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Journal articles
2020, 'Methods applied in Australian industry to evaluate coal mine slope stability', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 30, pp. 151 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2019.11.001
,2020, 'Estimation of in-situ maximum horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data using machine learning', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 126, pp. 104199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.104199
,2020, 'Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Effect of Hole Size on Borehole Breakout Geometries for Estimation of In Situ Stresses', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53, pp. 781 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01944-z
,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
,2019, 'Evaluation of air blast parameters in block cave mining using particle flow code', International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 33, pp. 87 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1342064
,2018, 'Parametric study and dimensional analysis on prescribed hydraulic fractures in cave mining', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 78, pp. 47 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.04.012
,2018, 'New risk assessment methodology for coal mine excavated slopes', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28, pp. 583 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.07.001
,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, 'Seismic Design of a Single Bored Tunnel: Longitudinal Deformations and Seismic Joints', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51, pp. 893 - 910, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1366-0
,2018, 'A new gob-side entry layout method for two-entry longwall systems', Energies, 11, pp. 2084, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11082084
,2018, 'Application of dimensional analysis to project laboratory scale numerical modelling prescribed hydraulic fracturing results to field scales', Energies, 11, pp. 1689, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11071689
,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, '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, 'Hybrid soil nail, tieback, and soldier pile wall–case history and numerical simulation', International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 11, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2016.1177157
,2017, 'Numerical investigation into the effect of backfilling on coal pillar strength in highwall mining', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28, pp. 281 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2017.07.003
,2016, 'A Numerical Study on Dilation of a Saw-Toothed Rock Joint Under Direct Shear', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1142-6
,2016, 'Strategies for Creating Prescribed Hydraulic Fractures in Cave Mining', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1141-7
,2016, 'Effect of discontinuity stress shadows on hydraulic fracture re-orientation', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 91, pp. 179 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.11.021
,2016, 'A Fractal Model for the Shear Behaviour of Large-Scale Opened Rock Joints', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1088-8
,2016, 'Review of Hydraulic Fracturing for Pre-conditioning in Cave Mining', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1075-0
,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, '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, '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
,2015, 'A joint shear model incorporating small-scale and large-scale irregularities', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 76, pp. 78 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.02.011
,2015, 'Analysis of pillar stability of mined gas storage caverns in shale formations', Engineering Geology, 184, pp. 71 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.11.001
,2014, 'Practical design of rockfall catchfence at urban area from a numerical analysis approach', Engineering Geology, 172, pp. 41 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2014.01.004
,2012, 'Numerical analysis of shaft and tunnel design adjacent to station cavern', Geotechnical Special Publication, pp. 3285 - 3294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412121.336
,2012, 'SCM wall in sand: Numerical simulation and design implications', Engineering Geology, 151, pp. 15 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.09.003
,2012, 'A study of optimal rock-cutting conditions for hard rock TBM using the discrete element method', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45, pp. 837 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-011-0180-3
,2010, 'Effect of opening on the shear behavior of a rock joint', Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 69, pp. 389 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-010-0271-5
,2002, 'Analysis of shearing of a rock ridge', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 39, pp. 945 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00094-1
,Conference Papers
2024, 'Dynamic performance testing and numerical modelling of the Falcon Bolt', in New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024, pp. 859 - 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003429234-129
,2024, 'Investigation of Forchheimer’s nonlinear coefficient for flow in a single rock fracture during shearing', in New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024, pp. 1156 - 1161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003429234-176
,2024, 'Numerical study on the performance of integrated ground support system in potential burst-prone areas', in New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024, pp. 488 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003429234-70
,2023, 'Evaluation of Shotcrete Performance from Full-Scale Load-Deflection Tests using Numerical Analysis', in 57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, http://dx.doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2023-0553
,2022, 'A review of rockbursts associated with block caving', in Caving 2022: Fifth International Conference on Block and Sublevel Caving, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 1147 - 1160, presented at Caving 2022: Fifth International Conference on Block and Sublevel Caving, http://dx.doi.org/10.36487/acg_repo/2205_79
,2018, 'A review of roof instabilities associated with Longwall Top Coal Caving', in 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, American Rock Mechanics Association, Seattle, Washington, presented at 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, 17 June 2018 - 20 June 2018, https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/ARMA-2018-481?sort=&start=0&q=A+review+of+roof+instabilities+associated+with+Longwall+Top+Coal+Caving&from_year=&peer_reviewed=&published_between=&fromSearchResults=true&to_year=&rows=25#
,2018, 'A Review of In-situ Stress Measurement Techniques', in Proceedings of the 2018 Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong, pp. 95 - 102, presented at 2018 Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, 07 February 2018 - 09 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26648
,2018, 'Experimental investigation on borehole breakout and its implication on stress magnitudes', in 52nd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
,2017, 'Design of Initial Support Required for Excavation of Underground Cavern and Shaft from Numerical Analysis', in Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, SAGE Publications, Seoul, Korea, pp. 573 - 581, presented at The 2017 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Seoul, Korea, 28 August 2017 - 01 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.6.573
,2017, 'Numerical analysis of the effect of coal seam characteristics on the longwall top coal cavability.', in WV University (ed.), Proc. 36th Int’l Conf. on Ground Control in Mining., Morgantown, WV, USA, pp. 117 - 123, presented at 36th Int’l Conf. on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, WV, USA, 25 July 2017 - 27 July 2017
,2016, 'Modelling Directional Hydraulic Fractures in Heterogeneous Rock Masses', in Proceedings - 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Mass Mining, AusIMM, Sydney, pp. 369 - 384, presented at MassMin2016, Sydney, 09 May 2016 - 11 May 2016
,2016, 'Modelling of the mechanical behaviour of an opened rock joint', in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future, pp. 451 - 456
,2016, 'Modelling of the mechanical behaviour of an opened rock joint', in ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016, pp. 451 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315388502-77
,2016, 'Study on caving mechanism in longwall top coal mining using discontinuous modeling', in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future, pp. 475 - 480
,2016, 'Study on caving mechanism in longwall top coal mining using discontinuous modelling', in ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 2016, pp. 475 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315388502-81
,2015, 'A joint asperity degradation model based on the wear process', in 49th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2015, ARMA, American Rock Mechanics Association, San Fransisco, CA, USA, presented at 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Fransisco, CA, USA, 28 June 2015 - 01 July 2015
,2015, 'Modeling Interaction between Natural Fractures and Hydraulic Fractures in Block Cave Mining', San Fransisco, CA, USA, presented at 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Fransisco, CA, USA, 28 June 2015 - 01 July 2015
,2015, 'Investigation of geomechnical mechanisms contributing to valley closure subsidence effects – a 3D numerical modelling approach', in Proceedings 13th International Congress of Rock Mechanics: Innovations in Applied Theoretical Rock Mechanics, ISRM, Montreal, Canada, presented at 13th International Congress of Rock Mechanics, Montreal, Canada, 10 May 2015 - 13 May 2015
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