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Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions
Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions
Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® initiative were among a group of leaders across the federal government who provided input on a White House report that highlights opportunities to accelerate nature-based solutions.
The report is a byproduct of Executive Order 14072 signed by President Biden on Earth Day. That order takes multiple actions designed to tackle the climate crisis, make our nation more resilient to extreme weather, and strengthen local economies, including focusing considerable attention and federal effort on nature-based solutions.
For more than a decade, EWN has been part of a worldwide community of organizations that have dramatically advanced the use of nature-based solutions to infrastructure challenges. The USACE initiative intentionally aligns natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration.
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Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions
Accelerating Nature-Based Solutions Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® initiative were among a group of leaders across the federal government who provided input on a White House report that highlights opportunities to accelerate nature-based solutions. The report is a byproduct of Executive Order 14072 signed by President Biden on Earth Day. That order takes multiple actions designed to tackle the climate crisis, make our nation more resilient to extreme weather, and strengthen local economies, including focusing considerable attention and federal effort on nature-based solutions. For more than a decade, EWN has been part of a worldwide community of organizations that have dramatically advanced the use of nature-based solutions to infrastructure challenges. The USACE initiative intentionally aligns natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration.
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #20: Operational Energy
Tom Decker from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and...
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #19: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
Dr. Cary Talbot from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and...
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ERDC Change of Command Ceremony 7/14/22
This video includes 2 interviews from the incoming Commander of ERDC, COL Christian Patterson, and the outgoing Commander, COL Teresa Schlosser. B-Roll is included.
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Engineering With Nature Remote Sensing Technology
The USACE Engineering With Nature® (EWN) program uses remote sensing methods to help practitioners plan projects that align natural processes and engineering capability for greater benefits. Remotely sensed data can reveal changes over the life of a project to quantify benefits and communicate project outcomes. USACE spends billions each year to alleviate the effects of sea-level rise on coastal marsh and barrier islands that provide engineering and environmental function. Incorporating EWN principles into these projects often produces more efficient and sustainable benefits for communities while accomplishing the mission. Learn more: https://ewn.erdc.dren.mil/?p=5049
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Climatic Chamber Expanding Extreme Cold Weather Research Capabilities
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is expanding its capability in extreme cold weather research with its new Climatic Cold Chamber Building. The facility will be used for military research, development, test, and evaluation applications with a focus on the emerging needs of the warfighter. Plus, it will support the development of science and technology capabilities relevant to the 21st century, with a focus on new fields of research.
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CRREL Unveils Climatic Cold Chamber to Assist in Arctic Mission
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s (CRREL) new climatic cold chamber, located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The chamber is able to maintain a temperature of minus 54 degrees Celsius and can hold a running vehicle. This is the newest piece of technology for ERDC, and this one-of-a-kind-facility will be a great benefit to testing new equipment designed for the warfighter in extreme cold environments.
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How to Take a SandSnap
Are you heading to the beach this summer? Don’t forget some spare change and your smartphone, because we need you to SandSnap. So what is it? SandSnap is a collaborative project to engage citizen scientists, build a database of beach sand grain size, and educate the next generation about coastal processes. Check out this video on how easy it is to SandSnap at your favorite beach. Video Editor: Me'Kiyla Brown
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ERDC Modeling & Simulation in Support of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The Virtual Autonomous Navigation Environment (VANE) is a suite of modeling and simulation tools developed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Users can leverage VANE to analyze environmental effects on an autonomous vehicle system, from sensors and algorithms to tire-soil interactions and the vehicle's mechanical performance. VANE was created from ERDC's near-surface phenomenology and sensor research that supported IED detection in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and its rich expertise in ground vehicle mobility research dating back to World War II. Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) must undergo rigorous testing to ensure their autonomy is reliable under challenging conditions. VANE's physics-based simulations are particularly valuable in UGV development. Using VANE, DoD researchers can explore how autonomous systems will behave in various operationally relevant environmental conditions that are often difficult to replicate with physical testing. This virtual testing capability is valuable across the complete robotic life cycle by enabling both early stage autonomy prototyping and final performance evaluation.
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HVS Titan Ribbon Cutting 06 May 2022
ERDC employees and stakeholders came together to celebrate the world's largest heavy vehicle simulator, The HVS Titan. This unique equipment can test roadways, airstrips, and even railways 23 hours a day to simulate traffic over a large period of time.
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Making it up with CRREL's machine shop
Whether you’re a hobbyist at home or a researcher at CRREL, not having that one special piece to finish a project and that isn’t readily available is universal. CRREL researchers need only ask Chris Donnelly, a CRREL engineering technician and machine shop manager, to make them the part they require.
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #16: Invasive Fisheries
Alan Katzenmeyer from the U.S. Army Engineer Research...
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #15: Joint Planning Services
Reggie Hammond from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and...
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #14: Airfield Damage Repair
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Testing the limits of the Improved Ribbon Bridge
In today’s ever-changing world, technology is advancing at lightning speed. For the U.S. Army that means constantly evolving vehicles, weapons and systems. With that in mind, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has partnered with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support’s Project Manager Bridging to test high military load capacity vehicle weight limits of the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB).
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Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR)
As missions evolve for the U.S. military, so have the requirements for Airfield Damage Repair or ADR. The Department of Defense’s existing ADR capability requires significant manpower, equipment, and pre-positioned material at key bases. But under its new adaptive basing concept of operations, ADR will need to be lighter and more agile. Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) to develop an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) solution to deliver just enough, just in time solutions for the Warfighter. Their efforts culminated in a multi-year joint capability technology demonstration, or JCTD, and military utility assessment at McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina.
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A Bold New Era in R&D
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has produced a new enterprise research and development (R&D) strategy focused on discovering, developing and delivering innovative solutions for our nation’s most complex engineering challenges. The USACE R&D Strategy focuses on 10 priorities and is a strategic collaborative effort that uses innovative solutions to save time, money and effort in addressing generational problems. The strategy charges USACE divisions, districts and centers to facilitate a whole-of-government approach to tomorrow’s problems. To ensure successful strategy execution, USACE will examine future research needs, focus on collaborative R&D application, enhance R&D community engagement and serve as a key partner in the whole-of-government effort for solutions. To view and download the USACE R&D Strategy, visit https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll11/id/5457.
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Power of ERDC podcast Ep. #13: Permafrost Basic Research
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Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) – Just Enough, Just in Time (WO Branding)
As missions evolve for the U.S. Military, so have the requirements for Airfield Damage Repair (ADR). The Department of Defense’s existing ADR capability requires significant manpower, equipment and pre-positioned material at key bases. But under its new adaptive basing concept of operations, the military’s ADR capability will need to be lighter and more agile. Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) to develop an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) solution to deliver just enough, just in time solutions for the Warfighter.
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Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) – Just Enough, Just in Time
As missions evolve for the U.S. Military, so have the requirements for Airfield Damage Repair (ADR). The Department of Defense’s existing ADR capability requires significant manpower, equipment and pre-positioned material at key bases. But under its new adaptive basing concept of operations, the military’s ADR capability will need to be lighter and more agile. Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) to develop an Expedient and Expeditionary Airfield Damage Repair (E-ADR) solution to deliver just enough, just in time solutions for the Warfighter.