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#73: Building Stronger Levees: Biostabilization research is creating more resilient flood control network

Levees and other earthen embankments must withstand erosion, overtopping, extreme weather and changing soil moisture. ERDC researchers are investigating whether biostabilization, a nature-based treatment using biopolymers and vegetation, can help these systems remain stronger for longer. Dr. Lucas Walshire, a research civil engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, explains how biopolymers can provide immediate…

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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 0 Comments

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

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#61: ERDC collaboration with industry is accelerating operational energy capabilities

Modern military command and control units demand an unprecedented amount of power in the field, pushing traditional fuel resupply lines to their logistical limits and risking Warfighter lives. To confront this challenge, and overcome the risk to life and equipment, the Department of War and ERDC are accelerating the development of operational energy sources to…

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Video: #59: Expedition ARCHIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z68SOmYhWqc&list=PL5ozPBRipIEVTdmMZYy4DPvP4Wa0PI4YQ Water is critical to life and essential for Warfighter operations. However, accessing it in frigid Arctic conditions can be a challenge. To meet this need, a portable water treatment system developed by ERDC was successfully demonstrated at the U.S. Department of War’s northernmost installation. The Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System (DRIPS)…

Video: #56: Cross-Laboratory Collaboration

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…

#56: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Workshop helps researchers

April 28, 2026 Christopher Kieffer 0:21:43 Comments Off

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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#53: Liquid Logistics: Securing the frontline power & water our military needs

On the modern battlefield, supplying essential power and water in austere environments is a major logistical challenge. The effort to quickly develop and deploy essential technologies to provide these “liquid logistics” is at the forefront of several ERDC research programs and projects. Leading that effort are the world-class research teams at ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research…

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#73: Building Stronger Levees: Biostabilization research is creating more resilient flood control network

Resources: #71: Centrifuge

Video: #71: Centrifuge

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

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

#61: ERDC collaboration with industry is accelerating operational energy capabilities

Video: #59: Expedition ARCHIE

Video: #56: Cross-Laboratory Collaboration

#56: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Workshop helps researchers

#53: Liquid Logistics: Securing the frontline power & water our military needs

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