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ERI: Passive Seismic Protection for Nuclear Power Plants Using Embedded Particle Dampers — NSF Award to University of Wyoming (WY,

This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research that focuses on the development of a novel, location-independent seismic protection system (SPS) for nuclear power plants (NPPs) called the Globally Responsive Absolute Seismic Protection (GRASP). GRASP seeks to utilize locally resonant particle dampers

Award titleERI: Passive Seismic Protection for Nuclear Power Plants Using Embedded Particle Dampers
Award ID2501464
AwardeeUniversity of Wyoming
CityLARAMIE
StateWY
Amount obligated$199,064
Principal investigatorAnkit Saxena
ProgramEDSE-Engineering Design and Sy
Start date08/01/2025
AbstractThis Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research that focuses on the development of a novel, location-independent seismic protection system (SPS) for nuclear power plants (NPPs) called the Globally Responsive Absolute Seismic Protection (GRASP). GRASP seeks to utilize locally resonant particle dampers (PDs), a passive vibration control technology composed of a particle-filled cavity that dissipates energy through particle-particle collisions and friction, as the SPS The GRASP s
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