Laboratory Information:
USACE - ERDC - Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
Website: http://gsl.erdc.usace.army.mil/
Technology Transfer Website: http://gsl.erdc.usace.army.mil/Iefforts.html#OTT
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Phillip Stewart
Phone: 601-634-4113
Fax: 601-634-4180
Email: phillip.stewart@erdc.usace.army.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The mission of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center (ERDC) is to
provide quality, responsive engineering and environmental
research and development support to the Army and the Nation.
The ERDC is a Major Subordinate Command of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers that develops and applies innovative
science and technology solutions to support warfighting,
infrastructure, environment, water resources, and disaster
operations. The ERDC consists of 2000 employees working in
seven laboratories at four sites. The ERDC headquarters is
located at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in
Vicksburg, Miss. The operating elements at that site are the
Coastal and Hydraulics, Environmental, Geotechnical and
Structures, and the Information Technology Laboratories. The
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) is
located in Hanover, N.H. The Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory (CERL) is located in Champaign, Illinois.
The Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) is located in
Alexandria, Va. The Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in
Vicksburg, Miss., was born out of the tragedy of the 1927
Mississippi River flood; WES was established by Congress in
1929 to study ways to control flooding along the nation's
waterways. This mission has evolved to include a wide variety
of civil engineering related missions in response to the
needs of the nation. The four laboratories at WES have
evolved into the nation's pre-imminent government source
for expertise and assistance on programs and projects
relating to water, terrain and related environments.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The mission of the Geotechnical
and Structures Laboratory encompasses: geotechnical
engineering, rock and soil mechanics, earthquake engineering,
pavements, structural engineering and dynamics,
vehicle-terrain interaction, concrete materials and
technology, military engineering, geology, geophysics , and
hydrogeology.
Facilities:
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Agreement under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
- Education Partnership Agreements
- Facility Sharing
- Interagency Agreements
- Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding
- Patents and Licensing
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Technical Assistance
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Airfields and Pavements
- Centrifuges
- Concrete Aggregate and Stone Riprap
- Concrete and Cement
- Earthquake Engineering and Geosciences
- High-Performance Materials and Systems
- Materials testing
- Navigation Projects
- Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation,
- Soil Mechanics
- Electric propulsion
- Treat Island Durability
