Abrasivity & Excavatability
Abrasivity testing (Cerchar & LCPC Test) Drill & blast, roadheader cutting, TBM boring; performance and wear analysis and prognosis.
Tunnelling & Underground Excavation
Stability problems, rock mass characterization and classification. Especially: processes of weathering, swelling behaviour and problems induced by high in-situ stress conditions.
Characterization of Rock and Soil Properties
Stability problems, rock mass characterization and classification. Especially: processes of weathering, swelling behaviour and problems induced by high in-situ stress conditions
Landslides
Landslides in rock and soil - causes, processes & mitigation measures; development of a continuous 3D monitoring system with time domain reflectometry.
See also website of the TUM Landslides Group.
Mineral Resources and Applied Petrography
Genesis of mineral deposits and evaluation of raw materials and rock properties; research in deposits of industrial minerals, aggregates, dimension and decorative stones, gemstones and selected metallic ores.
