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Conference Papers
2015, 'Analytical procedure to estimate the horizontal anisotropy of hydraulic conductivity in coal seams', in Aziz N; Kininmonth B (ed.), The University of Wollongong Printery, Wollongong, NSW, pp. 48 - 54, presented at Coal Operations Conference 2015, Wollongong, NSW, 11 February 2015 - 13 February 2015, http://ro.uow.edu.au/coal
,2015, 'Investigation on Adhesion Strength of Thin Spray-On Liners in an Underground Coal Mine', Wollongong, presented at 15th Coal Operators' Conference, Wollongong, 15 January 2015 - 15 January 2015
,2015, 'An integrated economics model for ISRU in support of a mars colony—initial status report', in AIAA SPACE 2015 Conference and Exposition
,2014, 'Tensile stress mobilization along a rockbolt under shear load', in Proceedings 3rd ISRM International Young Scholars' Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Taylor & Francis Group, China, pp. 275 - 279, presented at 3rd ISRM International Young Scholars' Symposium on Rock Mechanics, China, 09 November 2014 - 10 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17617-53
,2014, 'Experimental study on support mechanism of Thin Spray-on Liners in underground coal mines', in Cai ; Yang ; Wang (eds.), Transit Development in Rock Mechanics-Recognition, Thinking and Innovation - Proceedings of the 3rd ISRM Young Scholars Symposium on Rock Mechanics, 2014, CRC Press/Balkema: Leiden, Netherlands, Xi'an, China, pp. 717 - 721, presented at The 3rd International ISRM Young Scholars' Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Xi'an, China, 08 November 2014 - 10 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17617-135
,2014, 'An investigation into the corrosive environments to which underground coal mine rock bolts are exposed', in Hagan P; Saydam S (ed.), AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney, pp. 277 - 286, presented at AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Sydney, 05 November 2014 - 06 November 2014
,2014, 'Mechanical properties of cementitious grout serving in fully grouted cable bolting systems', in Hagan P; Saydam S (ed.), AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney, Australia, pp. 269 - 276, presented at AusRock2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, 05 November 2014 - 06 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25584
,2014, 'New empirical equations to estimate the hydraulic aperture of rock discontinuities at different depth', in Hagan PC; Saydam S (ed.), AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney, pp. 375 - 382, presented at AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Sydney, 05 November 2014 - 06 November 2014, http://www.ausimm.com.au/publications/publication.aspx?ID=16173
,2014, 'Consideration of the Factors Impacting on the Design of the Laboratory Short Encapsulation Test for Cable Bolts', in Shimizu N; Kaneko K; Kaneko J (eds.), Proceedings 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, ISRM, Hokkaido, Japan, pp. 1379 - 1388, presented at ARMS 8, Hokkaido, Japan, 14 October 2014 - 16 October 2014
,2014, 'Can artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic be applied to virtual reality applications in mining?', South Africa, presented at 25th Annual General Meeting, Society of Mining Professors, South Africa, 26 June 2014 - 30 June 2014
,2014, 'Geomechanics challenges of contemporary deep mining: A suggested model for increasing future mining safety and productivity', in The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2014 SOMP Annual Meeting, SAIMM, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 134 - 146, presented at 25th Annual Meeting of Society of Mining Professors, Pretoria, South Africa, 26 June 2014 - 29 June 2014, http://saimm.co.za/saimm-events/upcoming-events?page=shop.product_details&category_id=2&flypage=flypage_events.tpl&product_id=68
,2014, 'Mining Off-Earth Minerals: A Long Term Play?', in The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 2014 SOMP Annual Meeting, SAIMM, Pretoria, South Africa, pp. 167 - 182, presented at 25th Annual Meeting of Society of Mining Professors, Pretoria, South Africa, 26 June 2014 - 29 June 2014, http://www.saimm.co.za/
,2014, 'A review of ground support systems performance subjected to dynamic loading', in Alajano A; Perucho A; Olalla C; Jimenez R (eds.), Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: structures on and in rock masses, CRC Press, Vigo, Spain, pp. 1063 - 1068, presented at Eurock 2014, Vigo, Spain, 27 May 2014 - 29 May 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b16955-183
,2014, 'The load transfer mechanics of fully grouted cable bolts: a theoretical analysis', in Alejano A; Perucho A; Olalla C; Jimenez R (eds.), Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: structures on and in rock masses, CRC Press/Balkema, Vigo, Spain, pp. 1045 - 1050, presented at Eurock 2014, Vigo, Spain, 27 May 2014 - 29 May 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b16955-180
,2014, 'Implementation of virtual reality technology in mine safety training and mining engineering education in Australia', in Bilir ME; Kel K; Kaymakci E (eds.), The Proceedings of the 19th Coal Congress of Turkey, Zonguldak, Turkey, pp. 133 - 147, presented at The 19th Coal Congress, Zonguldak, Turkey, 21 May 2014 - 23 May 2014
,2014, 'The load transfer mechanism of fully grouted cable bolts under laboratory tests', in Proceedings 14th Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, pp. 137 - 146, presented at 2014 Coal Operators Conference, Wollongong, 12 February 2014 - 14 February 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26362
,2013, 'Using Moodle - An Open Source Learning Management System in Australian Mining Engineering Education', in Proceedings INDICON 2013: Impact of Engineering on Global Sustainability, India, presented at IEEE - Impact on Engineering on Global Sustainability, India, 13 December 2013 - 15 December 2013
,2013, 'An investigation of the corrosive impact of groundwater on rock bolts in underground coalmines', in Hagan P; Saydam (ed.), AusRock 2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference. Proceedings, Australasian Insitiute of Mining & Metallurgy, Sydney, Australia, pp. 277 - 286, presented at AusRock2014: Third Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, 05 November 2013 - 06 November 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26591
,2013, 'Environmental characterisation of the stress-corrosion cracking of rockbolts in underground coal mines via laboratory and in-situ testing', in Kwasniewski M; Lydzba D (ed.), Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy, and Environment (EUROCK 2013), CRC Press/Balkema, London, pp. 261 - 266, presented at Eurock2013 – The 2013 ISRM International Symposium, Wroclaw, Poland, 23 September 2013 - 26 September 2013
,2013, 'Innovative Mine Safety Training and Mining Engineering Education Using Virtual Reality', in 23rd World Mining Congress 2013 Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, presented at 23rd World Mining Congress, Montreal, Canada, 11 August 2013 - 15 August 2013
,2013, 'A modified failure criterion with scale effect parameter', in Proceedings 47th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2013, San Francisco, USA, presented at 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, USA, 23 June 2013 - 26 June 2013, https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/ARMA-2013-186
,2013, 'Semi-analytical procedure for considering roughness effect on hydraulic properties of standard JRC profiles', in Pyrak-Nolte LJ (ed.), 47th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2013, The American Rock Mechanics Association, San Francisco, California, USA, presented at 47th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, California, USA, 23 June 2013 - 26 June 2013
,2013, 'Comparison of estimated and actual measured face pressure in EPM-TBM tunnelling', in Underground - the way to the future, CRC Press, Geneva, presented at World Tunnel Congreee 2013, Geneva, 31 May 2013 - 07 June 2013
,2013, 'Metallurgical examination of rockbolts failed in service due to stress corrosion cracking', in Proceedings 7th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 473 - 484, presented at 7th International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction, Perth, 13 May 2013 - 15 May 2013, http://www.acg.uwa.edu.au/publications/details/underground_mining/ground_support_2013_proceedings
,2013, 'Changes in rock properties following immersion in various chemical solutions', in Aziz N (ed.), Proceedings of the 2013 Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, pp. 400 - 405, presented at Coal2013: 13th Australian Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, Australia, 14 February 2013 - 15 February 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26567
,2012, 'Sensitivity analysis of effective parameters on the permeability of rock mass around a tunnel', in Proceedings 7th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Korean Society for Rock Mechanics, Seoul, Korea, pp. 944 - 949, presented at 7th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seoul, Korea, 15 October 2012 - 19 October 2012
,2012, 'Coupon testing for field assessment of stress corrosion cracking of rockbolts', in Proceedings 31st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, WV, USA, presented at 31st International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, WV, USA, 31 July 2012 - 02 August 2012, http://icgcm.conferenceacademy.com/papers/detail.aspx?subdomain=icgcm&iid=994
,2012, 'Experimental study of size effects of rock on UCS and point load tests (CD Paper No. 215)', in Proceedings 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Curran Associates, Inc./ARMA, Chicago, USA, pp. 2561 - 2568, presented at 46th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago, USA, 24 June 2012 - 27 June 2012, https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/ARMA-2012-215
,2012, 'Stress corrosion cracking failure of rockbolts in underground mines in Australia', in Proceedings 7th International Symposium on Rockbolting and Rock Mechanics in Mining, Aachen, Germany, pp. 335 - 348, presented at 7th International Symposium on Rockbolting and Rock Mechanics in Mining, Aachen, Germany, 30 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
,2012, 'Experimental protocol for Stress Corrosion Cracking of rockbolts', in Proceedings 2012 Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, pp. 130 - 137, presented at Coal 2012: 12th Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, 16 February 2012 - 17 February 2012, http://ro.uow.edu.au/coal/400/
,2012, 'The effect of certain chemical solutions on some material properties of clay bearing rocks', in Harmonising Rock Engineering and the Environment - Proceedings of the 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics, pp. 623 - 626
,2011, 'ViMINE – An Innovative Interactive Learning System Approach to Mining Engineering Education', 22 November 2011 - 23 November 2011
,2011, 'A four dimensional interactive learning system approach to Mining Engineering Education', in Second International Future Mining Conference 2011, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Victoria, pp. 279 - 286, presented at The 2nd International Future Mining Conference, Sydney, Australia, 22 November 2011 - 23 November 2011
,2011, 'The effect of certain chemical solutions on some material properties of clay bearing rocks', in Qian ; Zhou (ed.), Harmonising Rock Engineering and the Environment, Taylor and Francis Inc., Philadelphia, PA, United States, pp. 305 - 308, presented at 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Beijing, 18 October 2011 - 21 October 2011, http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415804448/
,2011, 'An Application of Risk-Based Mine Planning Methods for a Copper Porphyry Deposit - Case study', in Proceedings of 22nd International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 79 - 85, presented at 22nd International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 11 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
,2011, 'Potential of CO2 Sequestration in Abandoned Coal Mines in Australia', in Proceedings of 22nd International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 417 - 420, presented at 22nd International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, 11 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
,2011, 'The Application of Maximum Upside / Minimum Downside Approach to the Optimization of Darehzar Open Pit Mine Design-Case study', 11 May 2011 - 13 May 2011
,2011, 'Laboratory Investigation of Support Mechanism for Thin Spray-on Liners', in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of IACMAG, Melbourne, Australia, presented at 13th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (12th IACMAG Conference), Melbourne, Australia, 09 May 2011 - 11 May 2011
,2011, 'CO2 Storage in Abandoned Coal Mines', The University Of Wollongong Printery, Wollongong, pp. 355 - 360, Wollongong, 10 February 2011 - 11 February 2011, http://ro.uow.edu.au/coal
,2010, 'Using virtual reality for improving health and safety of mine workers and improving mining engineering education in Australia', in Proceedings 34th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTES, Macmillan Publishers, New Delhi, India, pp. 625 - 636, presented at 34TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SAFETY IN MINES RESEARCH INSTITUTES, New Delhi, India, 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010
,2010, 'Australian rock bolt steel chemistry and stress corrosion cracking', in Second Australasian Ground Control Conference 2010, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Victoria, 3125, pp. 79 - 84, presented at Second Ground Control in Mining Conference 2010, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 23 November 2010 - 24 November 2010
,2010, 'Laboratory Investigation of The Potential Use of Thin Spray-on Liners in Underground Coal Mines', in Extracting the Science: A Century of Mining Research, Society of Mining Engineers (SME), Littleton, Colorado, USA, presented at Extracting the Science, Phoenix USA, 28 February 2010 - 03 March 2010
,2009, 'A collaborative approach to mining education in Australia', Barcelona, Spain, presented at 16th International Conference on Learning, Barcelona, Spain, 01 July 2009 - 04 July 2009
,2009, 'Enhanced student collaboration in mining engineering through peer review of major projects', Barcelona, Spain, pp. 501 - 519, presented at 16th International Conference on Learning, Barcelona, Spain, 01 July 2009 - 04 July 2009
,2009, 'Investigation of thin spray-on liners using numerical modeling', in 43rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium & 4th U.S. - Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 28 - July 1, 2009 , Asheville, North Carolina, American Rock Mechanics Association, United States, presented at 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium & 4th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, Asheville, NC USA, 28 June 2009 - 01 July 2009, http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=ARMA-09-004&soc=ARMA&speAppNameCookie=ONEPETRO
,2009, 'Stress corrosion of rockbolts in Australian coal mines', in Proceedings CD 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium & 4th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), Asheville, NC USA, presented at 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium & 4th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, Asheville, NC USA, 28 June 2009 - 01 July 2009
,2009, 'Applicability of Remote Sensing in Mining', India, presented at International Conference of Advanced Technology in Exploration and Exploitation of Minerals, India, 14 February 2009 - 16 February 2009
,2009, 'A study of the effect of moisture content on rock cutting performance', in Coal 2009, Proceedings 9th Underground Coal Operators Conference, AusIMM, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 340 - 347, presented at 9th Underground Coal Operators Conference, University of Wollongong, NSW, 12 February 2009 - 13 February 2009, http://ro.uow.edu.au/coal/117/
,2008, 'A review of Particle Percolation in Mining', in 1st Southern Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, WA, Australia, presented at 1st Southern Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, WA, Australia, 16 September 2008 - 19 September 2008
,2007, 'Evaluating the Adhesion Strength of Different Selants on Kimberlite', in 11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, presented at 11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 09 July 2007 - 13 July 2007
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