Experience
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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:
 | Imaging technologies for the mining, blasting, and materials handling industries. |
| Aggregate size and shape measurement. |
| Rock engineering in discontinuous rock masses. |
| Joint characterization. |
| Rock mass classification. |
| Rock slope stability. |
| Road pavement analysis. |
| Terrestrial LIDAR scanning. |
| Mine Safety |
Research Offerings:
| Imaging applications: Granular materials and rock. |
| Imaging applications: Tunnel profilometry, rock roughness measurement. |
| Imaging applications: Material characterization, industrial inspection. |
| Rock characterization: Rock mass classification, joint mapping, block size, pre and post
blast assessment. |
| Data collection: Efficiency, safety, minimal intrusiveness. |
| Improving links between data collection and modeling. |
| Large sample data collection, reduction, analysis, and presentation; digital data
structures. |
| Investigation of joint genesis. |
| LIDAR Applications: Rock raveling. |
| LIDAR Applications: Joint orientation. |
| LIDAR Applications: Bridge deflection. |
| LIDAR Applications: Perishable data. |
| LIDAR Applications: As built geometry. |
| LIDAR Applications: Dangerous spaces. |
| LIDAR Applications: Landslide subsurface movement monitoring. |
| LIDAR Applications: Mapping caverns. |
| LIDAR Applications: Sub mm change detection. |
| LIDAR Aplications: Underground mine safety. |
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