The purpose of this grant is develop new tornado hazard maps for incorporation into US building standards and codes
Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 70NANB25H130
- Recipient
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Applied Research Associates, Inc. UEI LTMGBJ76B9D8
- Awarding agency
-
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $449,569
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards
- Completion date
- Place of performance
- Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
- Activities
- 1) analyze US tornado data and research publications from the past 8 years to extend the tornado hazards database and methodology used for development of tornado design speed maps in US building codes and standards; 2) update modeling of tornado parameters critical for hazard simulations such as regional distributions of tornado path length, width, intensity, and occurrence rate; 3) develop tornado wind speeds grids for the conterminous US; 4) propose the new maps for inclusion in the tornado loads chapter of the asce 7-28 standard for design loads on buildings and other structures; 5) document the research in a journal paper.
- Expected outcomes
- Updated version of the augmented tornado database, including eight additional years of data; improved tornado wind speed modeling parameters and procedures; tornado wind speed grids for the united states; proposal to asce 7 standard to incorporate new tornado maps; and a journal paper.
- Intended beneficiaries
- The public will significantly benefit through better building tornado safety, resulting from new tornado hazard maps being incorporated into the asce 7-28 standard for minimum desing loads, which is the basis for tornado loads in the US model building codes.
- Subrecipient activities
- The recipient does not intend to subaward funds.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $29,569 | |
| Amendment | $210,000 | |
| Original award | $210,000 |
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Who received award 70NANB25H130?
70NANB25H130 was awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. by National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) on September 1, 2025.
How much is award 70NANB25H130 worth?
$449,569 has been obligated on 70NANB25H130.
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