This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $178,669.00 focuses on understanding how complex, deployable structural systems can be utilized in geotechnical infrastructures to enhance the capacity and sustainability of foundation systems. The award aims to develop fundamental knowledge on the soil-structure interaction of deployable, compliant structures and demonstrate the use of underground structural system deployment via an "awning" (awn) arrangement to improve foundation capacity. Key products and services include the development of form-finding methods, load-transfer informed soil-structure hybrid models, and statistical uncertainty analysis techniques to advance the state-of-the-art in nonlinear soil-structure interaction analysis. The project also plans to use advanced visualization tools like virtual reality to enhance educational outreach on structural deployment concepts. The award is being performed by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, doing business as Virginia Tech, a leading public research university, and is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2025.
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