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Resources: #75: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

Twenty-five years after September 11, ERDC’s research in force protection, blast effects and critical infrastructure remains an important part of the story of how science and engineering helped our nation respond. Listen to episode 75 (PowerofERDCPodcast.org/75-research-before-after-september-11) to learn about ERDC’s work before and after 9/11 and the research that helped protect people, military personnel and…

Video: #75: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiw8-4kGTd8 Twenty-five years after September 11, ERDC’s research in force protection, blast effects and critical infrastructure remains an important part of the story of how science and engineering helped our nation respond. In this special episode of the Power of ERDC, we revisit an ERDC Live conversation originally recorded in 2021 for the 20th anniversary…

#75: Before and After September 11: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

Twenty-five years after September 11, ERDC’s research in force protection, blast effects and critical infrastructure remains an important part of the story of how science and engineering helped our nation respond. In this special episode of the Power of ERDC, we revisit an ERDC Live conversation originally recorded in 2021 for the 20th anniversary of…

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Video: #74: Underwater UXO testbed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv7sD6VRZIg Across the country, coastal waters at Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) potentially contain unexploded ordnance. Finding, identifying, characterizing and, when necessary, safely clearing these munitions in shallow-water environments presents an immense challenge. Cutting-edge robotic systems equipped with advanced sensors, acoustics and precision mapping tools hold potential to locate these hazards. However, these technologies must…

#74: High-Tech Hide and Seek: Innovative testbed pushes underwater UXO detection technology to its limits

Across the country, coastal waters at Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) potentially contain unexploded ordnance. Finding, identifying, characterizing and, when necessary, safely clearing these munitions in shallow-water environments presents an immense challenge. Cutting-edge robotic systems equipped with advanced sensors, acoustics and precision mapping tools hold potential to locate these hazards. However, these technologies must first…

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Video: #72: CLARITY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZxZ72tYh8I In the Department of War, logistics isn’t always fast and light. When it comes to Class IV materials — such as heavy construction, barriers and infrastructure — the supply chain is notoriously big, bulky and slow. Because of the complexity of moving this material, military planners historically have faced challenges in getting these logistics exactly…

#72: CLARITY: AI tool lightens the load of heavy military logistics

In the Department of War, logistics isn’t always fast and light. When it comes to Class IV materials — such as heavy construction, barriers and infrastructure — the supply chain is notoriously big, bulky and slow. Because of the complexity of moving this material, military planners historically have faced challenges in getting these logistics exactly right….

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Resources: #71: Centrifuge

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…

Video: #71: Centrifuge

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…

#71: Spinning Big Science: How ERDC’s Centrifuge Helps Predict Infrastructure Failure

August 11, 2026 Christopher Kieffer 0:29:53 Comments Off

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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Resources: #75: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

Video: #75: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

#75: Before and After September 11: ERDC research protected lives on 9/11 and in the ensuing conflicts

Video: #74: Underwater UXO testbed

#74: High-Tech Hide and Seek: Innovative testbed pushes underwater UXO detection technology to its limits

Video: #72: CLARITY

#72: CLARITY: AI tool lightens the load of heavy military logistics

Resources: #71: Centrifuge

Video: #71: Centrifuge

#71: Spinning Big Science: How ERDC’s Centrifuge Helps Predict Infrastructure Failure

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