Key Projects

Current Projects:

  • International Collaboration Project on Coupled Fracture Mechanics Modelling. 2007 -2019.
    • Funded by International Consortium including SKEC (S Korea), LIAG (Germany), KIGAM (S Korea), Geodynamics Ltd (Australia), Posiva Oy (Finland), KICT (S Korea), CAS-IRSM Wuhan (China), SDUST (China), Geomecon (Germany).
  • Collingwood Park Mine Remediation and Monitoring. 2009 – Ongoing
    • Funded by Queensland State Government, Dept of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME)
  • Coal Burst – Predict stress state and geotechnical conditions near major geological structures. 2017 – 2018.
    • Funded by Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
  • Floor seam gas emission characterisation and optimal drainage strategy for longwall mining, ACARPC26050. 2017-2018.
    • Funded by Australian Coal Association of Research Program

Recently Completed Projects:

  • Fundamental studies on coal and methane co-extraction of deep multiple coal seams. 2007-2017.
    • Funded by Huainan Mining Group, China
  • Mine methane capture optimisation and maximisation of emission abatemen. 2013-2017.
    • Funded by the Australian Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism through the Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Program (CMATSP).
  • Integrated coal production and methane extraction. 2008-2012.
    • Funded by the Australian Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
  • Horizontal Post drainage design, ACARP C28086. 2010-2014.
    • Funded by Australian Coal Association of Research Program