CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE US ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO THE OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEXTURAL QUALITY OF MEAT

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONALD A. SEGARS ◽  
JOHN G. KAPSALIS
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Objective Measurement ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Textural Quality ◽  
The Us ◽  
Development Center

scholarly journals Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (HABs) and US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) : research and services

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaytee Pokrzywinski ◽  
Christopher Grasso ◽  
Taylor Rycroft
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Harmful Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Engineer Research ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Development Center

This factsheet details the research and services available from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center–Environmental Laboratory’s Harmful Algal Blooms team.

The Power of ERDC : ERDC 2020–2030 Strategy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pittman ◽  
J. Buchanan ◽  
Deborah Quimby
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
World Class ◽  
Class Status ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Development Center

The ERDC 2020–2030 Strategy outlines the origination of the organization, future direction, and the methods used to accomplish its research and development mission. The Strategy details the Ends (where we are going and why), the Ways (how we will get there), and the Means (the resources needed to get there) by which we will achieve the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) strategy. To realize its vision and maintain its world-class status, ERDC strives to be the go-to organization for the Warfighter and the nation to solve large complex problems in its mission space. To strengthen the outcomes from the Ends, Ways, and Means, ERDC has adopted the philosophy of the Understand-Predict-Shape (UPS) paradigm. The UPS paradigm maximizes the potential of ERDC’s current research programs and helps contemplate, develop, and define the organization’s future portfolio. UPS represents a holistic view of the operational environment: How to better Understand the Present, Predict the Future, and Shape the Outcome. The ERDC leadership team has looked toward the future and defined major strategic Science and Technology campaigns that offer challenges that ERDC can, and should, effectively address.

Neuro-Optometric Treatment of Complications from a Cerebellar Astrocytoma

2020 ◽  
pp. 304-312
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Common Site ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Cranial Nerve Palsies ◽  
Pilocytic Astrocytomas ◽  
The Us ◽  
Extent Of Damage ◽  
Functional Components ◽  
The Brain

Background: Insult to the brain, whether from trauma or other etiologies, can have a devastating effect on an individual. Symptoms can be many and varied, depending on the location and extent of damage. This presentation can be a challenge to the optometrist charged with treating the sequelae of this event as multiple functional components of the visual system can be affected. Case Report: This paper describes the diagnosis and subsequent ophthalmic management of an acquired brain injury in a 22 year old male on active duty in the US Army. After developing acute neurological symptoms, the patient was diagnosed with a pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellum. Emergent neurosurgery to treat the neoplasm resulted in iatrogenic cranial nerve palsies and a hemispheric syndrome. Over the next 18 months, he was managed by a series of providers, including a strabismus surgeon, until presenting to our clinic. Lenses, prism, and in-office and out-of-office neurooptometric rehabilitation therapy were utilized to improve his functioning and make progress towards his goals. Conclusions: Pilocytic astrocytomas are the most common primary brain tumors, and the vast majority are benign with excellent surgical prognosis. Although the most common site is the cerebellum, the visual pathway is also frequently affected. If the eye or visual system is affected, optometrists have the ability to drastically improve quality of life with neuro-optometric rehabilitation.

Explosive Removal of Concrete From Reinforced Walls

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis D. Rickman ◽  
John Q. Ehrgott ◽  
Stephen A. Akers ◽  
Jon E. Windham ◽  
Dennis W. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Explosive Charge ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Steel Reinforced Concrete ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
Development Center ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Improved Methods ◽  
Combat Environment

During the past several years, the US Army has focused considerable attention toward developing improved methods for breaching walls in the urban combat environment. A major thrust area is centered on finding improved methods to breach the toughest wall type that Army units are likely to face: a double (steel) reinforced concrete (RC) wall. One impediment to this effort is that the relationship between the contact explosive charge configuration and the quantity of concrete removed has not been thoroughly understood. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has conducted a research effort to better define the effectiveness of various explosive charge configurations in breaching RC walls. This paper presents a discussion of results from this research.

scholarly journals Environmental life cycle assessment on CNTRENE® 1030 material and CNT based sensors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Chappell ◽  
Wu-Sheng Shih ◽  
Cynthia Price ◽  
Rishi Patel ◽  
Daniel Janzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
State University ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Full Production ◽  
Development Center

This report details a study investigating the environmental impacts associated with the development and manufacturing of carbon nanotube (CNT)–based ink (called CNTRENE 1030 material) and novel CNT temperature, flex, and moisture sensors. Undertaken by a private-public partnership involving Brewer Science (Rolla, Missouri), Jordan Valley Innovation Center of Missouri State University (Springfield, Missouri), and the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (Vicksburg, Mississippi), this work demonstrates the environmental life cycle assessment (ELCA) methodology as a diagnostic tool to pinpoint the particular processes and materials posing the greatest environmental impact associated with the manufacture of the CNTRENE material and CNT-based sensor devices. Additionally, ELCA tracked the degree to which optimizing the device manufacturing process for full production also changed its predicted marginal environmental impacts.

scholarly journals Brunswick Harbor numerical model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer McAlpin ◽  
Jason Lavecchia
Keyword(s):  
Army Corps ◽  
Army Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Engineer Research ◽  
Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Navigation Channel ◽  
The Us ◽  
Model Setup ◽  
Hydraulics Laboratory ◽  
Development Center

The Brunswick area consists of many acres of estuarine and marsh environments. The US Army Corps of Engineers District, Savannah, requested that the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, develop a validated Adaptive Hydraulics model and assist in using it to perform hydrodynamic modeling of proposed navigation channel modifications. The modeling results are necessary to provide data for ship simulation. The model setup and validation are presented here.

Rapid Operational Access and Maneuver Support platform for military logistics and operation planning in water environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-447
Author(s):  
Drew Allan Loney ◽  
Kimberly Collins Pevey ◽  
Jennifer Tate McAlpin ◽  
Benjamin Wright Nelsen ◽  
Brent Harry Hargis
Keyword(s):  
Water Environment ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Imperfect Knowledge ◽  
Path Search ◽  
Hydraulics Laboratory ◽  
Development Center

Logistical and combat operations in riverine, estuarine, and coastal environments remain a key military focus due to limited maneuverability, imperfect knowledge, and rapidly changing constraints. Vessel operation in water environments can be enhanced by routing algorithms that integrate mission parameters with environmental data and vessel specifications. These algorithms must update predetermined routes in a timely manner as parameters and specifications change. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory is developing the capability for military planners to rapidly optimize vessel routes in water environments by extending capabilities of the Rapid Operational Access and Maneuver Support (ROAMS) modeling platform. The ROAMS platform allows users to rapidly generate models of a water environment in limited-information conditions, utilizing the Adaptive Hydraulics and STeady-state spectral WAVE computational engines for the base two-dimensional hydrodynamics and waves, respectively. Routing capabilities are built on path search and penalty-barrier optimization to automatically produce routes that account for temporally changing environmental variables and vessel maneuverability. This work outlines the components of the ROAMS routing package and presents a case study using ROAMS in a northeastern American metropolitan area. Benefits and limitations of the ROAMS routing platform are discussed and future improvements are suggested.

scholarly journals Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project (ECIP) numerical modeling report : BABUS cell and Bird Island analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer McAlpin ◽  
Cassandra Ross
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Residual Velocity ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Transport Analysis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Houston Ship Channel ◽  
Hydraulics Laboratory ◽  
Development Center

The Houston Ship Channel (HSC) is one of the busiest deep-draft navigation channels in the United States and must be able to accommodate increasing vessel sizes. The US Army Engineer District, Galveston (SWG), requested the Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, perform hydrodynamic and sediment modeling of proposed modifications in Galveston and Trinity Bays and along the HSC. The modeling results are necessary to provide data for hydrodynamic, salinity, and sediment transport analysis. SWG provided three project alternatives that include closing Rollover Pass, Bay Aquatic Beneficial Use System cells, Bird Islands, and HSC modifications. These alternatives and a Base (existing condition) will be simulated for present (2029) and future (2079) conditions. The results of these alternatives/conditions as compared to the Base are presented in this report. The model shows that the mean salinity varies by 2–3 ppt due to the HSC channel modifications and by approximately 5 ppt in the area of East Bay due to the closure of Rollover Pass. The tidal prism increases by 2.5% to 5% in the alternatives. The tidal amplitudes change by less than 0.01 m. The residual velocity vectors vary in and around areas where project modifications are made.

scholarly journals Six Noise Type Military Sound Classifier

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Michael Shelton ◽  
Jeffrey S. Vipperman ◽  
Edward T. Nykaza ◽  
Dan Valente
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Military Installations ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Additional Signal ◽  
Noise Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
The University ◽  
Development Center

Blast noise from military installations often has a negative impact on the quality of life of residents living in nearby communities. This, in turn, negatively impacts the military’s testing & training capabilities due to restrictions, curfews, or range closures enacted to address noise complaints. In order to more directly manage noise around military installations, accurate noise monitoring around bases has become a necessity. Although most noise monitors are simple sound level meters, more recent ones are capable of discerning blasts from ambient noise with some success. Investigators at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) developed a more advanced noise classifier that can discern between wind, aircraft, and blast noise, while simultaneously lowering the measurement threshold. Here, more recent work between Pitt and the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center will be presented from the development of a more advanced classifier that identifies additional classes of noise such as machine gun fire, vehicles, and electronic noise. Additional signal metrics were explored given the increased complexity of the classifier. By broadening the types of noise the system can accurately classify and increasing the number of metrics, a new system was developed with increased blast noise accuracy, decreased number of missed events, and significantly fewer false positives.

scholarly journals Information infrastructure for integrated ecohydraulic and water resources modeling and assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wallace ◽  
K. Pathak ◽  
M. Fife ◽  
N. L. Jones ◽  
J. P. Holland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Information Infrastructure ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Brigham Young University ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Development Center

Watershed management increasingly requires ecohydraulic modeling and assessment within a regional context, rather than on a project-by-project basis. Such holistic modeling and assessment require evaluation capabilities across multiple temporal and spatial scales. Thus, modeling and assessment tools must be integrated in a scientifically and computationally effective infrastructure. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, in concert with the Hydrologic Engineering Center and its academic partners, including Brigham Young University, is establishing a comprehensive set of hydroinformatics modeling and assessment tools for ecohydraulic and water resources management applications, all linked based on a common data and information infrastructure. This paper presents the attributes of this information infrastructure and compares it with the analogous integration initiatives elsewhere.

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