License ERDC’s Patented Construction Technologies

ERDC is in the vanguard of innovative construction technology, including pavements engineering, modular protection systems (MPS), barricades, and more. Explore these technologies for more information on how they can benefit your business.

Light-Emitting Nanoparticle Sensor System

• Detects localized stress and pressure with greater sensitivity compared to conventional sensors
• Abundant silicon enables safe, scalable sensing deployment
• Luminescence provides instant readings without structural damage

Cold Mix Asphalt Binder System

• Ready for traffic in just 2-3 hours
• Can be mixed and applied on-site using basic tools
• Outperforms conventional CMA in strength and durability

Blast, Ballistic, and Forced-Entry-Resistant Operable Window System with Glazing

• Readily installed in new or older buildings, including in walls of varying thicknesses with rough and non-plumb openings, without structural modifications or wall anchoring
• Designed to resist blasts, ballistic threats, and forced entry attempts when closed and locked
• Can be opened to provide ventilation, visibility, egress, and ability to return fire

Automated Bead Width Control for 3D Concrete Construction

• Achieves ±¼ inch accuracy in bead width, enabling high-fidelity printing of complex geometries and structural features
• Dynamically adjusts gantry speed and pump settings to accommodate different material properties and design requirements
• Designed for expeditionary and remote use, ensures reliable performance in variable environments

Carbon Nanotubes Engineered for Stability and Scalability

• Uses DNA-wrapped carbon nanotubes and an enzyme-mediated process to link individual nanotubes into visible macroscopic structures without damage
• Solves manipulation challenge through controlled biological process, preserving nanotubes' superior strength, electrical conductivity, and thermal properties for practical use
• Enables high-performance structural materials for aerospace/automotive, advanced electronics requiring superior conductivity, and applications needing exceptional strength-to-weight ratios and thermal properties

Acoustic Camera Systems and Methods

• Captures 2D velocity maps across large areas
• Uses compact, simpler equipment for easy field use
• Supports comprehensive flow analysis in rivers, coastal areas, and industrial water systems

Submersible Matting System (SUBMAT)

• Ensures access across lighter convey waves, bridging systems, and austere sites
• Achieves full-scale trafficability testing, rapid prototyping, and performance objectives
• Provides an affordable option for rapid deployment of a trafficable roadway by a small crew in austere coastal environments

Modular Bathymetry

• Distinct CNC programming digitally creates expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) blocks that can be easily employed to create more detailed and accurate bathymetric models than traditional concrete
• EPS foam blocks can be easily and rapidly placed and removed in situ, allowing prototype refinement, use in limited space areas, and storage
• Using EPS reduces construction costs by 30-60% and allows up to 60% faster construction time compared with concrete modeling

Rapidly Deployable Over Decking Systems

• Over-bridge free spans (e.g. damaged piers or bridges)
• Side-load or end-load railcars anywhere along the line
• Deploy on uneven surfaces and compromised preexisting structures
• Assembles quickly without the need for power tools or heavy machinery
• Recoverable and reconfigure

Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator (DETER)

• Stops large vehicles upon contact
• Place or recover in less than 30 minutes
• Integrates into QuadCon for easy storage, transport and deployment
• No specialized equipment or tools required
• Blocks areas of any size with incrementally linkable 8'-width units

Light-Emitting Nanoparticle Sensor System

Cold Mix Asphalt Binder System

Blast, Ballistic, and Forced-Entry-Resistant Operable Window System with Glazing

Automated Bead Width Control for 3D Concrete Construction

Carbon Nanotubes Engineered for Stability and Scalability

Acoustic Camera Systems and Methods

Submersible Matting System (SUBMAT)

Modular Bathymetry

Rapidly Deployable Over Decking Systems

Deployable Expedient Traffic Entry Regulator (DETER)

Expedient Retrofit for Existing Buildings (EREB)

induction Hot Mix Asphalt (iHMA)

Aggressor Vehicle Entry Readiness Technology (AVERT)

Modular Assembly Shelter (MASh) Kit

Electro-Active Enamel-Coated Dowel Bar

Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES)

Ready Armor Protection Instant Deployment (RAPID)