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Resources: #79: Dune Extraction

Natural dunes are a powerful tool for coastal resilience, but engineers need more knowledge about their unique dynamics to fully harness their potential. Listen to Episode 79 to learn more about an innovative ERDC research project that relocated a live dune segment from a Florida beach to a Mississippi laboratory to study the ecological drivers of…

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#79: Dune in the Flume: ERDC team relocates natural structure to laboratory to study dynamics

Natural dunes are a powerful tool for coastal resilience – offering the ability to absorb wave energy, reduce flooding and prevent erosion. However, coastal engineers need more knowledge about their unique dynamics to fully harness their potential. To boost this understanding, an ERDC team relocated a live dune segment from a Florida beach to a…

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Video: #79: Dune Extraction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56vgwESrULg Natural dunes are a powerful tool for coastal resilience – offering the ability to absorb wave energy, reduce flooding and prevent erosion. However, coastal engineers need more knowledge about their unique dynamics to fully harness their potential. To boost this understanding, an ERDC team relocated a live dune segment from a Florida beach to…

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#78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods: ERDC seeks to deploy lidar system in rugged Alaskan environment

Annual glacial outburst floods from Suicide Basin present a severe threat to downstream homes, businesses and infrastructure in Juneau, Alaska. As Suicide Glacier retreats, the expanding basin traps massive amounts of seasonal meltwater before suddenly releasing it down the Mendenhall River valley — emptying the basin in 48 hours or less. As the U.S. Army…

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Video: #78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods

Video: #78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods Video: #78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Annual glacial outburst floods from Suicide Basin present a severe threat to downstream homes, businesses and infrastructure in Juneau, Alaska. As Suicide Glacier…

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Resources: #78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods

Annual glacial outburst floods from Alaska’s Suicide Basin release huge volumes of water into the Mendenhall River valley in just hours, threatening downstream communities and infrastructure near Juneau. Because traditional monitoring systems are often unable to handle the harsh environment around the basin, ERDC is looking to deploy a rugged, non-contact terrestrial lidar system –…

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#77: Technical Exchange: ERDC researcher to study flood mitigation strategies in Japan

Extreme weather events are not unique to the United States. That is why an ERDC researcher will be traveling to Japan to study with experts there and collaborate on strategies that can reduce flood risk in both nations. Dr. Amanda Tritinger, a research civil engineer at ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, was recently selected for…

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Video: #77: Studying flood mitigation strategies in Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEi-04sMRBk Extreme weather events are not unique to the United States. That is why an ERDC researcher will be traveling to Japan to study with experts there and collaborate on strategies that can reduce flood risk in both nations. Dr. Amanda Tritinger, a research civil engineer at ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, was recently selected…

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Resources: #77: Studying flood mitigation strategies in Japan

Extreme weather events are not unique to the United States. That’s why an ERDC researcher will be traveling to Japan to study with experts there and collaborate on strategies that can reduce flood risk in both nations. Listen to episode 77 to learn more about the research Dr. Amanda Tritinger will be conducting in Japan…

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#76: Printing Big: How ERDC builds complex structures layer by layer

What if a nearly 600-pound hydraulic structure could be manufactured in only 27 hours? Lucy Slattery, an engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, joins the Power of ERDC podcast to explain how ERDC researchers are using large-scale additive manufacturing to build complex components for physical modeling, prototyping and engineering research. Slattery describes how the…

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