone in excessive water use in plumbing fixtures and appliances.

On September 26, the W-62 Commission met, with Dr. SNELL as US Representative, and discussed the development of a common- language for effective communications between researchers of various nationalities in

this field, as well as standard test methods and reference measures. A

seminar to be held in the US in spring 1976 is under discussion.

Between February 19-24, 1973, Mr. W. C. CULLEN, Assistant Chief, Structures

Materials and Life Safety Division, CBT, attended the 9th meeting of the

Program Committee and the 35th meeting of the Board of CIB, in Delhi,

India, as the Representative of the US National Committee of CIB.

Mr. R. S. WYLY, Building Service Systems Section, CBT, accompanied Dr.

SNELL to the W-62 Symposium on Drainage Services in Buildings held in

Stockholm on September 24 and 25, 1973. Mr. WYLY presented a paper,

"Studies of Reduced-Size Venting of Sanitary Drainage Systems in the

USA", during the proceedings.

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USNCCIB ACTIVITIES

United States National Committee for CIB (USNCCIB)

National Academy of Sciences

Washington, DC 20418

USA

In 1962, under the sponsorship of the National Academy, of Sciences, USNCCIB

was organized to represent the United States as a full member in CIB. The

primary objectives of the USNCCIB are: to function as the liaison between

US interests and the CIB and, thus, provide a mechanism through which the

ready exchange of building research data generated by US private and public

organizations and other CIB members is encouraged; to stimulate, through

the establishment of counterpart commissions, the generation of research

studies and information on the state-of-the-art in the field of building

research and technology; and to motivate organizations to take positive

action in furthering building research, studies and documentation.

USNCCIB membership is composed of both participating organizations, private,

non-profit, national organizations and federal agencies conducting, sponsoring, administering, or utilizing building related research studies and

documentation, and members-at-large, individuals appointed in recognition

of their competence in building research and related activities without

regard to their organizational affiliations. The Center for Building

Technology (CBT) supports the work of the USNCCIB through the National

Bureau of Standards, with a grant of $4,000 a year.

Two CBT staff members played important roles in the USNCCIB structure

during 1973. Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director of CBT, concluded his third year

as Vice-Chairman of UNSCCIB, and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr.

J. L. HAECKER, Industrial Liason, CBT, continued as the National Bureau of

Standards Representative to USNCCIB, and as a member of the Executive

Committee.

During 1973, USNCCIB expanded its efforts to develop better methods for

information exchange. USNCCIB is now pursuing establishment of the Building

Research Information Correlation Service (BRICS) program which involves a long-range plan for integrating and correlating existing building related

research resources, relating research programs to user/practitioner needs,

and establishing common practice and policy guidance regarding preparation,

acquisition, selection, classification, evaluation, accession, and distribution of documented information. The BRICS program ultimately should evolve

into a working directory and referral system that will stimulate regular

communication between organizations in the national building research

community and that will serve as a viable mechanism through which the

national network can participate in and benefit from the developing international effort.

• As another aspect of its activity to stimulate communication, USNCCIB began

publication of "Building Research Notes" (BRN). This bi-monthly newsletter

provides interested parties in the building research field with information

about current trends in ongoing research, both here and abroad, and about

current USNCCIB and CIB activities as well as about symposia and conferences

related to USNCCIB interests. To foster direct contact between interested

parties, BRN features information regarding ongoing research programs in a concise format that provides a brief description sufficient to enable

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individuals to assess their interest and to identify the researcher. The

USNCCIB Program Committee met in September 1972, to review CIB Commissions'

activities. The Committee classified the CIB Commissions into three priorities. The Program Committee also has recommended the early establishment

of a counterpart commission on Noise Protection of Buildings.

The USNCCIB Task Group on Potential New Roles for the USNCCIB, and the CIB,

has identified the research area "Feedback of Experience on the Livability

of High-Rise Residential Buildings" as one of major continuing importance

where little exchange has taken place between the US and international

researchers. To provide a manageable scope and common understanding for

the search, the subject has been subdivided into three categories: human

requirements, service systems, and life cycles. Current planning effort is

directed toward the development of appropriate steps required for undertaking

the proposed search of existing literature and research projects, and

ultimately forming a USNCCIB working group in this area.

The USNCCIB Counterpart Commission on Organization and Management of Construction (OMC), proceeded with its work of correlating United States input to

the organization of a CIB Comission on OMC (the first in USNCCIB history to

be guided by a coordinator in the United States) and of developing in more

detail the tentative work statement for the CIB group. The USNCCIB Counterpart Commission has attempted to formulate a program for OMC within the

context of CIB's interest.

Another USNCCIB Task Group, Significant Cost Elements for Community Development, was assembeled to explore potential approaches for organizing a program to identify significant cost elements related to community development and to make the impact of those costs more visible. A staff study is

exploring potential activities related to selected problems of new community

development and livability of new towns that USNCCIB might find appropriate

to its objectives and responsibilities.

To provide input from the United States for a CIB Symposium on Box-Unit

Construction held in Hungary in April 1973, the USNCCIB jointly sponsored a one-day workshop with the National Association of Building Manufacturers

(NABM) on March 7, 1973, in Miami, Florida. Workshop discussion sessions

focused on the relationship of the US building code constraints to box-unit

construction and the new production process for box-unit construction. The

results of the workshop were made available to the CIB Symposium in the form

of a summary paper.

Of considerable interest to the USNCCIB during the past year has been the

development of participation in the 6th CIB Congress to be held in Budapest,

Hungary, in October 1974. Information on the Congress has been distributed

to the US building community and organizations that might wish to contribute

papers. Subjects to be discussed under the theme of "The Impact of Research

on the Built Environment" include: user requirements and the built environment, the impact of research on design, the impact of research on the

management process, standards and regulations, the impact of information

development on building, and the sponsorship and future development of

building research.

A complete description of recent activities can be found in the USNCCIB

publication "Activities Report, Fiscal Year 1973", distributed by the

National Academy of Sciences.
Members of USNCCIB

Chairman

*B. BREYMANN, Vice President, Harnett-Shaw Development Company, Inc.,

Chicago, Illinois

Vice Chairman

*J. M. KING, Vice President, Tricore Corporation, Rockville, Maryland

Representative to CIB

*A. C. GREEN, Secretary Educational Facilities Laboratories, Inc., New

York, New York

A. W. BROWN, Construction Specifications Institute, Washington, D. C.

R. W. BUCK, PE, Sanitary Engineer Director, Chief, Facil ities .Planning

Staff, DHEW Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia

J. B. CHADDOCK, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (representing: American Society of Heating,

Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers)

*D. J. CONWAY, AIA, Director, Research Programs, American Institute of

Architects, Washington, D. C.

J. D'AMELIO, AIA, Vice President, McGraw-Hill Information Service, New

York, New York

W. S. DOUGLAS, Senior Partner, Parsons, Brinckerhoff , Quade & Douglas, New

York, New York (representing: Building Research Advisory Board)

V. DOWD, Technical Information Specialist, National Technical Information

Services, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C.

C. M. EASTMAN, Associate Professor, Architecture and Urban Planning, and

Director, Institute of Physical Planning, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

*A. M. FREUDENTHAL, Professor, Engineering and Applied Science, George

Washington University, Washington, D. C. (representing: American Society of

Civil Engineers)

*J. L. HAECKER, Industrial Liaison Representative, Center for Building

Technology, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

"

L. HALE, Consultant to the Agency for International Development, Arlington,

Virginia

J. L. INTERMAGGIO, Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Reston,

Virginia (representing: American Institute of Planners)

W. G. KIRKLAND, PE, Vice President, American Iron and Steel Institute,

Washington, D. C.

S. LIEBMAN, Deputy Chief, Physical Sciences Division, Science Information

Exchange, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.

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R. LORCHFR, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

*H. K. NENNO, Director, Program Policy and Research, National Association

of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, D. C.

D. M. PELLISH, New York State Urban Development Corporation, New York, New

York (representing: American Society of Planning Officials)

R, J. PIPER, Deputy Director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission,

Chicago, Illinois ,

N. H. ROGG, Executive Vice President, National Association of Home Builders,

Washington, D. C.

L. R. SHAFFER, Acting Director, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Department of the Army, Champaign, Illinois

*J. SHERMAN, Director, Division of Building Technology and Site Operations,

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D. C.

D. E. STAHL, Executive Vice President, Urban Land Institute, Washington, D. C.

D. C. WAINWRIGHT, Manager, Estimating and Scheduling, Real Estate and

Construction, IBM Corporation, White Plains, New York

R. WARD, JR., FAIA, Architect-Research Consultant, Chicago, Illinois

F. WERREN, Research Project Leader, Engineered Wood Projects, forest Products

Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin

Professional Staff

R. M. DILLON, Executive Secretary

S. M. CHARLESWORTH, Technical Secretary

*Member of the Executive Committee

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ISO ACTIVITIES

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

1 Rue de Varembe

1211 Geneva 20 ' SWITZERLAND

In 1946, delegates from twenty-five countries met in London to consider the

establishment of a new international organization whose object would be to

facilitate the international coordination and unification of industrial

standards. Discussions led to the setting up of ISO. ISO is a federation

of the national standards institutes of f ifty-four*countries from all parts

of the world. A member of ISO is the national body most representative of

standardization in its country, and which has agreed to abide by ISO's

Constitution and Rules of Procedure. In the case of the United States, the

member organization is the American National Standards Insitute (ANSI).

The work of developing International Standards is carried out through ISO

technical committees, which constitute a forum for the exchange of ideas,

with a view to the improvement of quality, increased production, lowering

of prices, the expansion of trade and the organization of markets.

Various members of the Center for Building Technology (CBT) staff are involved in ISO technical committees, either through membership in ISO

subcommittees and working groups, or by serving in a US liaison function

through ANSI.

TC 35: Paints and Varnishes ,<

Standardization in the field of paints, varnishes and related products, including raw materials and terminology and methods of. tests of

finished products.

Dr. P. G. CAMPBELL, Materials and Composites Section, CBT.

TC 50: Lac

Standardization of all forms of lac, namely seedlac, bleached lac,

sticklac, Kiri (refuse lac), etc.

Dr. P. G. CAMPBELL, Materials and Composites Section, CBT.

TC 80: Safety Colors and Signs •

Standardization and coordination in the field of safety colors and

signs, including test methods for the colors, and in certain cases,

the manner in, or device through which, the colors and signs should be

displayed.

Mr. K. L. KELLY, Sensory Environment Section, CBT.

Between November 20 and 24, 1973, Mr. KELLY attended the meeting of TC

80 as American Representative. The purpose of the meeting was the

editing of ISO Draft Standard, Safety Colors and Safety Signs. Topics

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covered included: contrast colors, illuminant conditions, dimensions

of safety signs, layout of safety signs, design of symbols, and choice

of colors. The committee also decided that ISO/TC 88 (Pictorial

Markings for Handling Goods) should be incorporated in TC 80. In

conclusion, it was recommended that US participation be substantially

increased and it was proposed that TC 80 be invited to the United

States in 1975 for their spring meeting.

TC 86: Refrigeration

Standardization in the field of refrigeration, including cyrogenics.

Mr. W. J. MULROY, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT.

TC 92: Fire Tests on Building Materials and Structures

Standardization of tests for determining the properties of building

materials and structures in relation to protection against fire of the

buildings in which they are used.

Mr. I. A. BENJAMIN, Chief (formerly), Building Fires and Safety

Section, CBT.

Mr. BENJAMIN attended meetings of Working Groups 2, 4, and 7 (Testing

Methods, Reaction to Fire Tests, and Coordination and Correlation of

Fire Tests) in Ghent, Belgium, February 19-22, 1973. The three Working Groups reviewed a total of 34 documents during their meetings and

prepared a list of items to be presented at the next plenary meeting.

TC 104: Freight Containers

Standardization of freight containers having an external volume of one cubic meter and greater, as regards terminology, classification,

dimensions, specifications test methods and markings.

Mr. C. W. PHILLIPS, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT.

TC 108: Mechanical Vibration and Shock

Standardization in the field of mechanical vibration and shock including: terminology; excitation by sources, such as machines, and vibration and shock testing devices; elimination, reduction and control,

especially by balancing, isolation, and damping; evaluation of acceptable limits for man, and in machines, vehicles and structures; methods

and means of measurement and calibration; and methods of testing.

Dr. R. A. CRIST, Chief, Structures Section, CBT.

Between June 6-7, 1973, Dr. CRIST participated as US Representative in

a plenary meeting of Subcommittee 2 (Measurement and Evaluation of

Mechanical Vibration and Shock as applied to Machines, Vehicles and

Structures) followed by a Working Group 3 (Vibration of Stationary

Structures) session. This consisted of a detailed review of acceptable limits of vibration in buildings and structures caused by vehicular

traffic, trains, ships, subways, and construction. At the conclusion

of the meeting, each country represented was asked to compile available

seismic deisgn criteria to assist in the evaluation of damage to

structures.

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RILEM ACTIVITIES

Reunion Internationale des Laboratories d'Essais et de Recherches sur

les Materiaux et les Constructions (RILEM)

12 Rue Brancion

75737 Paris CEDEX 15

FRANCE

The International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials

and Structures (RILEM) had its orgin in 1947 at a meeting in Paris of a small number of laboratory directors and researchers who were anxious to

reestablish the international relations broken off by the war on a new

basis. RILEM is an international non-profit association governed by Swiss

law. Its purpose is to facilitate contacts and scientific information

among its members and its aim is to constitute a medium of exchange and of

communication of experience, essentially the experience acquired by the

study of materials and building elements, by the observation of works, by

tests in the laboratory and in situ, and by research without which none of

these activities could progress. The 1973 RILEM membership list shows

representatives from seventy-six nations

RILEM fulfills its function of disseminating information and promoting

exchange by its publications, its surveys and its symposia. It pursues its

undertaking of improvement and unification of testing methods by means of

its technical committees. In all, there are approximately twenty-four

technical committees covering the spectrum of construction research. Each

committee has the task of producing recommendations which will eventually

be transmitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),

the only body authorized to promulgate international standards.

During 1973, Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director of the Center for Building Technology (CBT) continued his membership on the RILEM Bureau which is that

organization's executive committee, by virtue of the fact that he was the

immediate past President of RILEM (1971-72) until the recent Presidential

election in September 1973. He attended meetings of the Bureau in London

in April and in Varna, Bulgaria, in September 1973. Dr. WRIGHT maintains

his position as RILEM Delegate to the United States.

The second Bureau meeting was followed immediately by a meeting of the

Permanent Committee, between September 24-28, 1973, also in Varna. The

Permanent Committee is composed of delegates from 40 member countries and

is RILEM' s top policy and administrative group.

A number of the members of the Permanent Committee showed a great deal of

interest in the activities of the ASCE/IABSE (American Society of Civil

Engineers/International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers)

Joint Committee on Tall Buildings. This committee was organized several

years ago by Professor L. BEEDLE of the Lehigh University with support from

the National Science Foundation and held a major international conference

on tall buildings at Lehigh in 1972. Although the symposium has been held.

Professor BEEDLE and the ASCE/IABSE Joint Committee continue to function,

mainly in the form of holding regional symposia in various parts of the

world. As RILEM delegate to the US, Dr. WRIGHT was asked to contact Professor BEEDLE and get a complete schedule of future regional meetings, and

also to find out how RILEM delegates in the various countries making up the

respective regions can participate in the symposia. This information has now

been transmitted to RILEM delegates throughout the world.

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Another action taken by the Permanent Committee which is of considerable

importance to the United States is the authorization of the Second International Symposium to be sponsored jointly by RILEM/CIB/ASTM, The symposium will be held in Finland in the fall of 1977. The subject of the

symposium will be the Performance of External Vertical Surfaces of Buildings. Mr. W. C. CULLEN, Assistant Chief, Structures, Materials and Life

Safety Division, CBT, Chairman of RILEM Technical Committee 27-EVS, will

be outlining the program for the Symposium along with Mr. T. SNECK, RILEM

Delegate to F-inland. The first symposium sponsored jointly by RILEM/ASTM/

CIB was held in Philadelphia in May 1972 on the subject of the Performance

Concept in Buildings.

During the Varna meeting three individuals from the United States were

admitted to RILEM membership, two as full members and one as an associate

member. This brings the US participation in RILEM to a total of 23.

At the conclusion of the proceedings Professor E. GIANGRECO of Italy was elected RILEM President for 1973-74. The next Permanent Committee Meeting

will be held in September 1974 in Palermo, Italy.

Dr. G. FROHNSDORFF, Chief, Materials and Composites Section, CBT, was nominated in 1973 for membership in RILEM. He will join the group in 1974.

During 1973, two CBT staff members attended RILEM symposiums as guests.

They were Mr. A. HOCKMAN, Materials and Composites Section, who attended

a meeting of 25-PEM (Preservation Against the Erosion of Natural Stone

Monuments) in Paris, April 11-13. Discussions centered on standardization

of laboratory tests that characterize stone and its deterioration, evaluation

of preservative processes, and development of accelerated aging techniques.

Dr. FROHNSDORFF, mentioned above, attended a symposium on "Pore Structures

and the Properties of Materials," sponsored by the RILEM technical committee

of the same name (15-PM) and the International Union of Pure and Applied

Chemistry, held in Prague, September 17-21. The first half of the meeting

was devoted to the characterization of pore systems in materials and the

second half to the relationships between the characteristics of pore systems,

physical and mechanical properties, and durability of materials.

Also in 1973, RILEM was represented by Mr. CULLEN, CBT, at the CIB Program

Committee meeting which was held in Delhi, India, on February 19.

US Members of RILEM

Delegate

J. R. WRIGHT, Director, Center for Building Technology, National Bureau of

Standards, Washington, D. C.

F. J. BALL, Westvaco Corporation, North Carleston, South Carolina

Z. P. BAZANT, Civil Engineering Department, Northwestern University,

Evanston, Illinois

R. L. BERGER, Civil Engineering Department, University of Illinois, Urbana,

Illinois

University of California, Department of Civil Engineering, Berkeley, Californ

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W. C. CULLEN, Center for Building Technology, National Bureau of Standards,

Washington, D. C.

A. I. FADL, Civil Engineering Department, University of Illinois, Urbana,

Illinois

R. D. GAYNOR, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, National Sand and

Gravel Association, Silver Spring, Maryland

R. H. HOWE, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

K. R. LAUER, Civil Engineering Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre

Dame, Indiana

University of Massachusetts, Civil Engineering Department, Amherst, Massachusetts

R. C. MIELENZ, Vice President, Master Builders, Cleveland, Ohio

R. MUENOW, President, Law Engineering Testing Company, Atlanta, Georgia

H. H. NEWLON, Virginia Highway Research Council, Charlottesville, Virginia

N. M. NEWMARK, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois,

Urbana, Illinois

E. P. POPOV, University of California, Berkeley, California

S. POPOVICS, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

R. C. REESE, Consulting Engineer, Toledo, Ohio

C. W. RICHARDS, Civil Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford,

Cal ifornia

R. J. SCHUTZ, Vice President, Sika Chemical Corporation, Lyndhurst, New

Jersey

H. STAMENKOVIC, Research Engineer, Riverside, California

M. P. WHITE, Head, Civil Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst, Massachusetts

R. N. WRIGHT, Civil Engineering Department, University of Illinois,

Urbana, Illinois

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USNCIIR ACTIVITIES

United States National Committee for the International

Institute of Refrigeration (USNCIIR)

National Academy of Sciences

Washington, DC 20418

USA

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is an inter-governmental

body established in 1920 and governed by an agreement reached in Paris in

1954. The scope of the Institute is all matters relating to the study,

production and use of refrigeration in the international field. The IIR is

divided in five technical Sections: Cryology; Thermodynamics--Heat and

Mass Transfer--Refrigerating Machinery; Biology and Food Science; Storage

and Transport; and Air Conditioning. These in turn are divided into working

Commissions.

Membership in IIR facilitates keeping up with technical advances in nearly

50 countries, contributing to standardization of nomenclature, participation

in the formation of codes and standards, and developing working relationships with scientists and engineers throughout the world.

In 1957, the US National Committee was established to represent the interests

of the United States in IIR. The Center for Building Technology (CBT)

supports the USNCIIR through the National Bureau of Standards with an

annual grant of $2,000.

During 1973, three staff members of the Building Environment Division, CBT,

participated in the work of IIR, as Commission members.

B-1 : Thermodynamics and Transport Processes

Mr. F. J. POWELL, Chief, Thermal Engineering Systems Section,

CBT.

D-2: Refrigerated Land Transport

Mr. P. R. ACHENBACH, Chief, Building Environment Division, CBT.

(Mr. ACHENBACH is a former President of this Commission.)

Mr. C. W. PHILLIPS, Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT.

In addition, Mr. ACHENBACH serves as the National Bureau of Standards

Representative to USNCIIR and has been named an Honorary Lifetime Member of

the IIR.

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CENTER FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY GUESTS

FOREIGN GUEST WORKERS

The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) makes its facilities available for

limited periods of time to certain qualified persons other than NBS employees

to pursue individual scientific or technical projects under conditions

determined by NBS.

The basis for acceptance of a guest worker is an agreement between NBS and

the guest worker which includes a work plan. Information or recommendations from outside organizations supporting a request for the acceptance

may be submitted by a prosepctive guest worker, but such organizations are

not considered to have any formal connection with the agreement.

As part of its overall interest in international cooperation, the Center

for Building Technology (CBT) welcomes Guest Workers in line with general

NBS policy. During 1973 the following Foreign Guest Workers had assignments in CBT on the subjects indicated.

(July 5, 1972) - January 19, 1973

February 1 , 1973 - August 17, 1973

February 1 , 1973 - June 30, 1973 & December 7, 1973 - (March 22, 1974)

September 17, 1973

(June 7, 1974)

Ms. L.W.-Z. LIN

Union Industrial Research Institute

Hsinchu, Taiwan, CHINA

Assigned: Materials and Composites Section,

CBT

Subject: Thermal Properties of Plastic

Pipe

Ms. T. CRONBERG : •..-vn-:;.- hi

:

Swedish National Building Research Council

Stockholm, SWEDEN

Assigned: Office of Building Standards and

Codes Services, CBT

Subject: Building Performance" Codes

Prof. J. KRAZANInstitute for Building Materials and Structures

Research

Ljubljana, YUGOSLAVIA

Assigned: Materials and Composites Section,

CBT ; Subject: Stone Preservation

Mr. S. H. LOW (United Nations Fellow)

Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial

Research, SINGAPORE

Assigned: Materials and Composites Section,

CBT

Subject: Reinforcing Steel Corrosion Prevention

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FOREIGN VISITORS

The Center for Building Technology (CBT) is always pleased to receive

guests interested in the building field. Arrangements can be made to visit

not only laboratory facilities, but also staff members specializing in

particular areas. In this manner professionals of foreign countries and

CBT have the opportunity to exchange information and ideas on a completely

informal basis. During 1973, the following foreign visits were officially

recorded.

January 3, 1973

January 8, 1973

January 10, 1973

January 19, 1973

Dr. F. BUDDE

Chief Architect for School Construction

Stuttgart, GERMANY

Subject: Acoustics, Illumination, Heating,

Cooling and Economics in School

Buildings

Dr. I. A. NAPIER (on contract)

Stanford Research Institute

Croyden, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Building Economics

Prof. C. DAVIDSON (on contract)

University of Montreal

Montreal, CANADA

Subject: Report on Building Performance

Dr. M. DABROWSKI (and 4 team niembers)

Science Advisor

Ministry of Construction

Warsaw. POLAND

Subject: Housing Technology, Building

Environment

January 29 - February 1 , 1973

February 6, 1973

February 12, 1973

Prof. E. BURNETT (on contract)

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, CANADA

Subject: Report on Structural Loading

Mr. F. LOUWERS

M. H. Lummerzheim and Co.

Gent, BELGIUM

Subject: Roofing Research

Dr. M. DABROWSKI

Science Advisor

Dr. M. STAWICKA

Ministry of Construction

Warsaw, POLAND

Subject: Possible Special Foreign Currency

Programs

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February 27, 1973

February 27, 1973

March 5 - 8, 1973

March 12, 1973

March 15, 1973

March 16, 1973

March 19-23, 1973

March 23, 26, 1973

March 28, 1973

March 28, 1973

Mr. F. DAHER, Director of Industry

Ministry of National Economy

Amman, JORDAN

Subject: Building Economics

Mr. H. SOLTANI. Director General

Ministry of Economy

Teheran, IRAN

Subject: Building Economics

Ms. S. CARRIQUIRIBORDE

Institute Argentine de Racional izacion de

Materiales

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Subject: Quality Assurance Specifications

Mr. E. TAUBER

Division of Building Research, CSIRO

Highett, AUSTRALIA

Subject: Ceramic Building^ Materials

Mr. B. A. KEYS ' Economic Council of Canada

Ottawa, CANADA

Subject: Building Economics

Dr. H. P. LUHR '

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Building Research Institute

Aachen Technical University

Aachen, GERMANY

Subject: Cement and Concrete

Mr. W. A. ALLEN (on contract)

Bickerdike, Allen, Rich and Partners

Architectural Consultants

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: CBT Future Planning

Mr. C. LOW . National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Paints and Texture Coatings

Dr. S. K. CHOPRA

Cement Research Institute of India

New Delhi, INDIA

Subject: Cement

Mr. LIM Kim-Chau

Mr. LOKE Kong-Neng

Singapore Institute of Standards and

Industrial Research

SINGAPORE

Subject: Building Technology

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April 5, 1973

April 17, 1973

April 19, 1973

April 23-24. 1973

May 2-3, 1973

May 7, 1973

May 10-11 , 14, 1973

May 11 . 1973

May 14, 1973

May 15, 1973

May 15-16, 1973

Mr. P. DA SILVA

Institute of Research Technology

Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

Subject: Proposed Technical Assistance

Program

Mr. P. AUDIGIER, Science Counselor

Mr. J. P. PLUMENSI, Science Attache

Embassy of France, Washington

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. A. E. BLAVY (and 4 team members)

Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale

Suresnes, FRANCE

Subject: Flammability of Aircraft Materials

Mr. C. BANKVALL

Lund Institute of Technology

Lund, SWEDEN

Subject: Thermal Properties of Materials

Mr. E. F. G. ROSSOUW

National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Analysis of Building Materials

Mr. S. FUJI I (and 22 team members)

Japan Testing Cer^ter for Construction

Materials

Tokyo, JAPAN

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. P. BAKKE, Assistant Director

Building Research Establishment, DOE

Garston, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: US/UK Complementary Program

Prof. G. BRAUER

University of Freiburg

Freiburg, GERMANY

Subject: Building Technology

NBS/AID Workshop Team (10 members)

International

Subject: Building Standards

Mr. J. MARTY

Mr. A. BONNET

Saint-Gobain Industries

Neuilly, FRANCE

Subject: Roofing, Insulation

Dr. R. H. LEICESTER

Division of Building Research, CSIRO

Highett, AUSTRALIA

Subject: Structural Reliability

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May 16. 1973 Prof. J. MURZEWSKI

.. ' Politechnika Krakowska

Krakow, POLAND

Subject: Lecture on "Partial Safety Factors

Specified According to Operations

Theory"

May 16, 1973 ' Mr. J. PASTORE

Procet - Projecto Ciencia e Technologia

. . . ^, r Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

'

' Subject: Building Technology

May 29, 1973 , Prof. N. CZAIKA

Bundesanstal t fur Material prufung

Berlin, GERMANY

Subject: Structural Testing

May 31, 1973 Soviet Science Writers Team (6 members)

USSR

Subject: Building Technology

June 4, 1973 ,

, Mr. T. JEN

Union Industrial Research Institute

Ministry of Economic Affairs

. , . Hsinchu, Taiwan, CHINA

Subject: Paint Coatings

June 4, 15, 1973 French Hospital Team (8 members)

Scientific and Technical Building Center (CSTB)

Paris, FRANCE

Subject: Hospital Construction

June 5, 1973 , Soviet Exchange Team (3 members)

Ministry of Construction Machinery

Moscow, USSR

Subject: Concrete

June 12, 1973 Dr. C. POPESCU

Bucharest Municipality

^ • r Bucharest, ROMANIA

Subject: Use of Computers in Building

June 13, 1973 ... . Mr. C. MAURANDY

Commission of the European Communities

FRANCE

Subject: Materials Testing

June 19, 1973 \ Mr. J. KUMANOTANI

Tokyo University

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^ Tokyo, JAPAN .....„ . „ Mr. K. NAGASE

Saito and Company, Ltd.

Chiba, JAPAN

Subject: Paint Technology, Polymers

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June 26, 1973 Mr. Y. NATANI (and 2 team members)

Mainichi Broadcasting System

Osaka, JAPAN

Subject: Environmental Building Technology

June 27-28, 1973 Mr. H. G. VERCOE, Natal Regional Officer

National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Durban, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Building Regulations, Advisory

Services

June 28, 1973 Mr. I. KALIN

Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce

Mr. K. E. STUBBS

Department of Public Works

Ottawa, CANADA

Subject: BEAM Information System

June 29, 1973 Mr. H. YOSHIDA

Showa Denko K.K. (JAPAN)

New York City Office

Subject: Reinforced Plastics

July 6, 1973 Mr. T. 1^1. MOYNEHAN

Materials Quality Assurance Directorate

Royal Arsenal

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Performance Testing of Paints

July 6, 1973 Mr. C. K. A. STIEDA

Western Forest Products Lab

Vancouver, CANADA

Subject: Limit State Design

July 6, 1973 Mr. M. YANAGIMACHI (and 12 team members)

Japanese Unitary Heat Pump Manufactures

Tokyo, JAPAN

Subject: Unitary Heat Pumps

July 12, 1973 Japanese Engineering Education Team (8 members)

JAPAN

Subject: Building Technology

July 18, 1973 Tunisian Engineering Students Team (6 members)

University of Tunis

Tunis, TUNISIA

Subject: Building Technology

August 9-22, 1973 Mr. A. LAMANA, Director

Investigation and Testing Institute of

Materials (IDIEM)

University of Chile

Santiago, CHILE

Subject: Development of Nicaraguan Building

Codes

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August 20, 1973

August 22, 1973

August 22, 1973

August 23, 1973

August 31 , 1973

September 6-7, 1973

September 11 , 1973

September 11 , 1973

September 12, 1973

September 12, 1973

Mr. 0. GARN

Akts. Jens Villadsens Fabriker

Herlev, DENMARK

Subject: Roofing Research and Marketing

Mr. B. W. J. VAN RENSBURG

National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Use of Computers in Building Industry

Mr. S. YODAIKEN, Director

Jerusalem Branch

Standards Institution of Israel

Jerusalem, ISRAEL

Subject: Standards and Testing of Building

Material s

'

Dr. B. GIVONI

Building Research Station, Technion

Haifa, ISRAEL

Subject: Special Foreign Currency Program

Japanese Teachers Team (14 members)

Board of Education

' Okajama-Ku, JAPAN

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. E. R. BALLANTYNE

Division of Building Research, CSIRO

Highett, AUSTRALIA

Subject: Energy Conservation

Mr. R. LIVET

Westinghouse Canada, Ltd.

Hamilton, CANADA

Subject: Thermal Engineering

Mr. W. WERNER

Gebr. Sulzer AG

. Winterthur, SWITZERLAND

Subject: Thermal Engineering

Dr. K. BERGHOLM, Director

Finnish Standardization Institute

Dr. P. MALINEN

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Helsinki, FINLAND

Mr. R. HALLAMA, Scientific Attache

Embassy of Finland, Washington

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. EVAZZADEH

Mr. HARIRI

Mr. SOROUDI

Institute of Standards and Industrial Research

of Iran

Teheran, IRAN

Subject: Building Technology

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September 12-14, 1973

September 13, 1973

September 13, 1973

September 14, 1973

October 1-2, 12, 1973

October 4-5, 1973

October 9, 19, 1973

October 10, 1973

October 16, 19, 1973

October 19, 1973

Mr. P. OLIVIER

National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Air Conditioning

Mr. F. HADASS, Director Emeritus

Standards Institution of Israel

Tel Aviv, ISRAEL

Subject: Future Cooperative Programs

Dr. S. S. SHU, Chairman

Dr. T. S. C. WANG

National Science Council

Taipei, Taiwan, CHINA

Mr. H. C. PAN, Science Counselor

Embassy of the Republic of China, Washington

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. M. DELEUZE

Mr. M. VAUSSANVIN

MMT

Pournus, FRANCE

Subject: Porcelain Enamel

Mr. A. REGEF

Scientific and Technical Building Center (CSTB)

Paris, FRANCE

Subject: Heat Pumps, Air Motion

Dr. P. K. FOSTER

N. Z. Pottery and Ceramics Research Association

Lower Hutt, NEW ZEALAND

Subject: Structural Uses of Germanics

Mr. R. COPE

Mr. J. P. VIAN

Third Regular French Team

Scientific and Technical Building Center (CSTB)

Grenoble, FRANCE

Subject: Use of Plastics in Building; Noise

Cancel lation

Dr. Y. MINEMATU

Shibaura Institute of Technology

Tokyo, JAPAN

Subject: Weathering of Plastics

Prof. L. E. NEVANDER

Technical University of Lund

Lund, SWEDEN

Subject: Performance Concept in Building

Mr. E. ACHILLES (and 35 team members)

Director, Fire Prevention Department

Frankfurt, GERMANY

Subject: Fire Protection in High-Rise Buildings

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October 23. 1973 Dr. J. HUNDT

Bundesanstalt fur Material prufung

Berlin, GERMANY

Subject: Moisture Transport in Buildings,

' '* Porosity Characteristics

October 24, 1973 Mr. G. A. PICKUP, Research Manager

British Gas Corporation

. . London, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Modular Boilers

October 25-26, 29, 1973' Mr. R. E. CROMARTY

National Building Research Institute, CSIR

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Subject: Flooring and Roofing Systems

November 7, 1973 ' Mr. F. MARSON

'

' Defence Standards Laboratories

Ascot Vale, AUSTRALIA

Subject: Paint Standards

November 9, 1973

November 14, 1973

November 14, 1973

November 15, 1973

November 16, 1973

November 26, 1973

November 26 - December 3, 1973

Dr. J. RIEDERER, Director

Doerner Institut

Munich, GERMANY

Subject: Stone Preservation

Mr. T. EGAWA (and 29 team members)

Daily Construction News Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, JAPAN

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. H. ZIEBLAND

Explosives Research and Development Establishment

Essex, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Thermal Conductivity

Brazilian Team (4 members)

Metrology Central Laboratories

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Subject: Building Technology

Ms. T. ANTILLA

"Anna" Magazine

Helsinki, FINLAND

Subject: Photograph Environmental House and

Color Projects

Mr. G. BOWEN, Director

Metrication Board

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Metrication in Construction

Mr. W. A. ALLEN (on contract)

Bickerdike, Allen, Rich and Partners

Architectural Consultants

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Subject: Study New CBT Programs

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November 29, 1973 Japan Industrial Planning Association Team

(13 members)

Tokyo, JAPAN

Subject: Heat Insulators

December 3, 1973

December 27, 1973

Dr. C. GUZMAN, Rector

University of Oruno

Dr. E. POPPE, Rector

University of Potosi

Dr. L. RIVERA, Rector

University of Chuquisaca

BOLIVIA

Subject: Building Technology

Mr. M. D. MASON

Commonwealth Department of Works

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Subject: Building Technology

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CBT FOREIGN TRAVEL

In order to further develop the Center for Building Technology (CBT) staff,

foreign travel is encouraged under certain circumstances. These include

such occassions as interaction with overseas research groups involved in

cooperative programs, participating in international organization meetings,

or simply studying foreign approaches in the field of building technology.

In all cases such travel provides the CBT staff an invaluable opportunity

to broaden its professional outlook. CBT foreign travel for 1973 is described below.

February 17-

March 2, 1973

February 18-

March 2, 1973

Mr. W. C. CULLEN, Assistant Chief

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT

Location: INDIA

Purpose: CIB Meeting; Discuss SFCP (PL-480

Programs); Central Building Research

Institute Silver Jubilee

Mr. I. A. BENJAMIN, Chief (formerly)

Building Fires and Safety Section, CBT

Location: BELGIUM; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: ISO Meeting (TC-92); US/UK Complementary Program; Visit Research

Laboratories

April 4-6, 1973

April 11-19, 1973

Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director

Center for Building Technology

Location: UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: US/UK Complementary Program;

RILEM Meeting

Mr. A. HOCKMAN

Materials and Composites Section, CBT

Location: FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: RILEM Meeting (25-PEM); Visit

Research Laboratories

April 21-

May 6, 1973

April 21-

May 9, 1973

May 9-23, 1973

Dr. R. D. MARSHALL

Structures Section, CBT

Location: JAPAN; PHILIPPINES; AUSTRALIA

Purpose: USAID Project

Mr. N. J. RAUFASTE

Office of Federal Building Technology,

CBT

Location: JAPAN; PHILIPPINES; BANGLADESH;

UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: USAID Project

Dr. E. 0. PFRANG, Chief

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division, CBT

Location: JAPAN

Purpose: US/Japan Panel

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May 16-18, 1973 Dr. J. E. HILL

Dr. T. KUSUDA

Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT

Location: CANADA

Purpose: ASHRAE Meeting

June 4-8, 1973 Dr. R. A. CRIST, Chief

Structures Section, CBT

Location: UNITED KINGDOM; GERMANY

Purpose: US/UK Complementary Program; ISO

Meeting (TC-108); Visit Research

Laboratories

June 14- Dr. G. T. YONEMURA

July 6, 1973 Sensory Environment Section, CBT

Location: GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: Various Color and Illumination

Meetings; Visit Research Laboratories

June 16-22, 1973 Dr. R. N. WRIGHT, Deputy Director/Technical

(formerly)

Center for Building Technology

Location: GUATEMALA; NICARAGUA

Purpose: Managua Reconstruction Seminar

June 25-29, 1973 Dr. C. G. CULVER

Office of Feder::.! Building Technology, CBT

Location: ITALY

Purpose: 5th World Conference on Earthquake

Engineering

July 8-11, 1973 Mr. N. J. RAUFASTE

Office of Federal Building Technology, CBT

Location: JAMAICA

Purpose: USAID Project

July 8-22, 1973 Dr. J. E. HILL

Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT

Location: FRANCE

Purpose: US/France Cooperative Program

July 9-27, 1973 Dr. R. N. WRIGHT, Deputy Director/Technical

(formerly)

Center for Building Technology

Location: NICARAGUA; MEXICO

Purpose: USAID Review of Nicaraguan Building

Codes

August 13-17, 1973 Mr. F. J. POWELL, Chief

Thermal Engineering Systems Section, CBT

Location: UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: CIB Meeting (W-40)

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August 28-31, 1973

August 31-

September 14, 1973

September 6-21 , 1973

September 6-24, 1973

September 6-30, 1973

September 22-

October 4, 1973

September 23-29, 1973

Dr. S. T. MARGULIS

Architectural Research Section, CBT

Location: CANADA

Purpose: American Psychological Association

Convention

Dr. N. F. SOMES, Technical Assistant

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT

Location: UNITED KINGDOM; DENMARK; SWEDEN;

FRANCE

Purpose: Visit Research Laboratories; CIB

Meeting (W-23A)

Dr. A. I. RUBIN, Chief

Sensory Environment Section, CBT

Location: FRANCE; DENMARK; SWEDEN; UNITED

KINGDOM

Purpose: CIB Meeting (W-45); Visit Research

Laboratories; 3rd Conference on Psychology and the Built Environment

Mr. N. J. RAUFASTE

Office of Federal Building Technology, CBT

Dr. R. D. MARSHALL

Structures Section, CBT

Location: PHILIPPINES

Purpose: USAID Project

Dr. G. FROHNSDORFF, Chief

Materials and Composites Section, CBT

Location: CZECHOSLOVAKIA; FRANCE; UNITED

KINGDOM

Purpose: RILEM Meeting (15-PM); US/France

Cooperative Program; Visit Research

Laboratories.

Dr. J. E. SNELL, Assistant Chief

Building Environment Division, CBT

Location: SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: CIB Meeting (W-62); Visit Research

Laboratories; US/UK Complementary

Program

Mr. R. S. WYLY

Building Service Systems Section, CBT

Location: SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: CIB Meeting (W-62); Visit Research

Laboratories; US/UK Complementary

Program

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September 24-28, 1973

September 24-

October 2, 1973

October 1-3, 1973

October 3-5, 1973

October 6-12, 1973

(for varying periods)

October 14-23, 1973

October 17-

November 1 , 1973

October 19-28, 1973

Dr. R. A. CRIST, Chief

Structures Section, CBT

Location: BRAZIL

Purpose: Potential Cooperative Program

Dr. J. R. WRIGHT, Director

Center for Building Technology

Location: BULGARIA; FRANCE

Purpose: RILEM Meeting; US/France Cooperative

Program

Mr. T. H. BOONE

Office of Housing Technology,

Location: CANADA

Purpose: ASTM Meeting

CBT

Mr. R. D. DIKKERS

Office of Building Standards and Codes

Services, CBT

Location: CANADA

Purpose: Building Codes for Industrialized

Housing Seminar

Dr. C. G. CULVER

Office of Federal Building Technology, CBT

Dr. E. 0. PFRANG, Chief

Dr. N. F.' SOMES, Technical Assistant

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT

Dr. R. A. CRIST, Chief

Dr. E. V. LEYENDECKER

Structures Section, CBT

Dr. J. R. CLIFTON

Mr. R. G. MATHEY

Materials and Composites Section, CBT

Location: CANADA

Purpose: ACI Meeting

Mr. I. A. BENJAMIN, Chief (formerly)

Building Fires and Safety Section, CBT

Location: SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: Various Fire Protection Meetings; US/U

Complementary Program

Dr. G. S. FATTAL

Structures Section, CBT

Location: PERU

Purpose: USAID Project

Dr. R. WEHRLI, Chief

Architectural Research Section, CBT

Location: NETHERLANDS

Purpose: CIB Meeting (W-60)

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November 7-21 , 1973

November 7-

December 1 , 1973

November 12, 1973

November 12-16, 1973

November 20-24, 1973

December 12-19, 1973

Mr. N. J. RAUFASTE

Office of Federal Building Technology, CBT

Dr. E. 0. PFRANG, Chief

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT

Location: PHILIPPINES

Purpose: USAID Project

Dr. R. D. MARSHALL

Structures Section, CBT

Location: PHILIPPINES

Purpose: USAID Project

Dr. N. F. SOMES, Technical Assistant

Structures, Materials and Life Safety Division,

CBT

Location: CANADA

Purpose: Present Talk on Performance Concept at

University of Waterloo

Mr. D. S. BLOMQUIST (funded by CBT)

Applied Acoustics Section, Mechanics Division

Location: FRANCE

Purpose: US/France Cooperative Program

Mr. K. L. KELLY

Sensory Environment Section, CBT

Location: FRANCE

Purpose: ISO Meeting (TC-80)

Dr. R. D. MARSHALL

Structures Section, CBT

Location: UNITED KINGDOM

Purpose: US/UK Complementary Program

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