ERDC has nearly a century of expertise in building coastal physical models and testing them to evaluate civil and military project designs.
Listen to Episode 49 (PowerofERDCPodcast.org/49-coastal-physical-modeling) to hear Dr. Duncan Bryant discuss ERDC’s physical modeling capabilities and the impact they have for the nation and the Warfighter.
MORE INFORMATION:
Coastal Physical Modeling and Testing Capability for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (https://issuu.com/poweroferdc/docs/coastal_modeling_booklet?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Hudson Integrated Coastal Engineering Research Facility (HICERF) (https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/3643660/hudson-integrated-coastal-engineering-facility-hicerf/)
ERDC Wave Flumes (https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Article-View/Article/476707/erdc-wave-flumes/)
ERDC Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory – Strategy (https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Portals/55/10_pg_CHL_0220web.pdf)
VIDEOS:
Physical Modeling with the ERDC R&D Fabrication Shop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP4l2zTueGc
Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory Modeling Capabilities (https://www.dvidshub.net/video/768487/coastal-hydraulics-laboratory-modeling-capabilities)
ERDC and OSU Wave Flume Testing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnKyrklgxXs)
Dune Extraction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dRfjVO6xTU)
Navy Cadet Interns at ERDC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7B79HgGcw)
ERDC Uses Small-Scale Models to Test the Improved Ribbon Bridge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2vs1JrHtk)
Quantifying Storm Protection Benefits of Coastal Mangroves (https://www.dvidshub.net/video/780529/quantifying-storm-protection-benefits-coastal-mangroves)
TECHNICAL REPORTS:
The Response of Vegetated Dunes to Wave Attack, 2021 (https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/items/efe01d33-7254-43eb-bc4d-2c24026d15fe)
Wave Attenuation of Coastal Mangroves at a Near-Prototype Scale, 2022 (https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/items/0596e252-f598-407b-b4cc-4b9dff313f3a)
