Experimental Rock Mechanics: Deformation and fracture of rock specimens under general uniaxial and triaxial compression; studies on the influence of high temperatures on the compressive strength of the rocks; Laboratory and field investigations on the level of acoustic emission in rocks as well as Electro-Magnetic Radiation (EMR) under uniaxial compression; friction in rocks, measured direct shear-testing machine.
Rock Drilling Engineering: experimental investigations on drillability studies; design and fabrication of instrumentation for measuring drilling forces under different operating conditions
Underground Metal Mining: Mine Development and Methods of working underground metal mine; development of underground large caverns and repositories. Tunnelling engineering
Co-Principal Investigator
- Geotechnical Instrumentation, Monitoring and Data Analysis for Open Blast Hole Stoping at Khetri Copper Mine and Kolihan Copper Mine (Underground) The Chief Manager (Mech.), Hindustan Copper Ltd.
Ph. D. Students
Hamid Raza
Area of Research: Experimental Rock Mechanics
