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  • November

    Connecticut River hydrilla has proven resistant to traditional control efforts and is threatening to take over New England’s Connecticut River.

    Combined USACE, ERDC teams seek to wipe out aquatic nuisance

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists hydrilla – or water thyme – as the “world’s worst invasive aquatic plant,” and one specific strain of hydrilla is drawing the attention of federal agencies, including the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Connecticut River hydrilla has proven resistant to traditional control efforts and is threatening to take over New England’s Connecticut River.

  • July

    FUNWAVE, a numerical wave model that simulates ocean surface wave propagation in shallow and intermediate water, was developed and updated by ERDC and can be used to model complex coastal processes, such as tsunami waves, coastal inundation, wave propagation and surf zone-scale optical properties.

    FUNWAVE Model is a Feasible Solution for Vessel Wake Issues

    FUNWAVE, a numerical wave model that simulates ocean surface wave propagation in shallow and intermediate water was developed and updated by ERDC and released in 1998. It can be used to model complex coastal processes, such as tsunami waves, coastal inundation, wave propagation and surf zone-scale optical properties.

  • January

    Engineers at ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory have developed techniques that better protect concrete construction in cold environments. The Additive Regulated Concrete for Thermally Extreme Conditions (ARCTEC) enables the use of commonly available concrete additives as alternative freeze-protection in frigid conditions.

    Techniques developed to advance concrete construction in frigid environments

    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.