ERDC’s Centrifuge Research Complex helps scientists and engineers model large-scale infrastructure problems in miniature while recreating real-world stress conditions. Listen to episode 71 to learn more about how the complex allows researchers to test failure mechanisms that would be too dangerous, expensive or impractical to recreate in the field. You can also watch a video…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlkkD_SI7Ug Failure is something engineers work every day to prevent, but at ERDC, researchers can study failure before it happens in the real world. Dr. April Bowman, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, joins the Power of ERDC podcast to explain how the Centrifuge Research Complex helps scientists and engineers model…
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Failure is something engineers work every day to prevent, but at ERDC, researchers can study failure before it happens in the real world. Dr. April Bowman, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, joins the Power of ERDC podcast to explain how the Centrifuge Research Complex helps scientists and engineers model large-scale…
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ERDC is combining its historic materials expertise with cutting-edge polymer research to unlock unique properties for the Warfighter and the nation. Listen to episode 62 to hear Dr. Travis Thornell and Dane Wedgeworth discuss how ERDC is enabling advanced materials with diverse military and civil works applications. You can also watch a video of the…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKds2bp5Gqo ERDC has a long legacy of bringing together researchers from various disciplines to make new discoveries that no one could have found alone. That cross-laboratory, cross-disciplinary collaboration is one of ERDC’s greatest strengths, enabling engineers and scientists to tackle problems in innovative ways. However, with seven laboratories spread across four states, it requires intentional…
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ERDC has a long legacy of bringing together researchers from various disciplines to make new discoveries that no one could have found alone. That cross-laboratory, cross-disciplinary collaboration is one of ERDC’s greatest strengths, enabling engineers and scientists to tackle problems in innovative ways. However, with seven laboratories spread across four states, it requires intentional effort…
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At ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF), more than four decades of continuous coastal measurements have created a significant archive of nearshore conditions, a dataset that is a treasure trove for engineers and scientists around the world. The data, collected through a cadre of sensors throughout the beach, surf zone and beyond, is carefully managed and…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O57riXNJMuU Mike Forte, a research physical scientist at ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, North Carolina, calls himself and his team “custodians” of the data continuously collected at the research facility. The team’s care for the data, collection methods and validation and preparation efforts have made this data a national treasure. Decades of data sets from constant…
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Mike Forte, a research physical scientist at ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, North Carolina, calls himself and his team “custodians” of the data continuously collected at the research facility. The team’s care for the data, collection methods and validation and preparation efforts have made this data a national treasure. Decades of data sets from constant observation…
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For ERDC researchers striving to solve tomorrow’s challenges, gaming techniques have proven to be a useful tool. Listen to Episode 51 to hear Dr. Mihan House McKenna Taylor, Josh Church and Jared Brock discuss how ERDC research is strengthened by gamification combined with nearly a century of engineering and scientific expertise. You can also watch…
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