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    An inside look at the Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering Materials Testing Lab. Their lab is the only commercial lab in Korea that has been confirmed to the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials).

    The Corps, The Earth, and Its Scientists

    A geotechnical and environmental investigation is required anytime the Corps of Engineers constructs something on or within the ground. This comprehensive investigation ensures the structures can be successfully constructed on solid foundations in accordance with analysis of subsurface conditions. Most importantly, it guarantees the building won’t collapse or fall down because of foundation failure.
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    So … exactly what is going on out there?

    An extensive construction site filled with steadily churning heavy equipment has sprung up along
  • A new podcast series tells the stories of how, over the last 10 years, a growing international community of practitioners, scientists, engineers, and researchers across many disciplines and organizations are working together to combine natural and engineering systems to solve problems and diversify infrastructure value by applying the principles and practices of Engineering With Nature®.

    Incorporating EWN into Coastal Texas resilience, restoration

    In this episode of the new Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Podcast, guest Dr. Edmond Russo, former deputy district engineer for Planning, Programs, and Project Management, Galveston District, and current director, Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), discusses the scope and scale of Galveston District’s responsibilities, and how the district is incorporating the principles and practices of EWN into their daily work as well as their future planning.
  • Sondra Abanto (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, receives a certificate of completion for the 2020 Leadership Development Program Level I Course from Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal, Nashville District commander, and Patricia Coffey, deputy district engineer, during a graduation ceremony Sept. 10, 2020 at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The district recently named Abanto the employee of the month for August 2020. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Abanto named Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2020

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 7, 2020) – Sondra Abanto, program analyst in the Programs Management Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2020.
  • Aerial view of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers as they perform preliminary flow and operations studies on a new system for algae interception and treatment on Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. The ERDC researchers worked with Elastec, Inc. to build the initial prototype this summer. ERDC collaborated with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) scientists and industry partners to study harmful algal bloom mitigation technology in Chautauqua Lake from Aug. 19 through Sept. 4.

    ERDC reports Chautauqua Lake HABITATS research results

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), in collaboration with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) scientists and industry partners, concluded the field demonstration portion of their research project to study harmful algal bloom (HAB) mitigation technology Sept. 4 in Chautauqua Lake, New York.