This grant, facilitated through a cooperative agreement, supports a critical engineering investigation led by Johns Hopkins University. Its primary purpose is to apply modern engineering tests and analyses to the trusses of historic wood covered bridges. Many of these structures, built without contemporary engineering understanding, have endured for decades or even over a century, yet their exact structural mechanics remain largely unknown. Johns Hopkins University will undertake this research to definitively determine how these trusses function as engineering structures, specifically identifying which components bear live and dead loads. This effort will significantly advance our understanding of the behavior of these unique bridges and their robust truss systems.
Opportunity ID: 47992
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-09WASO-00003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Truss Analysis of Wood Covered Bridges |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $26,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a single source award to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based on a number of demonstrable factors. JHU Civil Engineering department has special expertise in the study of the engineering aspects of historic wood structures. This expertise in both experimental and computational modeling are relevant to advancing our understanding of historic structures. Due to earlier work with the NPS in performing innovative tests on historic covered bridges, JHU will be able to begin this project at an advanced stage. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Many of the trusses used on covered wood bridges were designed and built without modern engineering analysis. Consequently, even though many have withstood decades and, in the case of some, over a century of use, we have very little understanding of how they “work” as engineering structures. Under this cooperative agreement, Johns Hopkins University will apply modern engineering tests and analyses to these trusses to attempt to determine which features of the bridges carry live and dead loads. The result will shed new, definitive light on the behavior of the bridges and their trusses. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Elizabeth Walden
Contracting Officer Phone 303-987-6739 Email:beth_walden@nps.gov |
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