By Professor Ismet Canbulat

Book Chapters

Canbulat I; Zhang C, 2022, 'Mechanisms, management, and controls of burst events in mines', in Developments in Ground Control in Mining 1981-2020, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Peng SS; Canbulat I; Zhang C, 2022, 'Rock properties, geology, and geophysical methods in mining', in Developments in Ground Control in Mining 1981-2020, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Sepasgozar S; Vardar O; Saydam S; chen C, 2019, 'A New Concept to Numerically Evaluate the Performance of Yielding Support under Impulsive Loading', in Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.79643

Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Canbulat ISMET; Vardar ONUR; Saydam SERKAN, 2018, 'Numerically and Analytically Forecasting the Coal Burst Using Energy Based Approach Methods', in "Finite Element Method - Simulation, Numerical Analysis and Solution Techniques",, INTECH, pp. 27 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71879

Journal articles

Liang R; Zhang C; Li B; Saydam S; Canbulat I, 2026, 'Evolution of visualisation and digital twin technologies in mining', International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40789-026-00866-w

Hu R; Tang Y; Pang B; Wang Y; Canbulat I; Si G, 2026, 'CFD-informed deep learning for gas concentration field reconstruction and hazard mapping in longwall goaf', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2026.129107

Chen M; Zhang C; Huang C; Canbulat I, 2026, 'Mechanism-informed data-driven forecasting of roof cavities in longwall mining', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2026.106704

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2026, 'Heat-Transfer-Driven Voxel-Based Simulation: An Exploratory GPU-Accelerated Framework for Urban-Scale 3D Fire Spread', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 15, pp. 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi15090423

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Gorte B; Lamsal R; Heslop D; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2026, 'A Pilot Study on a GPU-Accelerated Voxel Simulation Framework for 3D Indoor and Urban-Scale Gas Dispersion and Aerosol Transport', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 15, pp. 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi15090405

Rusydy I; Canbulat I; Zhang C, 2026, 'Integrating 3D rockfall modelling and probabilistic analysis for vehicle fatality risk quantification', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106330

Singh R; Burge G; Ali Khan MH; Saydam S; Canbulat I; MacGill I; Daiyan R, 2026, 'Framework for evaluating renewables integration in the copper value chain', Iscience, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.116839

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2026, 'Community-oriented Wildfire Planning with Agentic AI: Automated Fire Spread Simulation and Interactive 3D Visualization', ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 11, pp. 251 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-4-2026-251-2026

Xia K; Zhou Y; Yao W; Li J; Zhang ZX; Canbulat I; Li X; Li H; Zhang Q; Zhou Z; Cho S; Uenishi K; Backers T; Zhao J, 2026, 'Correction: ISRM Suggested Methods for Determining the Rate-Dependent Shear Strength and Mode II Fracture Toughness of Rock Materials Using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, (2025), 10.1007/s00603-025-04972-0)', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 59, pp. 8533 - 8535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-025-05160-w

Xia K; Zhou Y; Yao W; Li J; Zhang ZX; Canbulat I; Li X; Li H; Zhang Q; Zhou Z; Cho S; Uenishi K; Backers T; Zhao J, 2026, 'ISRM Suggested Methods for Determining the Rate-Dependent Shear Strength and Mode II Fracture Toughness of Rock Materials Using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB)', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 59, pp. 8515 - 8531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-025-04972-0

Rusydy I; Bournival G; Canbulat I; Zhang C, 2026, 'Probabilistic models in rock slope kinematic analysis employing the reliability engineering approaches and considering the variability of rock joint orientations', Engineering Geology, 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2026.108592

Hu R; Tang Y; Pang B; Jia S; Wu X; Canbulat I; Si G, 2026, 'From CFD to real-time deployment: Operator learning for instantaneous longwall mine hazard prediction', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2026.108537

Zhang W; Chen H; Zhang C; Oh J; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2026, 'A hydro-mechanical model for predicting long-term swelling of claystone under constant loading', Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2025.103245

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2026, 'A Modular Light-weight Voxel-Based 3D Wildfire Propagation Simulator in Python Using LiDAR Data, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and Immersive Scientific Visualization', ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 10, pp. 127 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-3-W3-2025-127-2026

Gao M; Liu X; Xiang Z; Kang WH; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2026, 'A Connectivity-Based Forchheimer Model for Nonlinear Flow in Sheared Rough-Wall Fractures', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-026-05465-4

Liu J; Zhang C; Oh J; Craig P; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2026, 'Numerical and Experimental Investigation on the Role of Loading Condition to Granite Post-Peak Behaviour', Computers and Geotechnics, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107639

Patra D; Raval S; Ranasinghe P; Banerjee B; Canbulat I, 2026, 'Towards integrated rock support visualisation in 3D point cloud of underground mines', European Journal of Remote Sensing, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2026.2728772

Chen M; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2026, 'Empirical and Numerical Methods for Predicting Continuous Fracturing due to Underground Mining', Rock Mechanics Bulletin, pp. 100376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rockmb.2026.100376

Zhang W; Zhang C; Oh J; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2026, 'Numerical study on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of swelling rocks in long-term floor stability', Rock Mechanics Bulletin, pp. 100349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rockmb.2026.100349

Zhai H; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Watson J; Gao M, 2025, 'Combined effects of discontinuities and intact rock on weak rock at various scales', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17, pp. 7676 - 7690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.01.053

Chen M; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'A DEM-DFN Method for Assessing Mining-Induced Continuous Fracturing and Fracture Connectivity in Rock Masses', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 12207 - 12230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-025-04658-7

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2025, 'Generative AI as a Pillar for Predicting 2D and 3D Wildfire Spread: Beyond Physics-Based Models and Traditional Deep Learning', Fire, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire8080293

He M; Canbulat I; Suorineni FT; Karakus M; Nie W; Liu D; Zhang C; Nagibin A; Rustembek B, 2025, 'Definition and classification of rockburst', Rock Mechanics Bulletin, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rockmb.2025.100206

Xiang Z; Kang WH; Ji Y; Si G; Canbulat I; Lin H; Oh J, 2025, 'Estimation of in-situ horizontal stresses based on multiscale borehole breakout data via machine learning: model development, validation and application', Geophysical Journal International, 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaf144

Hu R; Wang G; Wang Y; Canbulat I; Si G, 2025, 'From dynamic goaf formation to evolving spontaneous combustion and gas explosion hazard management', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107131

Watson J; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Wei C, 2025, 'Energies Within Rock Mass and the Associated Dynamic Rock Failures', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4935 - 4958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04368-6

Chen H; Kimyon Ö; Gunawan C; Lamei Ramandi H; Craig P; Chen R; Kabir I; Kumar N; Manefield M; Crosky A; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'An Effective Barrier Coating Technology Against Premature Bolt Failures in Underground Mines', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4303 - 4320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03909-3

Chen M; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'An Enhanced Empirical Model for Predicting Continuous Fracturing in Rock Masses', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4321 - 4346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04171-3

Chen M; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'Assessment of Groundwater Depressurisation due to Mining Considering Flow Nonlinearity in Connected Fractures', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4347 - 4376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-025-04434-7

Karatas Batan C; Akdag S; Zhang C; Oh J; Holden M; Craig P; Mikula P; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'Assessment of the Performance of Ground Support System in Burst-Prone Areas', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4281 - 4302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04230-9

Yu H; Zhang C; Chen H; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'Effect of Anion Concentration in the Acidic Environment on Rock’s Mechanical Properties', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4569 - 4583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04330-6

Zhai H; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Watson J; Gao M, 2025, 'A new downgrading system for weak rock mass', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2025.106028

Li CC; Mikula P; Hadjigeorgiou J; Simser B; He M; Canbulat I; Joughin W, 2025, 'ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Properties of Rock Bolt Assemblies by Mass Freefall Impact Testing in the Laboratory', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 165 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04159-z

Chen M; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S; Fan G; Zhang D, 2024, 'Assessment of factors and mechanism contributing to groundwater depressurisation due to longwall mining', International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40789-024-00716-7

Liang R; Huang C; Zhang C; Li B; Saydam S; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Data Diagram Design and Data Management for Visualisation and Analytics Fusion in The Mining Industry', Engineered Science, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.30919/es1036

Xiang Z; Oh J; Si G; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Parametric Analysis of Borehole Breakout and Spalling Phenomena: An Experimental Investigation', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 11207 - 11222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03932-4

Li X; Si G; Shi B; Cao W; Cai W; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Statistical properties of seismic foreshocks and aftershocks associated with longwall mining: Implications from the Epidemic Type Aftershock Sequence model', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 16, pp. 4878 - 4894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2024.02.021

Rusydy I; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Wei C; McQuillan A, 2024, 'The development and implementation of design flowchart for probabilistic rock slope stability assessments: a review', Geoenvironmental Disasters, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40677-024-00290-9

Ellersdorfer P; Wang C; Saydam S; Canbulat I; MacGill I; Daiyan R, 2024, 'Unlocking new export opportunities: An open-source framework for assessing green iron and steel supply chains', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 92, pp. 1366 - 1374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.163

Barton J; Nishino A; Kohtake N; Westrin H; Shimada M; Guo R; Ichikawa R; Li J; Canbulat I; Zlatanova S, 2024, 'Near-realtime Location Specific Messaging During Extreme Bushfire Events', International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS Archives, 48, pp. 9 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-W3-2024-9-2024

Liang R; Zhang C; Li B; Saydam S; Canbulat I; Munsamy L, 2024, 'Data-driven visual model development and 3D visual analytics framework for underground mining', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2024.106054

Watson J; Canbulat I; Wei C; Gao M, 2024, 'Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Weak Foundations under Coal Pillars', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 9497 - 9510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03999-z

Ramadhany P; Luong Q; Zhang Z; Leverett J; Samorì P; Corrie S; Lovell E; Canbulat I; Daiyan R, 2024, 'State of Play of Critical Mineral-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical E-Refinery to Synthetic Fuels', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202405029

Li X; Si G; Cao W; Cai W; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'A sequence of seismic event triggering in longwall coal mines based on the aftershock cascade theory', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105883

Liu J; Zhang C; Oh J; Canbulat I; Li CC; Craig P; Saydam S, 2024, 'Microcrack characteristics of granite under circumferential strain-controlled uniaxial compression test using UDEC-GBM', Computers and Geotechnics, 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106627

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Simulation of Shear and Tensile Fractures Using Ductile Phase Field Modelling with the Calibration of P Wave Velocity Measurement and Moment Tensor Inversion', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 7057 - 7077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03880-z

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