Research Activities

Areas

Alternative underground mine designs

Biaxial strength of burst-prone rocks

Coal mine roadway and roof stability

Design and practice of cemented rockfill

Dynamic rock mass response to mining

Dynamic rock supports

Electro-magnetic emission and Kaiser effect in rock

Geotechnical risk assessment of mine instability

Geotechnical stability of mine tailings dams

Load monitoring of rock supports

Mining-induced fault-slip

Novel ore transport systems

Numerical modelling of mining sequence

Rockburst and gas outburst phenomena

Rockburst control with destress blasting

Rock slope stability

Unplanned ore dilution