Mining Engineering

• Young Scientist Award
• Young Engineers Award

Conferences
• Prediction of CBR value of stabilized mine overburden with RBI using ANN and MR models Mallick S. R., Verma A. K. By 5th International conference on opencast mining technology and sustainability 44-47 (2023)
• Feasibility Study of Chromite Mine Overburden Material as a Paste Backfill Material Pai S. K., Verma A. K., Jat P. C. By Recent Practices and Advancement in Mineral Industry (RPAMI) 1-6 (2020)
• Design of Sub-base and Base Course of Haul Road Pavement using Stabilized Coal Mine Overburden Mallick S. R., Maheshwar K. U., Verma A. K. By Int. Conf. on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries (NxGnMiFu) 607-616 (2017)
• Dump slope stability analysis over an expansive soil Verma A. K., Deb D. , Maheshwar K. U. By 7th Asian Mining Congress 167-174 (2017)
• Anisotropic Shear Strength of Rock Joint Replicas An Experimental Study Kumar R., Verma A. K. By Deep, Excavation, Energy and Production (DEEP16) - (2017)
• Laboratory and Field Investigation on Coal Mine Overburden A Case Study Mallick S. R., Verma A. K., Maheshwar K. U. By Nat. Conf. on Current Practices in Mining & Allied Industries (CPMAI 2017) 82-92 (2017)
• Laboratory and Field Investigation on Coal Mine Overburden A Case Study Mallick S. R., Verma A. K., Maheshwar K. U., Singh O. P. By Deep, Excavation, Energy and Production (DEEP16) - (2017)
• Design and Stability of a Shrinkage Stope with Post-pillar using Numerical Analysis A case Study Mukhopadhyay S. K., Deb D. , Bhamidipati S. S., Verma A. K. By Proc. of Indo-Korean Joint Int. Symp. on Geoscience and Technology: Utilization of Geospace as a Solution for Energy and Environment (GTEE-2008) 308-316 (2008)
• Numerical Analysis of the Interaction between Hydraulic Support and Surrounding Rock Strata at Indian Longwall Faces Verma A. K., Deb D. By 12th Int. Conf. of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) - (2008)
• Statistitical and Neural Regression Approach for Prediction of Longwall Chock-Shield Support Pressure Verma A. K., Deb D. By Proc. of 11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM 2007) 1047-1052 (2007)
• Effect of Lithology Variations on Longwall Powered Support using Finite Element Analysis Verma A. K., Deb D. By National Seminar on Underground Coal Mining 215-225 (2006)
• Estimation of Longwall Chock-Shield Pressure and Roof to Floor Convergence using Face Stability Index (FSI) Deb D., Verma A. K. By National Seminar on Underground Coal Mining 187-201 (2006)
• Evaluation of Longwall Stability Factors Using Multivariate Regression Analysis Verma A. K., Deb D. By International Symposium on Advances in Mining Technology and Management 131-136 (2005)
• Stability Analysis of Shaft Pillars Using Three Dimensional Finite Element Modeling A Case Study Deb D., Bhattacharyya J. , Verma A. K., Reddy R. S. By Proceedings of 3rd Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS) 1089-1094 (2004)
• Charaterization of Ground Control Problems in Indian Longwall Mines and Scope for Further Research Deb D., Verma A. K. By International Conference on Technology and Management for Sustainable Exploitation of Natural Resources (TAMSEM) 425-438 (2004)
Journal
• Development of one dimensional geomechanical model for a tight gas reservoir Verma A. K., Deb D. , Dey A. C., Roy S. , Singh A. K., Avadhani V. N., Tiwari R. R. By Scientific Reports 11 1-16 (2021)
• Performance of RBI stabilized coal mine overburden material for haul road pavement Mallick S. R., Verma A. K. By Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13 1-13 (2020)
• Corrections applied to direct shear results and development of modified Barton s shear strength criterion for rock joints Kumar R., Verma A. K. By Arabian Journal of Geosciences 19 1-11 (2020)
• Design of an opencast lignite mine for seamless mining operations a case study Verma A. K., Deb D. By ISRM (India) J. 6 3-9 (2017)
• Shear behavior of rock joint replicas Kumar R., Verma A. K. By The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal 56 27-31 (2017)
• Characterization of Coal Mine Overburden and Assessment as Mine Haul Road Construction Material Mallick S. R., Verma A. K., Rao K. U. By J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. D 98 167-176 (2017)
• Stability Analysis of a Mine Waste Dump Over an Existing Dump Verma A. K., Deb D. , Mukhopadhyay S. K. By J. Mines, Metals & Fuels 65 41-48 (2017)
• Prediction Model of Longwall Powered Support CapacityUsing Field Monitored Data of a Longwall Paneland Uncertainty-Based Neural Network Abhiram Kumar Verma, Kaushal Kishore, Snehamoy Chatterjee By Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 32 2033-2052 (2016)
• Anisotropic Shear Behavior of Rock Joint Replicas Rakesh Kumar, Abhiram Kumar Verma By International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 90 62-73 (2016)
• Numerical analysis of an interaction between hydraulic powered support and surrounding rock strata Abhiram Kumar Verma, Debasis Deb By International Journal of Geomechanics 13 (2), ASCE 181-192 (2013)
• Laboratory investigation of stress-strain characteristics of fly ash based composite Abhiram Kumar Verma, Anupam Kumar By Journal of Mines, Metals & Fuels 59 (8), August 230-234 (2011)
• Longwall face stability index for estimation of chock-shield pressure and face convergence Abhiram Kumar Verma, Debasis Deb By International Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 28 (4) 431-445 (2010)
• Longwall Face Stability Index (LFSI): A Novel Approach for Estimation of Chock-Shield Pressure and Face Convergence Verma A. K., Deb D. By The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 106 763-774 (2008)
• Plane strain numerical analysis of stresses around longwall with top coal caving faces Abhiram Kumar Verma By Minetech 28 (2 & 3) 62-68 (2007)
• Analysis of chock shield pressure using finite element method and face stability index (FSI) Verma A. K., Deb D. By Mining Technology 116 No. 2 67-78 (2007)
• Effect of lithological variations on chock shield support using numerical technique Abhiram Kumar Verma, Debasis Deb By Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 65 (9) 702 - 712 (2006)
• Face stability index (FSI): an approach for longwall powered support estimation Abhiram Kumar Verma, Debasis Deb By Journal of Mines, Metals & Fuels 54 (12), Dec 308-312 (2006)
• Face Stability Index (FSI): An approach for Longwall Powered Support Pressure Estimation Verma A. K., Deb D. By Journal of Mines, Metals & Fuels 54 No. 12 308-312 (2006)
• Ground Control Problems in Indian Longwall Mines: A Perspective and Future Research Outlook Deb D., Verma A. K. By Journal of Mines Metal and Fuels 52 No. 9 & 10 178-185 (2004)
• Stability analysis of canopy and base structure of chock shield support using three dimensional finite element methods Abhiram Kumar Verma, Debasis Deb By The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal 42 (8 - 9), Sep 16 - 23 (2003)
• Stability Analysis of Canopy and Base Structures of Chock Shield Support Using Three-Dimensional Finite Element Models Verma A. K., Deb D. By The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal 42 No. 8-9 16-23 (2003)
Book
• Fundamentals and Applications in Rock Mechanics Deb D., Verma A. K. By Fundamentals and Applications in Rock Mechanics 1-492 (2016)
• Anisotropic shear behavior of rock joint replicas under constant normal load condition Rakesh Kumar, Abhiram Kumar Verma By Sixth Indian Rock Conf. IndoRock - (2016)

Principal Investigator

• Stability study of RCC stack of Unit No.5
• Slope stability Assessment, Safe Over all Pit Slope study and its control measures at Majhgawan Diamod Mine
• Stability of the parting between Ghusick (R-IX) and Ghusick (R-IXA) seams and method of stabilization of void in Ghusick-A seam (R-IXA)
• Numerical and Analytical study of crack propagation through rock
• Techno Feasibility Study on Stability Analysis of Proposed Road in Chromite Mines of M/s. Jindal Stainless Limited Proposed by M/s. Balasore Alloys Ltd.
• Development of soft computing model to forecast the capacity of longwall powered support for Indian geo-mining condition
• Testing of NX Size Rock Core Samples for Bridge Foundation and Road Tunnel
• Strata Stability Study Below the Hill Top Tank - 1 & 2 at Mohuldih Mine
• Feasibility Study of Cut and Fill Stoping between 4th Level to 2nd Level (+5mRL to +95mRL) at Mohuldih Mine
• Geomechanical Testing of Petroleum Wells Gamij-218 NS 220 of Ahmedabad Asset
• Slope Stability Analysis of Dump-C of Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project
• Scientific Study on Slope Stability at Gidhmuri Paturia Coal Block
• Development of 3D Geomechanical Model for Stability Analysis of Production Borewell
• Slope Stability Analysis to Finalize the Method of Working, Ultimate Pit Slope, Dump Slope and Monitoring of Amod G-19 (Extn.) Lignite Mine
• Internal dump stability and safe method of extraction at dip side of the property at Junad OC, Wani North Area, WCL
• Geotechnical Study for Steepening of Pit Slope of South Kaliapani Chromite Mines
• Strata Behavior and Support Design of Bangur Chromite Mine
• Slope Stability Study of Mangu Block Kashlog Limestone Mine of Ambuja Cement Limited
• Geo-Mechanical Testing/Determination of Geotechnical Properties of Samples from Core Drilling Programme for Development of Underground Project at South Kaliapani Chromite Mine
• Scientific Study on Slope Stability for Pit, Internal and External Dumps at Suliyari Coal Project
• Characterization of Overburden Materials and to Explore the Alternative Possibilities for Geotechnical Application for Amlohri and Block-B Opencast Mine
• Development of a Novel Underground Mining Method for Exploitation of Chromite Deposits from Friable Orebody and Host Rocks of Sukinda Valley, Odisha

Co-Principal Investigator

• An automated servo-controlled direct shear-cum-triaxial testing machine with computer control system and power pack (SGDRI)
• Applied Rock & Soil Mechanics Related Works for Mine Design System in BAL Mines
• Geotechnical study at Kaliapani Chromite Mines of Balasore Alloys Limited (Phase - I, Phase - II and Phase - III)
• Geotechnical Study of Enhancement of Waste Dump Height at Sukinda Mines (Chromite)
• Review and Modification of Existing Systematic Support Rule (SSR) to Control Failure of Immediate Shale Roof strata above IX - Seam of Digwadih and 6 & 7 Pit
• Slope Stability Studies for Rawan Captive Limestone Mine in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh
• Slope Stability Study of Pits and Waste Dumps at RMD Mines
• Stope design and stability, production planning and paste backfilling to produce 5 million tonne per annum ore from Malanjkhand underground copper mine
• Study of pit slope stability of Ari Dongri Iron Ore Mines
• Subsidence study of Surda, Kendadih & Rakha Mining Areas
• Technical Opinion on safe Mining at GMDC S Lignite
• Testing of core samples and soil samples