Research Areas

Research interests within the School include the following topics:

• Numerical modelling in mining geomechanics
• Pillar mechanics and design procedures
• Weak/soft rock engineering performance
• Rock reinforcement systems
• Underground mining methods
• Operations research/simulation
• Mine fill and extraction systems
• Mine environmental management and mine closure
• Mine safety and training
• Windblasts and caving mechanics
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Rock cutting and machine mining
• Undersea mining
• Virtual reality training and simulation
• Mine seismicity