Research Offerings

Research Offerings:

At the Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center, University of Missouri Rolla, we are pleased to offer research in these and other fields of endeavor.  If you think we may be able to help you, please talk to us.

GEOTECHNICAL AND MINING APPLICATIONS

	Imaging applications: Fragmented rock sizing for blasting applications.
	Imaging applications: Rock Sizing on conveyor belts.
	Imaging applications: tunnel profilometry, rock roughness measurement.
	Imaging applications, material characterization, industrial inspection.
	Rock characterization: rock mass classification, joint mapping, block size,
	Rock slope stability.
	Imaging applications: pre and post blast assessment.
	Data collection: efficiency, safety, minimal intrusiveness.
	Investigation of joint genesis.
	Rock mechanics applications.

ROAD RESEARCH RELATED APPLICATIONS

	Imaging applications: granular materials, sizing.
	Imaging applications: granular materials, shape analysis.
	Pavement marking retroreflectivity measurements.
	Mobile highway  inventory measurements

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

	Improving links between data collection and modeling.
	Large sample data collection, reduction, analysis, and  presentation; digital data structures.

If you have any interest in sponsoring research in these or any related fields, or simply would like to get more information, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Norbert H. Maerz by email, or call (573) 341-6714.