Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
2380 The University of Texas at San Antonio (144268)
Principal Investigator: Dupont,William A
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 177,638
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 8/1/22 - 8/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: none
Department, Center, School, or Institute: CTR CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Research Efforts in Support of Investigation, Documentation and Assessment at Cliff Palace, Year Two - P22AC01184
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
United States Department of Interior Nat
CFDA: 15.945
Program Title: none
Note:
SAMs 1.1.1 Research work is currently being performed and has included investigating and documenting apparent movement of numerous architectural components of the Cliff Palace alcove complex. Preliminary on-site investigation and documentation, and comparison of those findings with historic photographs are supporting a rigorous engineering investigation of the complete complex, i.e., all above ground rooms, retaining walls, below grade kivas, and supporting soils. The technical team for the NPS Vanishing Treasures program (VT) and MVNP, (the VT structural, geotechnical, and preservation engineer, archaeologists, and LiDAR technician) has started this multi-year endeavor by recently conducting a full-site and every room LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scan. This scan data will form the basis for the upcoming analyses. This collaborative research project will include robust and detailed documentation, in the form of marked drawings and photographs, and three-dimensional (3D) numerical analyses of the complete Cliff Palace complex. NPS will provide guidance and oversight of the research effort to the highly qualified and experienced research faculty of the UTSA-CCS plus graduate students from the UTSA Historic Preservation, Architecture, and Civil Engineering programs.
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