physical modeling

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

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

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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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…

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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…

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#49: Coastal Physical Modeling: Validating for Resilience and Defense

Even in the age of supercomputing, engineers still demand tangible models to fully understand the complex interaction between coastal infrastructure and dynamic ocean forces. ERDC has nearly a century of expertise in building scaled representations of real-world systems and testing them to evaluate civil works and military project designs. We discuss ERDC’s coastal physical modeling…

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Video: #49: Coastal Physical Modeling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpRz4Nsuwow Even in the age of supercomputing, engineers still demand tangible models to fully understand the complex interaction between coastal infrastructure and dynamic ocean forces. ERDC has nearly a century of expertise in building scaled representations of real-world systems and testing them to evaluate civil works and military project designs. We discuss ERDC’s coastal physical…

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Podcast Resources: #49: Coastal Physical Modeling 

ERDC has nearly a century of expertise in building coastal physical models and testing them to evaluate civil and military project designs. Listen to Episode 49 to hear Dr. Duncan Bryant discuss ERDC’s physical modeling capabilities and the impact they have for the nation and the Warfighter. You can also watch a video of the…

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 #49: Coastal Physical Modeling: Validating for Resilience and Defense

Even in the age of supercomputing, engineers still demand tangible models to fully understand the complex interaction between coastal infrastructure and dynamic ocean forces. ERDC has nearly a century of expertise in building scaled representations of real-world systems and testing them to evaluate civil works and military project designs. We discuss ERDC’s coastal physical modeling…

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#46: Building Capacity for Discovery: Craftsmen, technicians work behind the scenes to bring ERDC research to life

We are exploring a pair of unsung teams whose efforts magnify ERDC’s research capabilities. That includes three fabrication shops where master craftsmen – welders, machinists and model makers – turn research concepts into a tangible reality. Meanwhile, ERDC’s Directorate of Public Works, or DPW, is responsible for maintaining the organization’s facilities and infrastructure – including…

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Video: #46: DPW and R&D Shops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMcvL2iLTM We are exploring a pair of unsung teams whose efforts magnify ERDC’s research capabilities. That includes three fabrication shops where master craftsmen – welders, machinists and model makers – turn research concepts into a tangible reality. Meanwhile, ERDC’s Directorate of Public Works, or DPW, is responsible for maintaining the organization’s facilities and infrastructure –…

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