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
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