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Author:

Kim, Eunhye

Title:

Investigation of conical bit rotation in full scale cutting tests

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Finite Element Analysis
Full scale cutting test
Rock fragmentation
Conical bit rotation

File:

Download Eunhye_Disser_Nov-19-10_EK-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
R Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member
Yaw D Yeboah, Committee Member

Author:

Fitzgerald, Michael Robert

Title:

Influence of drainage state on direct-push permeability profiling methods

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

soils
hydraulic conductivity
permeability
direct-push

File:

Download Fitzgerald_-_PhD_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kamini Singha, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member

Author:

Foroozan, Roozbeh

Title:

TRANSPORT AND DEFORMATIONAL SIGNATURES IN COUPLED GEOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS FROM FOREWARD AND BACKWARD MODELING

Graduate Program:

Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Fluid dynamics
Volcano
Basin
Fault
Geodesy
Back Analysis
GPS

File:

Download Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Shugang

Title:

Gas transport, sorption, and mechanical response of fractured coal

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Gas transport
sorption
desorption
poromechanical
coal

File:

Download Shugang_Wang_PhD_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member

Author:

Husain, Taha Murtuza

Title:

Computational Modeling of Lava Domes using Particle Dynamics to investigate the effect of conduit flow mechanics on flow patterns

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

computational modeling
lava domes

File:

Download COMPUTATIONAL_MODELING_OF_LAVA_DOMES_USING_PARTICLE_DYNAMICS_TO_INVESTIGATE_THE_EFFECT_OF_CONDUIT_FLOW_MECHANICS_ON_FLOW__2nd_Draft_.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Glen Mattioli, Special Member

Author:

Gan, Quan

Title:

Analysis of induced seismicity and heat transfer in geothermal reservoirs by coupled simulation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Geothermal reservoir
thermal front
induced seismicity
permeabiltiy evolution
breakdown pressure

File:

Download Quan_Gan_Analysis_of_induced_seismicity_and_heat_transfer_by_coupled_simulation_in_geothermal_reservoirs.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Special Member

Author:

Liu, Wenpeng

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED ALGORITHMS FOR DETECTION OF JOINTS AND ESTIMATION OF ROCK STRENGTH IN ROCK STRUCTURES BY USING DRILLING PARAMETERS OF THE INSTRUMENTED ROOF BOLTER

Graduate Program:

Mining Engineering

Keywords:

Joint Detection
Rock Strength Estimation
Drilling Parameters
Roof Bolter
Pattern Recognition Algorithms
Wavelet Analysis
Ground Support Optimiztion
Ground Control
Composite Parameters
Mining Health and Safety
Roof Bolts

File:

Download PhD_THESIS-Wenpeng_Liu.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Jeremy M. Gernand, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Outside Member
Jamal Rostami, Special Member