Papers from 2023
Substitution of Recycled Plastic Aggregates (RPA) in concrete and its influence on pullout capacity of mechanical and chemical anchors, Raza Akhtar, Graham Skellern, and Ali Mirzaghorbanali
Slope stability prediction using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Al Muhalab Al-Dughaishi, Shivakumar Karekal, and Fok Hing Chi Tivive
Application of numerical modeling in study of the behaviour of cable bolts under axial loading, Sina Anzanpour, Naj Aziz, Ameen Topa, Jan Nemcik, and Ali Mirzaghorbanali
Outburst control in the Wongawilli seam, Dennis Black
The optimisation of ground consolidation practices in longwall mining, Richard Campbell, Ravindu Goonawardene, Ismet Canbulat, and Serkan Saydam
Pumpable two-part resin cable bolt bonding material tests, Peter Craig and Matthew Holden
Alternative spontaneous combustion testing methods, Sebastian D'Hyon and Shevaune Zeng
Shear strength properties of clean and clay infilled rock joints: an analysis of the impast of moisture content under CNL conditions, Elizabeth Downing, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, and Naj Aziz
Investigation of the effect of using fly ash in the grout mixture on performing the fully grouted rock bolt systems, Shima Entezam, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Hadi Nourizadeh, Amin Motallebiyan, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, Naj Aziz, and Karu Karunasena
SPT-CPT correlation in Southeast Queensland, Australia, Yohanne Faivre, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Hadi Nourizadeh, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Kevin McDougall, and Naj Aziz
A structural engineering approach to longwall rock mechanics in massive strata, Ian Gray and Tim Gibbons
Investigating a potential geothermal play in the southern Sydney Basin, Yangguang Han, Kumari W.G.P., Lloyd White, Dominique Tanner, and Titus Murray
Movements of personnel and materials in Australian underground coal mines, Chris Harvey, David Walker, Ernest Baafi, Ian Porter, and Senevi Kiridena
Reduction of fugitive methane emissions from open cut coal mines, Frank Hungerford
Fighting mine fires with a small turbine engine, Mark Kleinhans, Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Andre De Kock, and Gareth Kennedy
Energy sources of rock burst and the influence of the surrounding rock mass, Charlie C. Li
Practical evaluation of the impact of resin curing time on rock bolt load transfer, Kent McTyer
Observations of multi-seam subsidence at Ashton Underground Mine-2012 to 2022, Ken Mills and Stephen Wilson
Effects of rib distances on axial load transfer mechanisms of fully grouted rock bolts, Amin Motallebiyan, Hadi Nourizadeh, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Shima Entezam, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Naj Aziz, and Kevin McDougall
Finite element numerical modelling of rock bolt axial behaviour subject to different geotechnical conditions, Hadi Nourizadeh, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Naj Aziz, Kevin McDougall, Behshad Shokri Jodeiri, Ali Akbar Sahebi, Amin Mottalebiyan, and Shima Entezam
Preliminary studies of an energy efficient BLE wireless network for underground positioning systems, Vihanga Peiris, Kai Zhao, Binghao Li, Henry Gong, and Aruna Seneviratne
Defining explosion risk exclusion zones around coal mine openings in emergency situations, Alex Remennikov and Edward Chern Jinn Gan
Monitoring and computational modelling of ventilation and dust flow in development panel, Ting Ren, Ming Qiao, Jon Roberts, and Jennifer Hines
Research into the selection and efficiency of nozzles for airborne dust suppression, Jon Roberts, Rongfu Liao, Ming Qiao, David Hastie, and Peter Wypych
Respirable dust generation and mitigation in Australian underground coal mine development headings – applications of computational fluid dynamics for respirable dust modelling, Kieren Russell and Ting Ren
Experimental study on the uniaxial compressive behaviour of a fibre reinforced polymer standing support, Zhenjun Shan, Ting Ren, Douglas Pateman, Guanzheng Wu, Jan Nemcik, Hongchao Zhao, and Xiaohan Yang
Investigating the effect of coal macerals on the recovery rate of the flotation process- a case study, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Shima Entezam, Alireza Entezam, and Ali Mirzaghorbanali
The effect of changing confinement diameter on axial load transfer mechanisms of fully grouted rock bolts, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Shima Entezam, Hadi Nourizadeh, Amin Motallebiyan, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, Naj Aziz, and Karu Karunasena
3D rock failure modelling of pillar behaviour during longwall retreat into normal and angled design gas drainage stubs, Gaetano Venticinque
Deformation analysis in the surroundings of the roadway ahead of longwall mining, Staszic-Wujek mine, Poland, Petr Waclawik, Radovan Kukutsch, Kristyna Schuchova, Jan Nemcik, Andrzej Walentek, Aleksander Wrana, Sahendra Ram, and Jiri Korbel
An approach to solve underground coal mine logistics strain, David Walker, Ernest Baafi, and Senevi Kiridena
Brittle-ductile transition in coal pillar failures, Xiaohan Yang, Mehdi Serati, and Paul Buddery
Papers from 2022
Static and dynamic tendon pull-out test research at the University of Wollongong, Sina Anzapour, Naj Aziz, Jan Nemcik, Alex M. Remennikov, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, and Jordan Wallace
Laboratory evaluation of ventilation effect on self-heating incubation behaviour of a high volatile bituminous coal, Basil Beamish and Jan Theiler
Creativity and cross-institutional collaboration in the DigiDex Community of Practice, Kat Cain, Karen Miller, and Kristy Newton
The environmentally induced corrosion failure of cable bolts in underground coal mines, Honghao Chen, Önder Kimyon, Cindy Gunawan, Hamed Lamei Ramandi, and Serkan Saydam
Probabilistic risk assessment of acid mine drainage generation resulted from chalcopyrite oxidation process within Sarcheshmeh copper mine tailings, Shima Entezam, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Faramarz Doulati Ardejani, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, and Naj Aziz
Predicting the pyrite oxidation process within coal waste piles using multiple linear regression (MLR) and teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm, Shima Entezam, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Shaghayegh Doulati Ardejani, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, and Naj Aziz
Coal measure rocks and their properties, Ian Gray and Jeff Wood
Dealing with bursts – a new approach, Ian Gray and Jeff Wood
Prehistoric landslides: significance, recognition, examples, James V. Hamel, David L. Knott, Phil Flentje, and Stephen Fityus
Measurement of the caved zone above a longwall panel, United Colliery, Yvette Heritage, Ben Blacka, and Damien James
Development, trials and testing of an innovative method to improve strength characteristics of hollow cable bolts, Matthew Holden, Elliot Ashby, and Peter Craig
Managing mine site data, Martin Kimber
UCS prediction by group-based machine learning method, Jimmy Xuekai Li, Matt Tsang, Stephen Giese, Ruizhi Zhong, Joan Esterle, Claire Pirona, Mojtaba Rajabi, and Zhongwei Chen
Shear behavior of clayey infilled rock joints having triangular and sinusoidal asperities, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Basanta Ghirmire, Ashkan Rastegarmanesh, Hadi Nourizadeh, Kelvin Mcdougall, and Naj Aziz
Development of a wireless system to measure the strain/deformation of rock bolts, Hadi Nourizadeh, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Naj Aziz, Kevin McDougall, and Ali Akbar Sahebi
An investigation into the influence of heat transfer on polyurethane exothermic reaction, Robert Penczek, David Evans, Marcin Świeca, and Kent McTyer
Compression and shear wave sonic velocity measurements in hard rock, Rhys Pitchers, Stuart MacGregor, and Benn Whistler
Lab studies of gas compositions on coal outburst, Ming Qiao, Zhongbei Li, Patrick Booth, Ting Ren, and Dennis Black
Methodology for predicting explosion risk around underground coal mine openings towards developing exclusion zones, Alex Remennikov, Edward Chern Jinn Gan, Soon Sien Tan, Bharath Belle, and David Carey
Using coal rejects and tailings as infills for standing supports in underground gateroads, Ting Ren, Zhenjun Shan, Xiaohan Yang, Hongchao Zhao, and Jan Nemcik
Some operational perspectives on spontaneous combustion management of a longwall goaf, Owen Salisbury, Gerald Linde, and Basil Beamish
Crack damage evolution in coal at elevated temperatures, Mehdi Serati, King Ho Benny Kwan, Nick Gordon, Sasan Moravej, Mojtaba Bahaaddini, and Ali Mirzaghorbanali
Application of a geographic information system (GIS) for selecting the location of a coal wastes dump - a case study, Behshad Jodeiri Shokri, Faramarz Doulati Ardejani, Mehdi Bagheri, Shima Entezam, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, and Naj Aziz
Effect of boundary condition on shear behaviour of rock joint, Mairaj Soomro, Shivakumar Karekal, and Buddhima Indraratna
Modelling and operational management of the Dawson Pit 6-8 lowwall instability, Matt Tsang, Leonie Bradfield, Jafnie Muhsin, Ian Colbourne, Shuaibu Bun-Seisay, Hannah Kelly, and Gift Makusha
Verification of stress state monitoring in the surroundings of the roadway ahead of longwall mining based on the results of 3D scanning of roadway deformation, Bogdanka Mine, Poland, Petr Waclawik, Radovan Kukutsch, Andrzej Walentek, Łukasz Herezy, Kristyna Schuchova, and Jiri Korbel
Flow characteristics of hydraulically fractured granite rocks under high temperature, Gnamani Pabasara P. Wanniarachchige and Ranjith Pathegama Gamage
Numerical analysis of strain energy density at development and longwall face, Chunchen Wei, Onur Vardar, Chengguo Zhang, John Watson, and Ismet Canbulat
Papers from 2021
Backfill grouting for mining subsidence prevention, Habib Alehossein, Baotang Shen, and Zongyi Qin
Laboratory and field testing of surfactants used to meet new workplace exposure standards for respirable dust in coal mines, Neil Alston, Ping Chang, Zidong Zhao, and Apurna Ghosh
Introduction to new methods of static and dynamic pull testing of rock bolts and cable bolts, Sina Anzanpour, Naj Aziz, Jan Memcik, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Jordan Wallace, Travis Marshall, and Saman Khaleghparast
A case of Longwall coal mining productivity & safety optimisation, Sahar Ardehali, Naj Aziz, Habib Alehossein, Matthew Bowerman, and Matt Robbins
Angled shear testing of 15.2 mm seven wire cable bolt, Naj Aziz, Sina Anzanpour, Saman Khaleghparat, Ashkan Rastegarmanesh, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Alex Remmenikov, Jan Nemcik, Joung Oh, and Guangyao Si
Filter requirements for Graham’s ratio oxygen deficiency, Snezana Bajic, Sean Muller, and Mladen Gido
Goaf gas distribution near the tailgate under three gateroad conditions, Rao Balusu, Bharath Belle, and Krishna Tanguturi
Towards A More Effective Bidirectional LSTM-based Learning Model for Human-Bacterium Protein-Protein Interactions, Huaming Chen, Jun Shen, Lei Wang, and Yaochu Jin
Why slender beam/column behaviour should not be ignored for effective ground support design., Mark Colwell and Russell Frith
Beyond blasting: evaluation of a disc-based rock cutting system for surface coal mining, Isaac Dzakpata, Dihon Tadic, Amin Mousavi, and Mehmet Kizil
The fundamentals of modern ground control management in Australian underground coal mines, Jason Emery, Ismet Canbulat, and Chengguo Zhang
A first-principles causation hypothesis for pillar bursts in underground coal mines, Russell Frith
Numerical modelling on the stability of an underground research facility excavation in Czech Republic, Libin Gong, Petr Waclawik, Kamil Soucek, Martin Vavro, Jan Nemcik, Sahendra Ram, and Radovan Kukutsch
Numerical approach towards dynamic double shear testing of tendons using LS-DYNA, Saman Khaleghparast, Alex Remennikov, and Naj Aziz
Hydrogeological properties and mining impacts on groundwater in the Bowen, Styx and Galilee Basins, George Klenowski and John Bernal
Respirable coal dust and silica exposure standards in coal mining: science or black magic?, Nikky LaBranche, David Cliff, Kelly Johnstone, and Carmel Bofinger
Geotechnical aspects of the Pike River mine drift recovery, Chris Lee, Stuart MacGregor, and Dinghy Pattinson
Pretension effect on the performance of cable bolts in underground coal mines, Xu Li, Guangyao Si, Joung Oh, Zizhuo Xiang, Naj Aziz, and Ali Mirzaghorbanali
Mining equipment human factors design for workforce diversity, Danellie Lynas, Gary Dennis, and Robin Burgess-Limerick
The changes and future of Australian's resources sector and the advancements the industry has made in relation to safety, Ian Macfarlane
Further insights into the mechanics of multi-seam subsidence from Ashton Underground Mine, Ken Mills and Stephen Wilson
Application of Monte Carlo simulation to quantify uncertainties of first weighting interval estimation, Sadjad Mohammadi, Mohammad Ataei, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, and Naj Aziz
Thin spray-on liners: a historical overview and their future potential as support in underground coal mines, Claire Morton, Zhongwei Chen, and Mehmet Siddik Kizil
Dynamic model of fault slip and its effect on coal bursts in deep mines, Jan Nemcik, Gaetano Venticinque, Zhenjun Shan, and Libin Gong
Axial behaviour of rock bolts–Part (B) Numerical study, Hadi Nourizadeh, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, Naj Aziz, and Mehdi Serati
Axial behaviour of rock bolts–Part (A) Experimental study, Hadi Nourizadeh, Sally Williams, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Kevin McDougall, Naj Aziz, and Mehdi Serati
Determining rock elastic parameters using a new true-triaxial-based technique, Robert Purser, Mytaz El-Amin Mohmoud, Mehdi Serati, and Zhongwei Chen
Effect of surface profile on axial load transfer mechanism of tendons, Ashkan Rastegarmanesh, Joel Misa, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Naj Aziz, and Kevin McDougall
Developing an innovative protective structure on continuous miners against coal burst hazards, Ting Ren, Alex Remennikov, Xiaohan Yang, Dulara Kalubadanage, and Peter Holt
Effect of pretension on the mechanical behaviour of bolted rock, Mahdi Saadat and Abbas Taheri
Benchmarking study by laboratory load transfer testing along full resin encapsulated rock bolts, Sabitha Sasi and Peter Craig
Fracture propagation mode of coal under indirect tensile stresses, Mehdi Serati, Hamid Roshan, Ali Mirzaghorbanali, Mutaz El-Amin Mahmoud, and Thejaswee Valluru
Characterization of the fracture mode in asphalt at varying temperatures, Mehdi Serati, Thejaswee Valluru, and Ian Van Wijk
Stress change near a major geological structure during longwall mining, Baotang Shen, Xun Luo, and Joey Duan
Active roadway explosion barrier evolution in coal mining, Arend Späth and Bharath Belle
Water tracer technologies to detect sources of seepage and protect environmental assets, Wendy Timms, Devmi Kurukulasuriya, Bill Howcroft, Ellen Moon, and Karina Meredith
Using remote reading instrumentation to improve safety, productivity, and support design in underground coal mines, Samantha Watson, Nathan Owen, and Claire Morton
Improving rock mechanical properties estimation using machine learning, Ruizhi Zhong, Matt Tsang, Gift Makusha, Ben Yang, and Zhongwei Chen
Papers from 2020
Double Fourier Integral Method for PWM Rectifiers to Estimate Harmonics of Uncontrolled Rectifiers, Raed Abdelqader and Duane A. Robinson