Civil and Mechanical Systems CMS Programs at the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

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Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS) Programs at
the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Dr. Priscilla P. Nelson Director, Division of
Civil and Mechanical Systems Directorate for
Engineering pnelson_at_nsf.gov, 703-292-7018
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The Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS)

• The Mission of CMS
• to provide a fundamental underpinning for the
  engineering profession in application to
  mechanical systems and the constructed
  environment including infrastructure systems, and
  
• to support the rapid development and deployment
  of new technology in service to society and to
  reduce risks induced by natural and technological
  hazards.

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CMS Award InformationResearch Grants Only
FY99 mean award size 69k/year mean duration,
2.8 years
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Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems

• CMS is comprised of six programs
• Five disciplinary super programs, each with two
  program officers
• The NEES (Network for Earthquake Engineering
  Simulation) program, with two assigned program
  officers

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CMS Programs

• Dynamic System Modeling, Sensing Control
  (DSMSC)
• Program Directors Alison Flatau
  (aflatau_at_nsf.gov) and Shi Chi Liu (on leave)
• Infrastructure and Information Systems (IIS)
• Program Directors William Anderson (on leave)
  and Miriam Heller (mheller_at_nsf.gov)
• Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering (SMME)
• Program Directors Ken Chong (kchong_at_nsf.gov) and
  Jorn Larsen Basse (jlarsenb_at_nsf.gov)
• Structural Systems and Engineering (SSE)
• Program Directors Vijaya Gopu to
  3/01(vgopu_at_nsf.gov), Peter Chang from 3/01
  (pchang_at_nsf.gov) and John Scalzi
  (jscalzi_at_nsf.gov)
• Geotechnical and GeoHazards Systems (GHS)
• Program Directors Clifford Astill
  (castill_at_nsf.gov) and Richard Fragaszy
  (rfragasz_at_nsf.gov)

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NMR on a Chip A Micro-NMR Device for In Situ
Detection of Chlorides in Concrete
RF Power
Micro-NMR Device
Communications
Permanent Magnet
Road Salt
Chloride
Concentration
Concrete

Rebar
Micro-NMR Device
Permanent Magnet
B Embedded NMR Sensor
A Basic Concept for the Micro-NMR Device

• An inexpensive passively powered NMR system, lt50
  mm in size, that can be distributed throughout a
  volume of concrete during placement, monitor in
  situ the concentration of chloride ions in the
  surrounding concrete, and store, process, and
  communicate the sensed data to the surface when
  interrogated.

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Optical fiber accelerometer developed by Maria
Feng at UC Irvine has been implemented for health
monitoring of a California bridge. The photo
shows this sensor (left) being installed on the
bridge together with a conventional accelerometer
(right).
Sensors for Civil and Mechanical Systems
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Electromagnetic imaging technology successfully
detected and visualized damage in the bonding
interface on FRP-jacketed reinforced concrete
columns.
Nondestructive Testing for Civil and Mechanical
Systems
(mm)
(mm)
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People, Ideas and Tools Priorities for CMS
Research in FY2002

• People
• Integration of research and education CAREER,
  REU and RET
• International connections esp.
  earthquake/hazards
• Risk taking through the SGER mode of funding
• Partnership programs with industry (e.g., CAREER,
  PFI, EPSCoR, GOALI) and agencies (e.g., DOT,
  FHWA, HUD)
• Building new research communities (e.g., ETI,
  SES, PATH)
• Ideas
• Nano- and micro-scale science and engineering
• Model-based simulation - integration of
  experiment and analysis
• Environmental design and technologies - materials
  and sensors
• Hazards and extreme events research
• Infrastructure Systems - IT and SES
• Tools
• Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
  (NEES)

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NSF and NEHRP

• NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction
  Program) - FEMA, NIST, USGS and NSF
• NSF Investment for NEHRP-related research is
  typically about 30 million annually
• NEHRP-related research is primarily funded
  through three NSF Directorates
• Geosciences Directorate (10 to 12 million)
• SBE Directorate (1 to 3 million)
• Engineering Directorate (about 18 to 20 million)
• 6 million for EERCs
• 12 to 14 million for research programs
• The NEES MRE project is under NEHRP

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NSF MRE Projects

• Major Research Equipment (MRE) account
• Established by NSF in FY 1995
• Provides funding for the acquisition and
  construction of major national research
  facilities
• MRE operations and maintenance costs provided by
  NSF Research Related Activities (RRA) account
• The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
  (NEES) is the first MRE project for the
  Directorate for Engineering

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Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

• Change focus from physical testing to seamless
  integration of testing, analysis and simulation

• Revolutionize the practice of earthquake
  engineering research with state-of-the-art
  experimental equipment and information technology

• Ultimately, enable new earthquake hazard
  mitigation technologies structural,
  geotechnical, and tsunami

82 million Major Research Equipment (MRE)
project construction 2000-2004 operation
2005-2014
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Components of NEES http//www.eng.nsf.gov/nees

• Earthquake engineering research equipment
• Networked collaboratory
• Operating subsystem
• Computational subsystem
• All equipment and the collaboratory
• projects completed by end of FY04
• Operation and use from FY05 through FY14 managed
  by the NEES Consortium

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NEES and the Federal Budget ProcessNEES
Authorized FY 2000-2004

• Annual Requested Appropriation
• ( million, current inflation-adjusted dollars)

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NEES Earthquake EngineeringTesting Equipment and
Facilities

• Equipment Categories
• Shake tables
• Centrifuges
• Tsunami/wave tank
• Large-scale laboratory experimentation systems
• Field Installations
• Equipment Proposal Competitions
• Phase 1 (45 million) - 11 awards
• Phase 2 (est. 15 to 20 million)
• announcement to be issued in Fall, 2001
• 5 to 10 additional awards expected

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Structural Modeling Strong Walls and Shake
Tables
Structural Engineering Earthquake Simulation Lab,
SUNY Buffalo http//civil.eng.buffalo.edu/SEES
L/
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NEES Systems IntegrationPhase 1 - Scoping Study
In 8/00, an award was made to UIUC to conduct a
Scoping Study The NEESgrid project http//neesg
rid.org

• Assess NEES-related Earthquake community
  requirements
• Report with detailed design and proof-of-concept
  demonstration due 2/01
• NSF review 3/01 for possible 10 million award in
  Summer 2001

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The NEES Consortium

• Consortium Development award in FY01 (NSF01-56)
  will develop the leadership, management, and
  coordination for the NEES collaboratory from
  beyond 2005 through 2014.
• The NEES Consortium will
• Maintain and operate the NEES collaboratory and
  equipment sites
• Develop and implement shared-use access and data
  policies
• Support continued equipment and technology
  development
• Establish national and international partnerships
• Develop outreach and training activities for use
  of the NEES

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NEES Program Information http//www.eng.nsf.gov/
neesEmail nees_at_nsf.gov

• Joy Pauschke, NEES Program Director, Directorate
  for Engineering, NSF ltjpauschk_at_nsf.govgt
• Phone [phone]
• Tom Anderson, NEES Project Coordinator,
  Directorate for Engineering, NSF
  lttanderso_at_nsf.govgt
• Phone [phone]
• Steven Goldstein, Senior Advisor for Information
  Technology, Directorate for Engineering, NSF
  ltsgoldste_at_nsf.gov?
• Phone [phone]
• Priscilla Nelson, Division Director, Division of
  Civil and Mechanical Systems, NSF
  ltpnelson_at_nsf.govgt
• Phone [phone]

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Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation Construction Period
2000-2004 (http//www.eng.nsf.gov/nees)
ENG/CMS (Division Director)
NEES Program (NEES Program Director)

• NEES System Integration
• Awardee
• (ENG/Senior IT Advisor)
• Develop NEES collaboratory with
• equipment awardees and
• NEES Consortium
• Network
• Distributed experimentation
• Curated data repository
• Computational simulation
• software
• Complete collaboratory by
• September 30, 2004

• NEES Consortium Awardee
• (NEES Program Director)
• Provide leadership for NEES Program
• Develop inclusive and consensus
• participation by earthquake
• engineering community
• Develop Consortium management
• and operating policies
• Coordinate shared-use access to
• equipment sites as developed
• Coordinate outreach and training
• activities for NEES equipment sites

• NEES Equipment Awardees
• (NEES Project Manager)
• Make equipment site operational
• by September 30, 2004
• Participate in NEES Consortium
• development and as shared-use
• equipment site
• Work with NEES System Integration
• Awardee for development of NEES
• collaboratory (local area networking,
• teleobs/teleop, data protocols, etc.)

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Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation Operational Period
2005-2014 (http//www.eng.nsf.gov/nees)
ENG/CMS (Division Director)
NEES Program (NEES Program Director)

• NEES Consortium Awardee
• Provide leadership for NEES Program
• Build inclusive environment and opportunities
• Coordinate, maintain, and operate NEES
  collaboratory and shared-use access to equipment
  sites
• Coordinate outreach and training activities for
  the NEES collaboratory and NEES equipment sites
• Pursue development of new technology and
  applications, and national and international
  participation
• and partnerships

• NEES US Linkages
• Other equipment sites as part of
• collaboratory (university and
• federal/national labs)
• Distributed experimentation
• Data curation
• Simulation software

• NEES International Linkages
• Other equipment sites as part of
• collaboratory (university and
• federal/national labs)
• Distributed experimentation
• Data curation
• Simulation software

• NEES Equipment Awardees
• Participate in the NEES Consortium
• Operate equipment as shared-use equipment site
• Provide outreach and training activities
• Incorporate experimentation into research and
• academic programs