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Directorate of Research and Development Research and Development for Civil Works

Tony NilesHQUSACEAssistant Director, Civil Works Research and Development

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2,250 EmployeesOver 1,000 Engineers and Scientists

32% PhDs, 45% MS Degrees

Hazardous & Toxic Waste Center

Large-ScaleBlast Simulation

Ice Engineering

Rapid Repair Levee Breach System

DoD Supercomputer Center1 of 5 in DoD

Environmental Research

Large Hydraulic Models

Ship Tow Simulator

ERDC and IWR Facilities

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USACE Civil Works R&D ProgramAdvancing Science and Technology in Support of Sustainable Solutions to America’s Water Resources Needs

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY

Strategic Capability TopicsInfrastructure Reliability and ResilienceIntegrated Water Resources Technology

Strategic Enabling TopicsHydrologic, Hydraulic and Sedimentation ProcessesEngineering with Nature/Environmental ImpactsPlanning and Decision Support MethodologiesKnowledge Management

FY16 Funding: $47.3M

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Navigationand Hydropower

Flood Risk ManagementWater Supply, Emergency

Management Environment

Restoration, Regulation, Stewardship

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Integrated Water Resources

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CW R&D Business Line Alignment

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Coastal Inlets Research

Dredging Operations and Environmental Research

Regional Sediment Mgmt

Dredging Operations Technical Support

Navigation Structures

Coastal Field Data Collection

Aquatic Plant Control

Flood Risk Management

EnvironmentalRestoration

Navigation

Coastal Ocean Data Systems

Aquatic Nuisance Species

R&D Programs

Technology Support

Navigation Systems Ecosystem Mgmt & Restoration

Flood & Coastal Risk Management

CW R&D Funded Programs

Non-destructive Trunion Rod

Testing

Inundation Modeling during Sandy

Monitoring Completed Navigation Projects

Water OperationsTechnical Support

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CW R&D Advisory Group

CW R&D Steering Committee

Priority Approval and Funding

Recommendation

Strategic Direction,

Priorities and Funding

Approved

R&D Recommendations from Advisory Groups

R&D Needs from Field

MG Ed JacksonJames Dalton co-chairDr. Jeffery Holland co-chair

Tom Holden Tab Brown MG Michael WehrSusan Whittington Eddie Belk Alvin LeeKaren Durham-Aguilera Dr. Beth Fleming advisory

Robert Pietrowsky advisory

Tony Niles co-chair Bob Rizzieri Bob BankMeg Gaffney-Smith Jeff McKee Mark RoupasWilbert Paynes Mindy SimmonsJeff Lillycrop advisory Mark Sudol advisory

CW R&D Governance Structure

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CW R&D Needs Identification

Needs identified by field

practitioners; ultimate users of

the R&D

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CW R&D Needs Identification

Field experts help prioritize

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Are you on a Research Area Review Group?

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Research Area Review Group• Solicits for, helps develop, and shepherds Statements of Need• Participate in RARG Meeting• Collaborate with ERDC PIs• Facilitates Tech Transfer

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ENV Field Trip

ENVIRONMENT

Research Area Review Group

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Funded R&D SoN

Beta Test or Demonstration

R&D Project PMP

R&D Product Approval

CoPRepresentative

In Progress Reviews

ERDC/IWR, CoPRepresentative

Approval from CWRDSC

ERDC/IWR, CoPRepresentative

Annual Reviews

Approved PMP

R&D completed

R&D

ERDC/IWR, CoP Representative, Field User(s)

Implementation Guidance ERDC/IWR, CoP

Representative

Technology Transfer

CW R&D Partnership

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Environmental CW R&D Program Benefitting Planning

Current R&D Budget: $26.6M Number of Work Units: 117 Number of Labs and Research FOAs: 8

Environment Work Units ProductIncorporating Ecosystem Goods and Services in Corps Planning

Guidance that Incorporates Ecosystem Goods and Services in Corps Planning and Environmental Benefits Evaluation

Tools to Rapidly Predict and Quantify Ecosystem Benefits

ICM-LITE software to guide and ease application to provide outputs as ecosystem benefits

Watershed Level Effects of Multiple Ecosystem Restoration Projects

Proof of concept to assess the cumulative value of multiple projects in a single watershed.

Ecosystem Restoration in Variable Environments

Suite of techniques and methods for conceptualizing, quantifying, and managing variable ecosystems using restoration alternatives that design for or manage variability

Upgrading HEAT Develop a more efficient, upgraded computing platform for the existing HEAT environmental benefits calculator

Engineering with Nature for Sustainable Coastal Systems

Tools and Techniques for addressing risk and uncertainty associated with climate Change

Assessing Barrier Islands Environmental Vulnerability to Climate Change and SLR

Spatially-explicit screening-level tool to assess ecosystem vulnerability with minimal pre-existing data and/or existing storm data to a suite of storm events of specific magnitude

Critical Species Modeling for Restoration and Planning

Models for critical species of interest related to ecosystem restoration and planning

Models for Endangered Mussel Species Freshwater Mussels Modeling

Community based model for evaluation of endangered mussel species, and assessment of potential restoration alternatives

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FRM Work Units ProductHEC-WAT Development Watershed Analysis Tool to evaluate system response to loadings and failure, and

application of risk-based concepts for plan formulation and levee certification

HEC-FIA Development Flood Impact Analysis tool for estimating fatality rates and expected damages from dam and levee failure

Beach-fx Development Life-cycle cost analysis tool to include analysis of emergency nourishment, complex morphology, and shoreline response

Coastal Hazards System Development Coastal Hazards System (formerly CSTORM-DB) database of coastal storm response data to facilitate development of extremal statistics of peak responses, storm characteristics and expedient high-fidelity storm response prediction

Natural and Beneficial Functions of Coastal Landscape Features

Evaluation and quantification of storm damage reduction services provided by coastal Nature and Nature-Based Features

Post-Wildfire Hydraulic Tools Numerical model tools to predict hydraulic flow and sediment impacts to downstream infrastructure following wildfires

FRM CW R&D Program Benefitting Planning

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Navigation Work Units ProductQuantifying Ship Wake Effects Numerical model integrated in Surface Modeling System to predict impact on shorelines

by proposed projects

Beach & Dune Metrics Unbiased resilience metrics for use in planning beach and dune systems

Infrastructure Metrics Infrastructure resilience metrics demonstrated through case study

Tiered Methods for Assessing Coastal Resilience

Methodology to define and combine resilience metrics for coastal systems with a range of NAV, FRM, and ECO features

Case Study Assessment for Southeast Atlantic Ports

Refined resilience metrics for SE port networked performance

Pilot Study for North Atlantic Moderate and High-Use Maritime Ports

Defined port and navigation resilience metrics for climate change for NE ports with USACE and community engagement

International Marine and Inland Transportation System Resilience Assessment

Compilation of international knowledge of best practices and lessons learned for marine and inland navigation port resilience

Coastal Dune Research Lessons learned on restoration strategies for coastal dune systems

Navigation Risk Assessment using AIS Methods to use archived AIS data to quantify navigation risks, identify improvements in navigation system design, and measure the benefits of proposed changes in system design

NavigationCurrent CW R&D Program Benefitting Planning

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Have you submitted a Statement of Need?

Put a green check mark in the box for each area for which you have submitted a Statement of Need

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https://operations.erdc.dren.mil/research.cfm?CoP=ops

Submitting Statements of Need

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Submitting Statements of Need

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Title Need that Drives Requirement

(We want to know what you need to more effectively or efficiently address your organization’s challenges.)

Extent of Need Across USACE(Identify other district offices or partners across the country that may have the same need.)

Requirement(Identify the aspects of your stated need that R&D should address.)

Consequences if Requirement Not Met(We want you to quantify the “consequences” when possible, otherwise qualitatively describe them. This information will be used to state the “value” to the Corps and the Nation of any research undertaken and to help prioritize needs.)

Product Recommendation(If you have a good idea about what the product might be, let us know. When the R&D is finished, what is the best way to deliver the knowledge and capabilities to you?)

Originator

Submitting Statements of Need

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Title Accurate prediction of erosion of spillway rock foundationsGood Weak

Need that Drives Requirement

Spillway designs, rehabs, and modifications require accurate prediction of spillway performance under various hydraulic conditions

Computer program needed to determine erosion of spillways

Extent of Need Across USACE

All FRM reservoirs with rock spillways; 18 districts

Four lake projects in Memphis District

Requirement Rock spillways must be designed for maximum anticipated flows without failure and little erosion.

Engineering section or contractor must determine effect of erosion on spillways.

Consequences if Requirement Not Met

In the absence of reliable estimations, costly over-designs must be assumed or short lifecycles with frequent rehab. Higher costs could make prohibitive BCRs

Work must be contracted.

Product Recommendation

Engineering guidance providing expected life for various rock size and hydraulic conditions.

Software that functions the same as ROCKFLOW but is simpler to use

Originator John Smith – MVM, Rebecca Handley – MVR,Matthew Farr – SPA, Paul Narron - INDC

Example Statement of Need

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What are the R&D needs??

Need your input!Statements of Need due 30 Dec

https://operations.erdc.dren.mil/research.cfm?CoP=ops

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