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Journal articles
2021, 'Laboratory characterisation of anisotropic and heterogeneous damage of rock sample using acoustic emission and ultrasonic monitoring technologies', IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/861/2/022040
,2021, 'Location error based seismic cluster analysis and its application to burst damage assessment in underground coal mines', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104784
,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, 'Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives', Minerals Engineering, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106743
,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 analysis of fault-slip behaviour in longwall mining using linear slip weakening law', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103541
,2020, 'A numerical investigation into floor buckling mechanisms in underground coal mine roadways', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 103, pp. 103497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103497
,2020, 'Fundamentals of modern ground control management in Australian underground coal mines', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 30, pp. 573 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.04.003
,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, 'Size-dependent Behaviour of Weak Intact Rocks', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53, pp. 3563 - 3587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02117-z
,2020, 'Monitoring and modelling stress state near major geological structures in an underground coal mine for coal burst assessment', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104294
,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, 'A novel damage model for strata layers and coal mass', Energies, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13081928
,2020, 'A new damage model for strata layers and coal mass', Energies
,2020, 'A New Method to Assess Coal Burst Risks Using Dynamic and Static Loading Analysis', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53, pp. 1113 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01968-5
,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, '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, 'Quantitative hazard assessment system (Has-Q) for open pit mine slopes', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 29, pp. 419 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.11.005
,2018, 'Evaluation of current coal burst control techniques and development of a coal burst management framework', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 81, pp. 129 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.07.008
,2018, 'CO2 sorption induced damage in coals in unconfined and confined stress states: A micrometer to core scale investigation', International Journal of Coal Geology, 198, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.09.009
,2018, 'CO2 sorption induced damage in coals in unconfined and confined stress states: A micrometer to core scale investigation', International Journal of Coal Geology, 198, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.09.009
,2018, 'Numerical and analytical simulation of the structural behaviour of fully grouted cable bolts under impulsive loading', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28, pp. 807 - 811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.012
,2018, 'Computing the damage and fracture energy in a coal mass based on joint density', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Available online 29 Septe, 28, pp. 813 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.013
,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, 'Guest editorial-Special issue on dynamic failures in underground mines', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28, pp. iv - v, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2095-2686(18)30568-8
,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, 'Analytical Determination of Energy Release in a Coal Mass', Energies, 11, pp. 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11020285
,2017, 'Risk assessment of failure of rock bolts in underground coal mines using support vector machines', Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asmb.2273
,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, 'Environmental influence on mesh corrosion in underground coal mines', International Journal of Mining, Reclaimation and Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1299604
,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 Uncontrolled Pillar Failures', Procedia Engineering, 191, pp. 631 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.227
,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, '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
,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, '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, '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, 'Development and implementation of spin to stall resin at Anglo Americans Australian underground coal operations', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 26, pp. 161 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2015.11.025
,2014, 'Underground coal mine layout selection using analytical hierarchy process', Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section A: Mining Technology, 123, pp. 20 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743286313Y.0000000053
,2014, 'Underground coal mine layout selection using analytical hierarchy process', TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF MINING AND METALLURGY SECTION A-MINING TECHNOLOGY, 123, pp. 20 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743286313Y.0000000053
,2013, 'Risk management in open cut coal mines', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 23, pp. 369 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2013.05.012
,2011, 'Improved roadway roof support design for Anglo American Metallurgical Coal's underground operations', Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section A: Mining Technology, 120, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743286310Y.0000000005
,2009, 'Design of optimum roof support systems in South African collieries using a probabilistic design approach', Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 109, pp. 71 - 88
,2003, 'Fate of Environmental Pollutants', Water Environment Research, 75, pp. 1581 - 1684, http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143003x145336
,1998, 'Current South African coal pillar research', Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 98, pp. 7 - 10
,1998, 'The scale effect, critical rock mass strength and pillar system design', Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 98, pp. 23 - 37
,Conference Papers
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
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