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Our pavement infrastructure is a critical national asset that impacts military mobility, the transport of goods, and personal travel. However, current pavements do not provide the desired durability, requiring frequent maintenance resulting in a high logistical burden and elevated carbon footprint. For the U.S. military, which demands strong pavements that can support its heavy vehicles and aircraft, the high volume of repairs means heavy machinery and repair materials must regularly be moved to far-flung locations.
Responding to this need, a partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Illinois’s Center for Transportation Research seeks to use novel electron beam accelerator technology to create more durable pavements. The unique collaboration combines Fermi Lab’s deep knowledge in particle acceleration science and technology with ERDC’s extensive expertise in military pavement research dating back to World War II.
This effort will dramatically improve pavement strength, toughness and service time, potentially saving the Department of Defense hundreds of millions of dollars, while also reducing the pavement industry’s large carbon footprint.
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.20.2022 12:42 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 868563 |
| VIRIN: | 221215-A-SM316-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_109375001 |
| Length: | 00:04:09 |
| Location: | VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Downloads: | 7 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 7 |
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