From repairing cracks and addressing corrosion on steel structures to being used to construct critical and more resilient components, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) are offering a more sustainable and cost-effective answer to several demanding challenges. FRP research at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is enhancing the structural integrity and sustainability of military and civilian infrastructure and demonstrating the potential of these techniques and technologies to revolutionize traditional engineering practices. Join us for the next ERDC Live as we welcome Dr. Guillermo Riveros, a research civil engineer with the Information Technology Laboratory, to discuss how ERDC is working alongside engineers across USACE to incorporate the unique capabilities of FRPs into a wide range of projects across the nation. The next ERDC Live is Wednesday, July 24 at 10 a.m. Central. RSVP your spot today. #infrastructure #civilworks #civilengineering #fiber #carbonfiber #fiberreinforcedpolymers #engineer #engineering #structural #resilience #sustainability #transportation #navigation #inlandnavigation #informationtechnology #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC US Army US Army Corps of Engineers #infrastructure #civilworks #civilengineering #fiber #carbonfiber #fiberreinforcedpolymers #engineer #engineering #structural #resilience #sustainability #transportation #navigation #inlandnavigation #informationtechnology #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Research Services
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Discovering, developing and delivering new ways to make the world safer and better every day
About us
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the premier research and development facility for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. With more than 2,500 employees, $1.2 billion in facilities and an annual program exceeding $2.4 billion, the ERDC supports the Department of Defense (DoD), the US Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works), and other federal, state, and local agencies. Recognized as one of the most diverse engineering and scientific organizations in the world, the ERDC is home to subject-matter experts in a variety of mission areas including Soldier support, military installations, environmental research, water resources and information technology. ERDC is also home to the DoD High Performance Computing Center, ranked among the top in the world, and the Army Centrifuge Research Center, a facility that enhances the capabilities of researchers to address needs in physical modeling that span the full range of engineering applications. Additional unique attributes include an aquatics laboratory, a blast load simulator, a ship-tow simulator and many physical models. The ERDC, headquartered in Vicksburg, Miss., is made up of seven laboratories headquartered in four states: 1. Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) in Vicksburg, Miss. 2. Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, N.H. 3. Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Ill. 4. Environmental Laboratory (EL) in Vicksburg, Miss. 5. Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) in Vicksburg, Miss. 6. Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) in Vicksburg, Miss. 7. Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Va.
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http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Home.aspx
External link for U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
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- Research Services
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Vicksburg, MS
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1999
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- Geospatial Research and Engineering, Military Engineering, Environmental Quality and Installations, Civil Works, and Information Technology
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently demonstrated innovative geospatial technology aimed at giving our military a critical navigation tool in domains where access to data from GPS may be limited or not available. The team, from the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL), developed Optimization of Geospatial Data for Visualization (OPTVIS) tools to use multiscale, 3D digital terrain models to create synthetic horizons that enable navigation in environments where GPS has been degraded or denied. The technology, which is being delivered to the U.S. Army, allows devices to determine their location by using 2D images matched to a synthetic horizon. Multiple key terrain points, such as peaks delineated across the horizon profile, help calculate the position and orientation. To learn more about other ERDC research in the area of GPS-denied environments, listen to this edition of the “Power of ERDC” podcast by visiting, https://lnkd.in/g_yDmtWS. United States Department of Defense US Army #navigation #gps #globalpositioning #geospatial #3d #2d #military #data #dataanalytics #dataanalysis #army #digital #terrain #modeling #gpsdenied #gpsdegraded #engineer #engineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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The Honorable Dr. Aprille Ericsson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology (ASD(S&T)), and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) recently visited the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s laboratories in Vicksburg, Mississippi. During the visit, the dignitaries were presented demonstrations and presentations on several ERDC research programs and projects, including those focused on robotics, advanced materials and the research on blast effects to humans, and the weapons effects complex. The visit also included a tour of the U.S. Army’s Watercraft and Ship Simulator and discussions on the importance of Department of Defense’s (DOD) High-Performance Computing Modernization Computing Program. United States Department of Defense HPCMP - High Performance Computing Modernization Program US Army US Army Corps of Engineers #army #military #science #technology #scienceandtechnology #senate #ussenate #mississippi #robotics #advancedmaterials #blasteffects #highperformancecomputing #computing #modernization #engineer #engineering #innovation #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is working alongside the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) to protect and preserve one of the oldest military cemeteries along the West Coast. With the support of the ERDC Cultural Resources team, the VA’s National Cemetery Administration is developing plans to restore the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California. The cemetery is the final resting place for sailors, Marines, civilians and their loved ones dating back as far as the War of 1812. The Cultural Resources team, part of the ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, is providing recommendations on how to rehabilitate the cemetery back to its historic character. Some of the work includes a historical landscape inventory, geotechnical technical survey, cultural landscape management plan and high-fidelity digital scans of the cemetery’s headstones. A team from the ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory also has conducted in-depth soil survey, which documented issues with the burial markers caused by runoff and soil slumpage. To learn more about this effort, visit https://lnkd.in/gS_EUziS. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs #military #militaryhistory #cemeteries #militarycemeteries #veterans #veteransaffairs #california #warof1812 #lidar #culture #culturalresources #preservation #engineer #engineering #history #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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Leveraging the unique robotic capabilities and facilities at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, part of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, engineers are working on a basic research project aimed at lightening Soldier loads and reducing the amount of personnel and machinery needed for down-range missions. The project, which goes by the acronym Co3MaNDR, uses a series of cable-driven robots that work together to reduce the lifting burden on front line military personnel, ultimately allowing distributed robotic systems to conduct complex military and maintenance efforts under the control of a single operator. Using a series of modules mounted on robotic platforms, Soldiers could potentially handle heavier equipment more easily, endure repetitive lifting tasks longer, or even coordinate heavy equipment near front lines from a remote location. To learn more about the mission and development of Co3MaNDR, watch this video. United States Department of Defense US Army US Army Corps of Engineers University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kevin Murphy #robots #robotics #military #maintenance #combatenvironment #mechanical #mechanicalengineering #engineer #engineers #engineering #deployments #frontlines #basicresearch #appliedresearch #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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A multi-laboratory team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is continuing to support the development of a plan to beneficially use dredged sediment in the state of Texas. Engineers and scientists from the ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory and the Environmental Laboratory are working alongside those from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to develop a beneficial use of dredged material (BUDM) master plan for Texas. Coastal wetland loss is a significant concern along the Gulf of Mexico as extreme storms become more frequent and flooding events intensify. The resilience of these marsh areas is dependent upon biogeomorphic feedbacks between inundation, sedimentation and plant growth, which allow marshes to adapt to a changing environment. Restoration efforts often seek to maximize these feedbacks and increase marsh elevation through the implementation of BUDM. However, much remains unknown about the design and long-term viability of these sites. The teams recently spent a week within the J.D. Murphree State Wildlife Area, near Port Arthur, Texas, conducting surveys across the beneficial use sites. They worked to determine flooding frequency thresholds for plant community transitions for areas dominated by Spartina patens, a desired community also known as saltmarsh hay, those areas dominated by Spartina alterniflora, or saltmarsh cordgrass, and open water areas across four BUDM placements and a reference site. The team’s work also includes assessing the time-rate and magnitude of the dredged material placement and underlying soil foundation consolidation to provide the state of Texas with design heights during BUDM projects. Funding for this effort was provided in part by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Operations and Environmental Research Program, and in part by the USGS’s Climate Adaptation Science Center. #ecology #environment #environmental #dredging #sediment #beneficialuse #flood #floodmanagement #climate #climateresilience #coastal #coast #geology #wildlife #soil #texas #masterplan #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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When it comes to oil spills, efficient cleanup methods play a vital role in mitigating damage. Striving to improve techniques to rapidly mitigate oil spills in sensitive Arctic environments supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission of environmental stewardship, as well as the U.S. Army’s efforts to execute its Arctic strategy. To achieve this mission, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers have been working in coordination with others – such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among others – for decades to develop novel systems for cleaning oil from ice-laden waters. Unique ERDC facilities in New Hampshire are among only a few facilities in the federal government with the licenses, equipment and personnel to safely test in-situ burning, a technique often used to mitigate oil spills in ice-covered water. These facilities, plus ERDC’s cold-weather expertise, allow technologies to be tested in controlled environments, giving researchers a better understanding of what will happen in real-world situations and helping them improve cleanup efficiency. To learn more about this and other world-class research capabilities, visit https://lnkd.in/gTaxfStk. #arctic #ice #oil #oilspill #environment #environmental #environmentalprotection #insitu #testing #engineer #engineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is collaborating with The University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Kentucky and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to create oyster reef habitats off the Mississippi coast to research methods for restoring oyster populations. In addition to examining possible restoration techniques, the multi-year research effort is also studying the effects that restored oyster reefs may have on Gulf sturgeon, which is a protected species. Watch this video to learn more about this research effort. US Army Corps of Engineers safra altman #ecosystem #ecosystemrestoration #oyster #mississippi #gulfofmexico #biology #marinebiology #environment #environmental #marinelife #marineresources #habitats #protectedspecies #engineer #engineering #environmentalengineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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Techniques and technologies developed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are supporting faster and less expensive monitoring of a 1-kilometer stretch of beach in San Clemente, California. Working with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and USACE Los Angeles District, a new CorpsCam station was installed in San Clemente. The camera system will provide high-fidelity shoreline and bathymetric maps collected from the video. This information will offer key insights into west coast hydrodynamic processes and near-real-time updates for researchers, the public and stakeholders. This is just the latest successful installation of a CorpsCam system, which is supported by investment from USACE Civil Works R&D. In addition to the rapid deployment, the investment has supported automated data processing. To learn more about CorpsCam and the support it provides in monitoring our nation’s coastlines and helping improve coastal resilience, listen to this episode of the “Power of ERDC” podcast at https://lnkd.in/g_dWPTp6. US Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division #coastlines #beaches #bathymetry #video #monitoring #coastal #coastalresilience #engineer #engineering #erosion #mapping #data #dataanalytics #dataprocessing #modeling #numericalmodeling #nearshoredynamics #sediment #sedimentmanagement #climate #climateresilience #podcast #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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Jared Eastman, a visual information specialist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Public Affairs Office, photographs a 3D-printed mangrove model. The image will be incorporated into the cover design of the upcoming edition of the Power of R&D Newsletter. ERDC’s communications community combines best-in-their field journalists, designers, visual artists, social media experts and support personnel. They blend decades of experience with their knowledge of the latest tools and techniques and do so with a passion for storytelling. Spread across ERDC’s laboratories and organizations, these professionals work alongside ERDC’s world-class engineers and scientists to craft impactful messages and stories that are then shared across a full spectrum of multimedia platforms. Their mission is to connect the dots between ERDC’s research and the many ways it is solving our nation’s most daunting challenges. To view some of work created by this community, continue to follow ERDC on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube. To view previous editions of the Power of R&D Newsletter, visit https://lnkd.in/g3iB6BgP. US Army US Army Corps of Engineers #communications #publicaffairs #journalists #journalism #photography #photographer #design #graphicdesign #socialmedia #visualinformation #video #videography #layoutanddesign #engineer #engineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
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