Video: #78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods
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Video: #77: Studying flood mitigation strategies in Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEi-04sMRBk Extreme weather events are not unique to the United States. That is why an ERDC researcher will be traveling to Japan to study with experts there and collaborate...
Video: #76: Large-scale additive manufacturing
What if a nearly 600-pound hydraulic structure could be manufactured in only 27 hours? Lucy Slattery, an engineer with ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, joins the Power of ERDC...
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...
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...
Video: #73: Biostabilization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyDLmIs-_nU 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,...
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...
Video: #70: STEM Outreach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykfZdMrYuS4 For more than two decades, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has powered a STEM engine that has inspired and transformed the lives of thousands...
Video: #69: SandSnap 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juTq5FKG7cw Have you ever wondered about the size of individual grains of sand at your favorite beach? Coastal engineers and scientists have. Knowing the range of sand grain sizes...
Video: #68: Surf Observation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qQS_kmoYxM Sitting on the beach and watching the waves is something many of us envision as a dream vacation. But for a group of Marines and Sailors, observing and...
Video: #67: Mapping movement in contested terrain
In contested environments, the ability to move people, equipment and supplies depends on more than finding the shortest route. Dr. Danielle Whitlow, a research civil engineer at ERDC’s Geotechnical and...
Video: #66: Post-Wildfire Flood Risk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiVc5vndgL4 Even after wildfire devastates a community, a lingering threat remains. Soil and vegetation changes caused by wildfire damage amplify the risk of post-wildfire flooding and debris flows. It...
#78: Defending Communities from Glacial Floods: ERDC seeks to deploy lidar system in rugged Alaskan environment
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