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#27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations

October 30, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering 0:36:19 0 Comments

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 capable of moving the armored vehicles onto and off of the rail cars. In response, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) developed the…

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#27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations

October 30, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering, Podcast episodes, Uncategorized 0:36:19 Comments Off on #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 capable of moving the armored vehicles onto and off of the rail cars. In response, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) developed the…

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#26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion

August 2, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works 0:29:53 0 Comments

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 mound of displaced soil. Caused by increased pressure, sand boils are a visible sign of erosion within a levee. And unless they are treated immediately, these…

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#26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion

August 2, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Podcast episodes 0:29:53 Comments Off on #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 mound of displaced soil. Caused by increased pressure, sand boils are a visible sign of erosion within a levee. And unless they are treated immediately, these…

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#25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data

June 30, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works 0:43:33 0 Comments

Monitoring large and constantly changing coastlines can be expensive, time consuming and dangerous. Traditional surveying methods are also limited because they only provide a single snapshot in time and don’t capture the full picture. As a result, coastal managers don’t always have the information they need to understand dynamic coastal conditions and plan projects that…

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#25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data

June 30, 2023 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Podcast episodes 0:43:33 Comments Off on #25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data

Monitoring large and constantly changing coastlines can be expensive, time consuming and dangerous. Traditional surveying methods are also limited because they only provide a single snapshot in time and don’t capture the full picture. As a result, coastal managers don’t always have the information they need to understand dynamic coastal conditions and plan projects that…

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ERDC’s R&D

January 12, 2021 admin Civil Works, Engineered Resilient Systems, Geospatial Research and Engineering, Installations and Operational Environments, Military Engineering, Podcast resources Comments Off on ERDC’s R&D

The most complex challenges require multidisciplinary approaches and solutions, utilizing expertise across laboratories to address them. ERDC uses two enterprise approaches to manage and execute major programs: ERDC Research and Development Areas (RDAs) and ERDC Core Competencies. ERDC RDAs are used for enterprise program development and management. ERDC’s Core Competencies are those that Army and…

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Introducing the Power of ERDC podcast

January 11, 2021 admin Civil Works, Engineered Resilient Systems, Geospatial Research and Engineering, Installations and Operational Environments, Military Engineering 00:03:15 0 Comments

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has been solving the nation’s toughest challenges for more than 90 years. Now, you can go behind the scenes as some of our nation’s smartest engineers and scientists solve complex problems across ERDC’s broad Civil Works and military mission space. Introducing the new “Power of ERDC”…

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