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JoyM.Pauschke,Ph.D.,PE(jpauschk@nsf.gov)DivisionofCivil,MechanicalandManufacturingInnovationDirectorateforEngineeringNationalScienceFoundationMarch26,2018

NSF-SupportedNHERIRAPIDFacility:VisionandImplementation

Motivation for NHERI: Earthquake and Wind Engineering Research •  2000-2014:GeorgeE.Brown,Jr.NetworkforEarthquakeEngineeringSimulation(NEES)

•  NSFaspartoflegislatedinteragencynaturalhazardsprograms(NISTisleadagency)•  NationalEarthquakeHazardsReductionProgram(NEHRP)•  NationalWindstormImpactReductionProgram(NWIRP)

•  Communityplanning,asreferencedinNSF14-605andNSF15-598,e.g.,•  NationalResearchCouncil,GrandChallengesinEarthquakeEngineeringResearch:ACommunityWorkshopReport.Washington,DC:TheNationalAcademiesPress,2011

•  NISTGCR14-973-13,MeasurementScienceR&DRoadmapforWindstormandCoastalInundationImpactReduction.(ThisroadmapdevelopmentaleffortwassupportedinpartbyNSF,throughawardCMMI-1235689,toobtaincommunityinputonrelatedlong-termfundamentalresearchchallengesinwindstormandcoastalinundationimpactreduction)

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Description of NHERI

•  Isadistributed,multi-user,nationalfacility–partofNSF’slargefacilityportfolio.

• Providesthenaturalhazardscommunitywithaccesstoresearchinfrastructure(earthquake,tsunamiandstormsurge,andwindengineeringexperimentalandpost-disaster,rapidresponseresearch(RAPID)facilities,cyberinfrastructure,computationalmodelingandsimulationtools,andresearchdata),coupledwitheducationandcommunityoutreachactivities.

•  Enablesresearchandeducationaladvancesthatcancontributeknowledgeandinnovationforthenation'scivilinfrastructureandcommunitiestopreventnaturalhazardeventsfrombecomingsocietaldisasters.

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NHERI Scope: Major Infrastructure Components (Notional Diagram)

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NHERI Facilities

NSF History of RAPID Awards •  SGER/RAPIDsupport(NSFEngineering)awarded,e.g.,

•  2004GreatSumatranEarthquakeandTsunami•  2005HurricaneKatrina•  2010HaitiandChileEarthquakes•  2010/2011and2016NewZealandEarthquakes•  2011Tohoku,JapanEarthquakeandTsunami•  2011Tuscaloosa,ALTornado•  2012Hurricane/SuperstormSandy•  2013Moore,OKTornado•  2013SuperTyphoonHaiyan•  2016HurricaneMatthew(Haiti)•  2017CentralMexicoEarthquake•  2017HurricanesHarvey,IrmaandMaria(e.g.,GEERandorganizedstructural)

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NHERI RAPID Facility – Role (NSF 15-598)

•  Providescommunityresources(equipment,instrumentation,anddatamanagementinfrastructure)forquickfielddeploymentgloballytosupportperishableresearchdatacollectionfollowinganearthquakeorwindstormevent.

•  TheprimaryusersoftheRAPIDFacilityresourceswillberesearcherssupportedthroughseparateNSFawards(RAPIDs)forpost-disasterinvestigations,withassistanceinthefieldfromRAPIDFacilitystaff,asrequired.

•  Whiletheprimaryfocusofthisfacilitymustbeforperishabledatacollectionfollowingearthquakeandwindstormevents,thisdoesnotprecludefacilityresourcesbeingdeployedforperishabledatacollectionfollowingothernaturalhazardeventsorfortestingatotherfacilities.

•  AllcollecteddatamustbecuratedandarchivedinNHERIDesignSafeReconnaissanceIntegrationPortal.

•  RAPIDFacilitydevelopmentandcommissioning•  Developsfacilityconceptsandrequirementsinyearone•  Procuresandcommissionsequipmentinyeartwo•  Operationalbyendofyeartwo,includingusertrainingconducted

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GEER Model for Community-led RAPID Deployments •  GeotechnicalExtremeEventReconnaissance(GEER)Association

•  http://www.geerassociation.org•  SupportedbyNSFsince~2003formation•  Community-organizedandcommunity-governed•  Receivesmulti-yearNSFsupporttoenable“quick,”preliminaryRAPIDdatacollection(travel/lodging/perdiem)

•  SelectsRAPIDfieldteamandnotifiesNSF•  Collectsperishabledatafromarangeofnaturalhazards,e.g.,earthquakes,floods,hurricanes,landslides,tsunamis

•  Quicklysharesfindingsandreportonweb•  Observationsanddataenablefollow-onNSFRAPIDproposals

•  Apathforward?GEERasan“X”EERmodel,e.g.,•  EAGER:InterdisciplinaryandSocialScienceExtremeEventsReconnaissance(ISSEER)

NSFAward1745611,LoriPeek,UniversityofColorado,Boulder•  “Structuralengineering”EER??

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Opportunity for “Collective” Community Expertise: Self-Organization for “Early” RAPID Deployments using NHERI RAPID Facility

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GeotechnicalExtremeEventsReconnaissance

(GEER)

StructuralEngineeringEER

InterdisciplinaryandSocial

SciencesEER

Intersectionsareopportunityforinterdisciplinarycoordination

ExistingOrganization

ANewOrganization?

ANewOrganization?

InterdisciplinaryCoordination/Reconnaissance

Going Forward – Working Together •  NHERIRAPIDFacilitybecomesoperationalandtrainsusers(byfall2018)•  UnsolicitedNSF/ECIproposalstoestablish“X”EERorganizations

•  TalkwithNSFProgramDirectorbeforesubmission!•  GEERissupportedbyECI•  Structuralengineeringfield(newEERmaybesupportedbyECI)•  Socialsciencesfield(newEERmaybesupportedbyHDBE)•  “X”EERproposalmightconsider

•  PIwithnational&internationalNSF-supportedRAPIDexperiences•  Experiencedcoreleadershipandmanagementteam•  Governanceplansandteamselectionprocess•  PlantointerfacewithNHERIRAPIDFacility•  Cross“X”EERcoordinationandinterdisciplinarity•  Mentoringearlycareerfacultyandgraduatestudents•  Avoidnaming“castof1000s”

•  NSFsupportfor“X”EERsandfollow-onindividualRAPIDs

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