Research Activities: 2012
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LIDAR Scanner for Highway Rock Fall and Slope Movement Monitoring |
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| Status | Complete View Final Report: PDF |
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| Sequential Number | R331 | ||||
| Identification Number | 00042038 | ||||
| Matching Research Agency |
Geological Engineering Program |
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| Principal Investigator |
Norbert Maerz |
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| Student Involvement |
Undergraduate students will be learning to operating the LIDAR equipment. Graduate students will be learning to program data manipulation algorithm. |
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| Project Objective |
To measure the movement of soil and rock slopes in order to develop a model to better predict geological failures along highway rock cuts and slope. |
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| Project Abstract |
We are purchasing a LIDAR scanner (probable purchase price $33,470) to continue our work on measuring rock fall on highway rock cuts and soft slope movements on highways. |
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Relationship to other Research/Projects |
The PI has done some work in this area (rock falls only) in a previous small research board/NUTC project in which some of the techniques were initially developed. |
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Transportation-Related Keywords |
Rock fall, land slide, LIDAR | ||||
Technology Transfer Activities |
Results will be published in journal articles and presented at conferences. |
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Project Deliverables |
Large volumes of data on ongoing rock failures in Missouri highway rock cuts. Work toward obtaining major NSF funding for this topic. |
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Anticipated Benefits |
1) Further develop a methodology and prove the concept for this kind of measurement, and 2) educate graduate students on cutting edge measurement techniques. |
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