Our Mission
At ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, our mission is to create innovative solutions to support the nation’s security, defense, public safety, and infrastructure.
What We Do
Our work centers on a unique combination of laboratory experimentation, materials characterization, full-scale field testing, and high-performance computational analysis. We use these techniques to develop innovative solutions in the following areas:
- Force projection and maneuver support
- Force protection and weapons effects
- Civil works and infrastructure
- Operational support and technology transfer
Our Research Areas
Our research areas include:
- Airfields and pavements
- Concrete and materials
- Geotechnical engineering and geosciences
- Impact and explosion effects
- Mobility systems
- Structural engineering
- Structural mechanics
- Survivability engineering