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.

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.

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.

The Spoils of War

2019 ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Jon B. Mikolashek
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Us Army ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future

Patton’s wound is slow to heal; during this time, however, Patton is promoted to colonel. Discharged from the hospital, Patton returns to duty as the war ends. He hopes for the Medal of Honor but is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. With the war over, Patton spends the rest of his time overseas maintaining discipline, giving lectures on armored warfare and the future of tanks, and preparing for his return to the United States and his family. Patton prepares himself also for the fight to keep tanks in an independent Tank Corps as a vital weapons system for the US Army.

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 Technology and Policy: System Acquisition in a Complex Operational Environment

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Arthur Middlebrooks ◽  
Jackson Brownfield ◽  
Gabriel Lajeunesse ◽  
Ryan Leach ◽  
Christopher Sharfin
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Military Technology ◽  
Policy System ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
System Acquisition

The United States’ (US) ability to maintain a technological edge in the current operational environment is challenged by the increased ability of near-peer nations to produce military technology. In response to this problem, the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) seeks to model the three key elements of military system acquisition—context, product, and process—to develop a more comprehensive understanding regarding how and why nations acquire technical solutions. Through the application of the System Dynamics Modeling Process (SDMP), this research examines the interactions between the strategic context of Germany, the military products it acquires to address its operational needs, and the processes it employs to acquire military technology. The results of this research indicate that numerous dynamic variables of context impact the acquisitions process for Germany, particularly political support and subsequent monetary allocations to research and development.

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.

scholarly journals Review on Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Parts: Progress and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Seymur Hasanov ◽  
Suhas Alkunte ◽  
Mithila Rajeshirke ◽  
Ankit Gupta ◽  
Orkhan Huseynov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Material Interfaces ◽  
Material Compatibility ◽  
The Future ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Functional Components

Additive manufacturing has already been established as a highly versatile manufacturing technique with demonstrated potential to completely transform conventional manufacturing in the future. The objective of this paper is to review the latest progress and challenges associated with the fabrication of multi-material parts using additive manufacturing technologies. Various manufacturing processes and materials used to produce functional components were investigated and summarized. The latest applications of multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the automotive, aerospace, biomedical and dentistry fields were demonstrated. An investigation on the current challenges was also carried out to predict the future direction of MMAM processes. It was concluded that further research and development is needed in the design of multi-material interfaces, manufacturing processes and the material compatibility of MMAM parts.

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