Water is a critical resource for every military operation, from forward operating bases in arid deserts, to unexpected deployments in remote locations. Ensuring clean, safe water can spell the difference between mission success and failure and comes with its own set of challenges for the Warfighter. Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are stepping up to meet this moment with a game-changing solution, graphene. Watch to see how they are harnessing the power of this advanced material.

Clean water can often be an afterthought in our daily lives, but not for the ERDC researchers who are performing state-of-the-art science and engineering to address sustainable water infrastructure challenges, such as providing clean water, as well as removing contaminants and extracting resources from water. This research space is focused on emerging contaminants, which are a consequence of high technology and advanced chemicals. To meet this challenge, ERDC is implementing a multidisciplinary approach that harnesses material technologies and processes that not only treat and remove contaminants from various water sources, but also target specific contaminants. These water infrastructure solutions will serve not only our military, but the nation too.

Clean water can often be an afterthought in our daily lives, but not for the ERDC researchers who are performing state-of-the-art science and engineering to address sustainable water infrastructure challenges, such as providing clean water, as well as removing contaminants and extracting resources from water. This research space is focused on emerging contaminants, which are a consequence of high technology and advanced chemicals. To meet this challenge, ERDC is implementing a multidisciplinary approach that harnesses material technologies and processes that not only treat and remove contaminants from various water sources, but also target specific contaminants. These water infrastructure solutions will serve not only our military, but the nation too.

Dr. Cary Talbot from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® (EWN) initiative is celebrating 10 years of enabling more sustainable delivery of economic, social and environmental benefits through infrastructure. The overarching vision for the initiative is to foster an approach where nature and human engineering are partners in infrastructure development. The strong relationships and collaborations built with partners around the world have fueled EWN’s progress over the past decade. Some of EWN’s partners share their greetings and congratulations on the 10th anniversary of EWN. For more information, go to engineeringwithnature.org.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® (EWN) initiative is celebrating 10 years of enabling more sustainable delivery of economic, social and environmental benefits through infrastructure. The overarching vision for the initiative is to foster an approach where nature and human engineering are partners in infrastructure development. The strong relationships and collaborations built with partners around the world have fueled EWN’s progress over the past decade. Some of EWN’s partners share their greetings and congratulations on the 10th anniversary of EWN. For more information, go to engineeringwithnature.org.

Dr. David Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), recently spoke with Dr. Gabrielle David, a research physical scientist at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, NH, about the impact of her work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program. Harness the Power of ERDC at ERDCINFO@USACE.ARMY.MIL

Suspension of sediments during dredging and dredged material disposal operations continues to be a primary concern of regulatory agencies charged with the protection of environmental resources. Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Environmental Laboratory (EL) are developing a new strategy for water quality monitoring that would enable much improved management decisions regarding safe, environmentally sound dredging projects. Harness the Power of ERDC at ERDCINFO@USACE.ARMY.MIL

WaterDOG: Water Diagnostics Operations Gear Scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geospatial Research Laboratory in Alexandria, Virginia, have developed the Water Diagnostics Operations Gear which focuses on geo-enabling physical water quality measurement collection and data monitoring. The WaterDOG is easy-to-use and requires no special training. The WaterDOG units are small enough that they can easily be sent to customers in the field. WaterDOG is a fully-integrated, portable, geo-enabled water sensing toolkit designed to rapidly collect, monitor and map water quality data from any water source. With a touch-screen display, wireless transmission and dynamic readings, the WaterDOG digitally senses the water for turbidity, temperature, conductivity, pH, oxidation reduction potential, dissolved oxygen and free available chlorine. Monitoring these parameters is necessary to certify water as potable. Immediate data can be accessed via mobile or stationary networked devices using the Retriever 1.0 software also developed by GRL’s Geospatial Sensing and Photonics Laboratory team. The WaterDOG quickly evaluates water sources for potability, reduces errors in interpreting analog measurements, and improves overall analysis of water quality in an operational environment. WaterDOG provides instant and accurate evaluation and reporting of water quality data in both military and civil applications and allows simultaneous monitoring of multiple water production operations from a central location.

The effects of frost action on soils as applied to engineering problems of road construction. Freezing, development of ice lenses, heaving of the road and thawing in the spring. Experiments suggest that road bases should be constructed of easily drained material on an even bottom so that heaving will occur evenly.