CAREER: Understanding and Modeling Collapse-induced Fire Dynamics at Multiple Scales — NSF Award to University of Maryland, Colleg
This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance understanding of how structural collapse influences fire behavior in residential communities, particularly in wildfire-prone regions. At the single-building scale, collapse during fires alters fire behavior by changing compartmentation, ventilati
| Award title | CAREER: Understanding and Modeling Collapse-induced Fire Dynamics at Multiple Scales |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2543737 |
| Awardee | University of Maryland, College Park |
| City | COLLEGE PARK |
| State | MD |
| Amount obligated | $716,567 |
| Principal investigator | Shuna Ni |
| Program | ECI-Engineering for Civil Infr |
| Start date | 09/01/2026 |
| Abstract | This Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will advance understanding of how structural collapse influences fire behavior in residential communities, particularly in wildfire-prone regions. At the single-building scale, collapse during fires alters fire behavior by changing compartmentation, ventilation, fuel distribution, flame-spread pathways, and ember generation, with effects pronounced in light-frame wood structures, the most common residential construction in the United S |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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