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 $411,496 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to understand and predict the evolution of backward erosion piping (BEP) - a type of internal erosion that can cause failures in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. The research aims to develop novel computational modeling capabilities to mechanistically characterize the relationship between hydraulic conditions and the time-dependent evolution of BEP. Key...
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 $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 $672,212 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research that aims to improve the understanding of factors contributing to the instability of jointed rock slopes. The project intends to identify and quantify the distinct roles of natural rock fractures and the rock matrix in slope failures, which pose significant risks to lives, infrastructure, and economies. Through a combination of laboratory experiments and numerical...
This Project Grant award of $317,811 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Pittsburgh to understand and predict the evolution of backward erosion piping (BEP) in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. The research aims to develop a stochastic multiphase computational model to gain mechanistic insights into the relationship between hydraulic conditions, soil characteristics, and the time-dependent progression...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the University of Washington to advance earthquake engineering research on cast-in-place concrete diaphragms with openings in reinforced concrete buildings. The 3-year project, beginning January 1, 2024, will develop a fundamental understanding of how openings for stairs, elevators, and mechanical systems affect the seismic performance of concrete floor diaphragms. The research...
The University of California, Davis will receive $200,000 under a two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The grant funds the research project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT OF REALISTIC SEISMIC INPUT MOTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE RESILIENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO EARTHQUAKES" from November 2021 through October 2023. This project supports the NSF Directorate for Engineering's goal of improving...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $567,806 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support research from July 2021 through June 2026 related to evaluating soil liquefaction at multiple scales through physics-guided data science approaches. The NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and...
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...