Experience Publications Research Contracts | |
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N. H. Maerz, Ph.D., P. Eng. Director
Emeritus of the Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
Founder of the Geotechnics Online Certificate and Master's
Program,
Professor Emeritus of Geological Engineering, Missouri University of
Science and Technology
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Expertise:
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Imaging technologies for the mining, blasting, and materials handling industries. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Aggregate size and shape measurement. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Rock engineering in discontinuous rock masses. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Joint characterization. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Rock mass classification. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Rock slope stability. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Road pavement analysis. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Terrestrial LIDAR scanning. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Mine Safety |
Research Offerings:
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Imaging applications: Granular materials and rock. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Imaging applications: Tunnel profilometry, rock roughness measurement. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Imaging applications: Material characterization, industrial inspection. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Rock characterization: Rock mass classification, joint mapping, block size, pre and post
blast assessment. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Data collection: Efficiency, safety, minimal intrusiveness. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Improving links between data collection and modeling. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Large sample data collection, reduction, analysis, and presentation; digital data
structures. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | Investigation of joint genesis. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Rock raveling. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Joint orientation. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Bridge deflection. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Perishable data. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: As built geometry. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Dangerous spaces. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Landslide subsurface movement monitoring. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Mapping caverns. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Applications: Sub mm change detection. |
![](_themes/norumr/barbul1c.gif) | LIDAR Aplications: Underground mine safety. |
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