Engineer Research and Development Center News

Cold-Weather Asphalt: Extending the Paving Season for Mission Readiness

Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:52:00 GMT

Paving is difficult in cold temperatures, which poses a significant problem for the many DoD installations located in colder climates across the globe. A research project led by the U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, aims to compact asphalt in freezing conditions without compromising the quality.

Army Research Aims to Standardize Arctic Winter Road Construction

Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:36:00 GMT

A recent report from the U.S Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is providing crucial guidance on building and maintaining the vital, yet unpredictable, winter roads in challenging northern environments.

Vibration Proof: ERDC engineer helps protect B-2 bombers

Tim Reeves, ERDC Corporate Communications Office — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:47:00 GMT

For nearly four decades, the B-2 Spirit, commonly referred to as the stealth bomber, has been the tip of the spear in the United States’ ability to project force on a global scale. The aircraft’s capabilities – developed in secret and once thought impossible – were on full display during the recent Operation Midnight Hammer, in which the aircraft was used to dismantle assets with Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

ERDC plays critical role in review of first 3D printed Army barracks

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:20:00 GMT

The U.S. Army is taking a giant leap into the future of military construction with the debut of its first-ever additively constructed (3D-printed) Army barracks in Fort Bliss, Texas, and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) played an important role in making the demonstration successful.

Successful ERDC seismic test advances readiness of mass timber shelter

Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:18:08 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) took a significant step in transforming contingency construction. In November 2024, researchers conducted a seismic test on an eco-conscious mass timber shelter that highlights the future of relocatable Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) structures.

Active Ice Management Systems and Methods: A Breakthrough in Cold-Weather Operations

Mary Bradley Warnock, ORTT — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMT

The battle against ice in cold-weather operations has taken a significant step forward with the newly patented “Active Ice Management Systems and Methods” (Patent No. 11898315), or AIMS.

ERDC scientists pioneer 3-D ice printing

Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:04:00 GMT

Research scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have successfully demonstrated a novel method of 3-D printing with ice reinforced with natural fibers.

Base of oyster reef restoration project in the Mississippi Sound completed

By Mary Miller Morgan, public affairs specialist — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:45:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently worked alongside the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to complete a crucial phase of a collaboration project to investigate methods for optimizing oyster habitat restoration in the Mississippi Sound.

ERDC supports modernized Army barracks pilot project

Pentagon News — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:20:10 GMT

The U.S. Army broke ground on a military barracks project at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, on August 7, 2024. The new, one-of-a-kind facility will feature sustainable building materials and design techniques informed by research from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

ERDC breaks ground on new Permafrost Tunnel Operations Facility

Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:23:54 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center (ERDC) broke ground June 25 on its new Permafrost Tunnel Operations Facility, a 4,300 square-foot building that will contribute to significant advances in permafrost engineering, geotechnical research, and Earth and Mars polar science, as well as a greater understanding of life in extreme environments.

ERDC Unveils Strategic Vision and Cutting-Edge Projects for Infrastructure Enhancement and Sustainability

Annette Kirklin, ERDC public affairs specialist — Tue, 28 May 2024 15:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is at the forefront of enhancing operations, infrastructure and installation maintenance, driven by a strategic vision that balances innovation with practicality. This vision is realized through meticulous planning, collaboration with stakeholders and a commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency.

Research project studies enhanced performance of thermally modified structural lumber

Shelley Tingle and Chris Kieffer, ERDC Corporate Communications Office — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:34:00 GMT

A groundbreaking partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) is paving the way for a new mass timber product that would be more readily available in the United States and could also meet military needs abroad.

Techniques developed to advance concrete construction in frigid environments

Crystal Maynard, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:30:00 GMT

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers have developed Additive Regulated Concrete for Thermally Extreme Conditions – or ARCTEC – to enable the use of commonly available concrete additives as alternative freeze-protection in cold conditions. ARCTEC builds upon pioneering work performed at ERDC over the last several decades, with the goal of improving the user-friendliness, economy and utility of the technology.

ERDC leads advances in sustainable materials for military construction

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:05:00 GMT

The Army has begun to focus more attention on one of its biggest emissions drivers: construction activities related to its vast inventory of buildings.

New ERDC patent expands protective buildings

Patrice Creel, ERDC Office of Research and Technology Transfer — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:00:00 GMT

As an inventor at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), research civil engineer Justin Roberts has received seven patents, five of which are additions and improvements of the Hardened Alternative Trailer System (HATS) and Methods of Producing Same.

ERDC’s Field Research Facility to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for new annex

Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:20:34 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new annex building at its Field Research Facility in Duck, North Carolina, January 19 at 10 a.m. EST.

ERDC research engineer awarded SEED grant

Jason Scott, ERDC public affairs specialist — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:08:00 GMT

A researcher from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) has been awarded funds through the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar Seed Grant (SEED) Program.

ERDC-Vicksburg infrastructure enhancements will soon be complete

Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:26:00 GMT

Construction will soon be complete on the latest infrastructure enhancements to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) main campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

ERDC researchers investigate how climate change impacts permafrost

David I. Marquis — Tue, 10 May 2022 14:35:00 GMT

Permafrost is found beneath nearly 85 percent of Alaska. While it is typically very strong, as the ice in the permafrost begins to warm, it weakens, and foundations built upon it may begin to fail. CRREL researchers at the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility are working to address challenges with building on permafrost.

No Detail Too Small: Engineer Recalls Vital Work Following 9/11

Pentagon News — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:43:32 GMT

As Dr. Robert Hall walked around the spacious hangar, he came across components and materials used in his more than 40 years of research at the Waterways Experiment Station, the predecessor to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).