Project Grant 2142337
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award in the amount of $454,236 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell will advance the field of resilience analytics and enhance the ability of civil infrastructure systems to withstand natural disasters. The key research objectives include: (i) Adapting statistical physics and discrete modeling techniques to predict the type, extent, and functional integrity of damage to structural and non-structural building...
- This $199,638 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation to develop an improved seismic-resistant timber-concrete connection using replaceable ductile anchor rods. The goal is to enhance the seismic resilience of mass timber structures by enabling rapid post-earthquake repair through a reliable ductile mechanism that dissipates energy in the anchor connecting the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $190,402 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. This collaborative research project develops a novel adaptive data collection framework to enable reliable data collection under severe time and resource constraints for automated post-disaster rapid damage assessment. The system leverages a Bayesian probabilistic modeling approach to dynamically...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $899,995 Project Grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan to establish a comprehensive framework for system integration, structural mechanics, and financing for nimble, adaptive, and reusable structures (NARS). The objective is to develop simulation tools, design methods, experimental mechanics principles, smart financing models, and educational materials to accelerate and scale the adoption...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $473,305 to the University of Texas at Arlington on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project on home mitigation strategies for hurricane-induced multi-hazards. The project, which runs through August 31, 2028, develops and evaluates a multi-level interdisciplinary mitigation behavior model that simulates household-level home retrofit decisions in response to hurricane...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $100,000 supports research at Purdue University from September 2022 to August 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research aims to strengthen community resilience to natural hazards like earthquakes by incorporating stakeholder priorities into risk mitigation efforts. Specifically, the university will conduct social and physical experiments to better understand vulnerability of pre-1970s concrete buildings and evaluate community...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $399,915 in funding to the University of California, Davis from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. The goal of this research is to develop a novel scientific formulation that integrates fracture mechanics with an enriched frame element formulation, resulting in a method that can accurately simulate the initiation and propagation of fracture and fatigue in steel structures. This research...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research that aims to develop methods for evaluating the safety and integrity of existing reinforced concrete structures. The $549,999 award to the University of Texas at Austin will fund a 5-year research project to investigate the combined effects of various deterioration mechanisms, such as corrosion, alkali-silica reaction, and freeze-thaw cycles, on concrete structures. The project...
- This $457,384 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new computational framework for stochastic analysis of quasibrittle damage and fracture through 2025. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), key products include a mechanism-based model for mapping random fields of material properties onto finite elements to resolve mesh dependence issues in stochastic finite element simulations of quasibrittle structures. Validation will utilize experimental...
- This $165,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports the development of a novel adaptive data collection framework for automated post-disaster rapid damage assessment. The project at Arizona State University's Orspa division will create a Bayesian-based system that analyzes recent observations to dynamically update the trajectories of data collector agents toward areas with the greatest potential for information gain. This will...
This five-year, $608,512 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) program will fund research at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding and enhancing the performance of aging wood residential infrastructure subjected to combined chronic and acute natural hazards. The grantee will conduct experimental investigations of wood members degraded by biotic decay and mechanical deterioration. Bayesian predictive models will be developed to quantify deterioration mechanisms and link structural performance of wood buildings under combined hazards to post-disaster housing community recovery times. An agent-based model will assess risk to aging infrastructure and social vulnerability. Mitigation strategies will be optimized through integrated analyses and expert feedback to improve functional recovery of housing communities. Data will be archived in the NSF-supported Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure Data Depot. Outcomes aim to inform codes, rehabilitation strategies, and community preparedness/resilience considering the impact of environmental degradation on aging wood structures.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $608.5k | 2/13/22 |