Dr. David Young and Dr. Brandan Scully from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) talk about ERDC's Underkeel Clearance research during a July 31, 2024 episode of the Power of ERDC podcast. Young and Scully are both research civil engineers. Topics include how dredging decisions have traditionally been made (3:07), how Underkeel Clearance can improve this methodology (5:33) and surprises that have emerged as researchers began analyzing Underkeel Clearance data (14:46). They also talk about how this tool could change USACE dredging operations (17:23), other use cases of this data (21:32) and what the future holds for the effort (33:47). The Power of ERDC podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at ERDC’s involvement in solving some of the nation’s toughest engineering challenges.
Date Taken: | 07.31.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.05.2024 10:15 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Audio ID: | 81784 |
Filename: | 2407/DOD_110476684.mp3 |
Length: | 00:39:17 |
Artist | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center |
Year | 2024 |
Location: | VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, US |
Web Views: | 6 |
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