#31: Wellbot: An innovative system to maintain relief wells
The nation’s levees and dams depend upon relief wells to alleviate underground pressure when water levels are high. However, microorganisms and natural chemicals in the water gradually leave a...
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#30: Oil on Ice: Improving spill response in frigid regions
The environmental and economic toll of large-scale oil spills, such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents, can linger for decades. That’s why research into better techniques and...
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#29: Underkeel Clearance: Quantifying demand for USACE dredging
The ships calling upon U.S. ports have grown larger, and navigation channels must be dredged to greater depths to handle them. However, dredging is expensive, and the U.S. Army...
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#28: Advanced manufacturing: Using 3D printing, new materials and optimized designs to produce large-scale components
As America’s civil works infrastructure facilities age beyond their initial design lives, so do the thousands of individual components that keep them functioning. These original components were often fabricated...
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#27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations
Despite modern transportation advancements, rail remains a superior method for moving heavy military equipment over vast inland distances. However, transporting tanks by train requires railyard facilities with specialized equipment...
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#26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion
When river levels rise, so does the threat of sand boils, which occur when water bubbles out of the ground near the base of a levee, surrounded by a...
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#31: Wellbot: An innovative system to maintain relief wells
Podcast: Play in new window | Download