NSF Org:	CMMI Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Recipient:	WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	August 17, 1993
Latest Amendment Date:	August 17, 1993
Award Number:	9311031
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Shih-Chi Liu CMMI  Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation ENG  Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	August 15, 1993
End Date:	July 31, 1995 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$45,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$45,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1993 = $45,000.00
History of Investigator:	Ahmad Durrani (Principal Investigator) durrani@rice.edu Joel Conte (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	William Marsh Rice University 6100 MAIN ST Houston TX  US  77005-1827 (713)348-4820
Sponsor Congressional District:	09
Primary Place of Performance:	William Marsh Rice University 6100 MAIN ST Houston TX  US  77005-1827
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	09
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	K51LECU1G8N3
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	STRUCTURES II
Primary Program Source:	app-0193
Program Reference Code(s):
Program Element Code(s):	149800
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.041

ABSTRACT

9311031 Durrani The main objective of this equipment grant is the acquisition of a shaking table facility by the Civil Engineering Department of Rice University. The shaking table facility is needed to test up to one-fifth scale structural models under dynamic base excitation. The shaking table will be 5 ft x 5 ft in size with a test load capacity of 1,500 pounds. The highest frequency targeted for the table is 40 Hz. Rice has cost-shared approximately half of the total requested amount for this experimental equipment and will continue to maintain and upgrade the system in the future. The availability of a shaking table will enable experimental verification of several ongoing and future research projects related to seismic response of structures. The installation of a shaking table in the structures laboratory will complement the existing research focus on analytical research and will provide the foundation for a wide range of future projects in experimental structural dynamics. ***

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