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Abrasivity & Excavatability
Abrasivity testing (Cerchar & LCPC Test) Drill & blast, roadheader cutting, TBM boring; performance and wear analysis and prognosis.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.