Select Publications
Books
, 2020, Mines of the Future: Major Findings, Saydam S, (ed.), SOMP, https://miningprofs.org/Media/Default/Page/2019_SOMP_Mines_of_The_Future_Major_Findings_Report_V1.0.pdf
, 2009, Australasian Coal Mining Practice - Monograph 12, AusIMM, Melbourne
, 2003, Failure mechanisms of Weak Floor Strata Near Longwall Panels and Their Impact on Mining, ARC-SPIRT Project, Sydney
, 2000, Caving mechanics around longwall panels under massive strata and their impact on mining conditions, Mining Research Centre, The University of New Sout, Sydney, Australia
, 1999, Preliminary geotechnical review of Capcoal 400`s area for LCBM 1 trials, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
, 1999, Underground thick seam mining: old problems, new technologies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
, 1998, Establishing the strength of rectangular and irregular pillars, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052
, 1998, Rib mechanics and support systems - End of Grant Report, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052
, 1997, A case study: Main West Panel, Munmorah Colliery, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney 2052
Book Chapters
, 2017, 'Numerical investigation of crown pillar recovery beneath stabilized rockfill', in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics via Particle Methods, Routledge, pp. 225 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203745335-30
, 2014, 'A study of a joint model incorporating excavation-induced opening effect', in Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics Structures in and on Rock Masses, pp. 625 - 629
Journal articles
, 2024, 'Orebody cavability prediction challenges in block caving mining — a review', Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-023-03516-6
, 2022, 'Rock Joint Micro-Scale Surface Roughness Characterisation using Photogrammetry Method', Journal of Mining and Environment, 13, pp. 87 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.22044/jme.2022.11669.2155
, 2022, 'Analytical methods to estimate the hydraulic conductivity of jointed rocks', Hydrogeology Journal, 30, pp. 111 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02413-0
, 2021, 'Experimental study on borehole size effect and prediction of breakout initiation stress', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104762
, 2021, 'Stress corrosion cracking of rockbolts: An in-situ testing approach', Construction and Building Materials, 269, pp. 121275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121275
, 2020, 'A combined approach for estimating horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data via artificial neural network and rock failure criterion', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104539
, 2020, 'Numerical simulation on borehole breakout and borehole size effect using discrete element method', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 30, pp. 623 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.05.019
, 2020, 'A new coal mine floor rating system and its application to assess the potential of floor heave', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 128, pp. 104241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104241
, 2020, 'Coal mine roof rating (CMRR), rock mass rating (RMR) and strata control: Carborough Downs Mine, Bowen Basin, Australia', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 30, pp. 225 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.01.003
, 2019, 'Discussions on rockburst and dynamic ground support in deep mines', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 11, pp. 1110 - 1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2019.06.001
, 2019, 'Numerical modelling of strength and energy release characteristics of pillar-scale coal mass', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 11, pp. 935 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2019.04.003
, 2019, 'A laboratory study of shear behaviour of rockbolts under dynamic loading based on the drop test using a double shear system', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01776-x
, 2019, 'A new cavability assessment for Longwall Top Coal Caving from discontinuum numerical analysis', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 115, pp. 11 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.01.006
, 2018, 'Investigation of cable bolts for stress corrosion cracking failure', Construction and Building Materials, 187, pp. 1224 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.08.066
, 2018, 'A semi-quantitative coal burst risk classification system', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28, pp. 721 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.001
, 2018, 'An experimental framework for simulating stress corrosion cracking in cable bolts', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 76, pp. 121 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.03.004
, 2018, 'A discontinuum modelling approach for investigation of Longwall Top Coal Caving mechanisms', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 106, pp. 84 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2018.04.025
, 2018, 'Development of predictive methods for strain at the surface due to longwall coal mining', Mining Technology Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 127, pp. 103 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14749009.2017.1386815
, 2017, 'Applicability of a joint constitutive model: correlation with field observations', International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2017.1344367
, 2017, 'Assessing coal burst phenomena in mining and insights into directions for future research', International Journal of Coal Geology, 179, pp. 28 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.05.011
, 2017, 'Numerical analysis on mining-induced fracture development around river valleys', International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1293495
, 2017, 'A review of cavability evaluation in longwall top coal caving', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2017.06.021
, 2017, 'A review of the geomechanics aspects of a double fatality coal burst at Austar Colliery in NSW, Australia in April 2014', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 27, pp. 3 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2016.10.002
, 2017, 'Assessment of energy release mechanisms contributing to coal burst', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 27, pp. 43 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2016.09.029
, 2017, 'Review of current empirical approaches for determination of the weak rock mass properties', Procedia Engineering, 191, pp. 908 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.261
, 2016, 'Cleat aperture-size distributions: A case study from the Late Permian Rangal Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Australia', International Journal of Coal Geology, 168, pp. 186 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2016.11.009
, 2016, 'Parametric study of rockbolt shear behaviour by double shear test', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1063-4
, 2016, 'Linear flow behaviour of matched joints – case study on standard JRC profiles', Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 11, pp. 189 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2016.1153728
, 2016, 'Analysis of Mining-induced Valley Closure Movements', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, First online: 29 October 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0880-1
, 2016, 'Preliminary investigation of rockmass response to undercut blasting in a block cave mining system using VRSV', CIM Journal, Volume 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.15834/cimj.2016.11
, 2016, 'Prediction of horizontal movement and strain at the surface due to longwall coal mining', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 84, pp. 105 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.02.006
, 2016, 'Shear resistance contribution of support systems in double shear test', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 56, pp. 168 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2016.03.011
, 2016, 'Experimental Studies on the Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Joints with Various Openings', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49, pp. 837 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0781-3
, 2016, 'Non-conventional surface ground behavior induced by underground mining in Pennsylvania', 2015 Transactions of Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 338, pp. 467 - 475
, 2016, 'A constitutive model for a laboratory rock joint with multi-scale asperity degradation', Computers and Geotechnics, 72, pp. 143 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.10.008
, 2016, 'Investigations into the corrosive environments contributing to premature failure of Australian coal mine rock bolts', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 26, pp. 59 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2015.11.011
, 2015, 'Numerical Study of the Mechanical Behavior of Nonpersistent Jointed Rock Masses', International Journal of Geomechanics, pp. 04015035 - 04015035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000510
, 2015, 'Non-linear flow behaviour of rough fractures having standard JRC profiles', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
, 2014, 'Scale effect on the shear behaviour of rock joints based on a numerical study', Engineering Geology, 181, pp. 212 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.07.018