Podcast Resources: #49: Coastal Physical Modeling 

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 to hear Dr. Duncan Bryant discuss ERDC’s physical modeling capabilities and the impact they have for the nation and the Warfighter. You can also watch a video of the interview.

MORE INFORMATION:

• Coastal Physical Modeling and Testing Capability for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
• Hudson Integrated Coastal Engineering Research Facility (HICERF)
• ERDC Wave Flumes
• ERDC Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory – Strategy

VIDEOS:

• Physical Modeling with the ERDC R&D Fabrication Shop
• Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory Modeling Capabilities
• ERDC and OSU Wave Flume Testing
• Dune Extraction
• Navy Cadet Interns at ERDC
• ERDC Uses Small-Scale Models to Test the Improved Ribbon Bridge
• Quantifying Storm Protection Benefits of Coastal Mangroves

TECHNICAL REPORTS:

• The Response of Vegetated Dunes to Wave Attack, 2021
• Wave Attenuation of Coastal Mangroves at a Near-Prototype Scale, 2022