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2012	Air Guns United States and United Kingdom US Department of the Navy WAI Prime	Environmentally friendly alternative method for explosives testing of warships. Appropriate for modal surveys of buildings, bridges, and platforms.

2009	Damage Modeling and Computational Analysis United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency WAI Prime	Vulnerability assessment, pre-test predictions, and post-test analysis of tunnels subjected to airblast and ground shock loadings.

2008	Medical Ultrasound - 3D Models for Portability United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency WAI Prime	Parallel processing for 3D medical ultrasound to produce lightweight imaging systems for combat.

	Nonlinear Progressive Collapse Eglin AFB, Florida US Air Force Research Laboratory WAI Prime	Fast-Running Model (FRM) to assess progressive collapse in aboveground fixed structures targeted by air-to-ground munitions. Single- and multi-hit scenarios; visualization.

	Ultrasound Imaging - Aberration Correction United States University of Rochester/University of Michigan WAI Prime	Development of automatic correction for double images and misinterpretation in models caused by nonhomogeneous tissue.

2007	Centrifuge Testing of Subscale Progressive Collapse Models Washington, DC Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) WAI Prime	Design and testing of subscale concrete frame to demonstrate applicability of testing method under SBIR Phase I grant

	New Haven Coliseum Demolition New Haven, Connecticut New Haven Coliseum Authority Stamford Wrecking Company	Design of green temporary structures to protect underground utilities during demolition of 35-year-old urban coliseum.

	Simulation of Micro and Nano Devices (NanoSE) United States US Army Research Development and Engineering WAI Prime; Cornell University	Development of fully functional prototype for multiscale computational environment that simulates micro and nano devices.

	Toolbox for Optimal Designs United States National Science Foundation/US Air Force WAI Prime	Development of algorithms and software for large-scale modeling used in tomographic earth geology, piezoelectric transducer and aircraft design, and similar applications.

2006	CTTSO/TSWG Physical Security Technical Support United States Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office/TSWG WAI Prime	Participation in worldwide R&D effort, through government umbrella group, to develop and test physical security strategies. Host for workshop on transportation targets.

	IGVN Computational Support United States USACE Engineer Research and Development Center WAI Prime; Defense Threat Reduction Agency	Development of global response damage module to evaluate tunnel vulnerability to ground shock/airblast and of methodology to replace Hendron and Aiyer tunnel defeat methodology.

	LNG Storage Tank Rocky Hill, Connecticut Natural Gas Provider SEA Consultants	Blast analysis to assess vulnerability of LNG storage tank facility to explosives detonated at various standoff distances.

	Pantex Plant - AGV Rack Design Amarillo, Texas US Department of Energy SA Robotics	Seismic analysis and design of nuclear material pallet staging racks, including layout, details, and connections. Fast track.

	Pantex Plant - High Explosives Processing Facility (HEPF) Amarillo, Texas US Department of Energy CH2M Hill	Explosives safety and blast- and fragment-resistance design for facility to combine high-explosives inspection with machining, staging, pressing, and radiography.

	TOTTS (Test Operations Technology and Test Support) Albuquerque, New Mexico Defense Threat Reduction Agency Applied Research Associates Inc	Calculation of vulnerability and determination of damage criteria for deeply buried targets subject to a variety of weapons attacks.

2005	Airblast Modeling - MAZ Simulations Vicksburg, Mississippi USACE Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting WAI Prime	Study using MAZ airblast modeling software to characterize bomb explosion loads on structures, including air pressures and fragmentation produced by fracture of bomb casing.

	COTS Small Electronics Modeling United States US Department of the Navy Anteon Corporation/WAI (JV)	Development of software to model mechanical response of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computers to shock. Integration with purchase-decision analysis programs.

	Route 9A - Cut and Cover Tunnel Study New York, New York NYS Department of Transportation Earth Tech/WAI (JV)	Study of three alternatives for 1,100-foot-long cut-and-cover tunnel adjacent to World Trade Center. Protection of PATH tubes, retaining wall, and tiebacks.

	Silver Creek Golf Clubhouse Pipeline Protection San Jose, California Silver Creek Golf Club WAI Prime; William Lyons Homes	Risk analysis of likelihood and consequences of accidental break in buried gas pipeline. Recommendations for mitigation of blast and heat loading.

2004	Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - Wind Fairings Bronx, New York MTA Bridges & Tunnels/TBTA WAI Prime	Major reconstruction of 2,300-foot main span to improve aerodynamic stability and reduce excessive dead load strain on cable. Largest civil application of composites to date.

	Loading Dock Protection United States Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office/TSWG WAI Prime; NM Institute of Mining and Technology	Development of easily implemented blast protection for loading docks. Based on bonding thin sheath of composites to floor slab.

	Underwater Shock Wave Modeling United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) WAI Prime; Florida State University	STTR grant for refinement of underwater blast software using level sets theory to design more affordable and robust ship hulls.

	World Trade Center - Structural Engineering Investigation New York, New York Silverstein Properties WAI Prime; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Lead structural engineer for investigation that determined that the collapse of one WTC tower did not cause or contribute to the collapse of the other.

2003	474 Piercy Road Pipeline Rupture San Jose, California Family Community Church WAI Prime	Assessment of potential risk from accidental break of buried gas pipeline near church building. Mitigation recommendations to protect occupants.

	Balanced Window Systems (Curtain Walls and Glazing) United States General Services Administration (GSA) WAI Prime	Development and implementation of less costly and more architect-friendly design guidelines for balanced window systems and blast-resistant curtain walls.

	Blast Visualization Springfield, Virginia The Boeing Company WAI Prime	Adaptation of Flex Templates System (FTS) for integration with Boeing's SiteSeer facility survey software and RAVEN visualization software.

	US Military Installation Protection United States US Air Force ProLogic; Boeing Autometric	Use of Weidlinger's software program FLEX to analyze blast response of vulnerable military-base buildings.

2002	Acoustic Monitoring of Bridge Cables New York, New York Departments of Transportation WAI Prime	Determination of rate and location of cable-wire failures with acoustic monitoring to improve inspection site selection.

2001	Bubble Screens United States US Department of the Navy WAI Prime	Protection of ships from mine explosions through repurposing of acoustic system that injects air bubbles between ship's surface and the water.

	Computational Weapon-Target Interaction United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency WAI Prime	Calculation of response of weak aboveground structures and above- and belowground hardened facilities, blast doors, and internal equipment to conventional weapons effects.

2000	Medical Ultrasound - 2D and 3D Models United States National Science Foundation/NIH/ONR WAI Prime	Development of 3D models to improve medical ultrasound by extending structural analysis and wave-propagation code to piezoelectric transducers.

	Optical Imaging for Microchip Manufacture United States National Science Foundation WAI Prime	Development of 3D models used by manufacturers to produce and inspect microchips more efficiently.

	Weapons Storage Facilities Analysis and Testing United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency ARES Corporation	Test planning support to assess safety of US Nuclear Weapon Storage and Security System first-generation aircraft shelters subjected to conventional weapons explosions.

1999	Aircraft Shelter Safety United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency ARES Corporation	Analysis of response of aircraft shelters subjected to abnormal mechanical environments, including conventional weapons effects and aircraft and engine impacts.

	High-Value Fixed Targets Analysis Washington, DC Defense Nuclear Agency WAI Prime	Design recommendations based on pre- and post-test code validation for enhancement of shallow-buried and hardened structures to resist conventional and nuclear blast loadings.

	Weapons Storage Facilities Safety United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency ARES Corporation	Safety assessment of US nuclear weapons in first- and third-generation aircraft shelters subjected to internal conventional weapons explosions.

1995	Geophysical Maps for Oil Prospecting United States National Science Foundation/Department of Energy WAI Prime	Development of Ray3F/Integra software for geophysical mapping of petroleum reservoirs.

	Hazardous Cargo Transport Modeling United States Defense Nuclear Agency WAI Prime; Boeing Military Airplanes Division	Development of statistical models to estimate risks of transporting hazardous cargo in canisters by airplane. Tested on actual canisters and decommissioned aircraft.

	Ultrasonic Inspection of Reactors United States Electric Power Research Institute WAI Prime	Use of 3D geometric modeling and ray-tracing software for ultrasonic inspections of NRC-regulated nuclear reactors, refineries, and naval propulsion systems.

1993	Seismic Damage Assessment of Lifelines Watsonville, California NSF/NCEER WAI Prime	Inspection and evaluation of interaction and damage among lifelines in aftermath of Loma Prieta earthquake.

1991	Pipelines and Telecommunications Seismic Study United States National Science Foundation WAI Prime	Development of award-winning design and risk methodology to study typical voice and banking networks, including field experiments at Parkfield fault.

	Seismic Experiment of Water Pipes Parkfield, California National Science Foundation WAI Prime	Design, fielding, and monitoring of buried water pipe over San Andreas fault for post-earthquake performance evaluation and ongoing field experiments.

	Seismic Study of Telecommunications Network Everett, Washington GTE WAI Prime	Seismic assessment of GTE voice network telecommunications facilities for US Geological Survey.

	Seismic Study of Telecommunications Network Stanford, California Stanford University Communications Services WAI Prime	Inspection and analysis of seismic vulnerability of Stanford's telecommunications network.