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JoyM.Pauschke,Ph.D.,PE([email protected])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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