Department of Mining Engineering
Eunhye Kim, Ph.D., P.E.Assistant Professor of Department of Mining Engineering
Center for Underground Construction and Tunneling
Academic Activities:
CSM Courses:
• MNGN 321 “Intro to Rock Mechanics”
• MNGN 404 “Tunneling”
• MNGN 598E “Fracture Mechanics of Brittle
Materials”
Education Innovation:
• Re-development of courses in
Underground Construction and
Engineering
• Develop a undergraduate research
program in Mining engineering
department.
• Participate new short courses
development for the construction and
mining industries
Research Activities:
Topic 1: Rock Fracture
Mechanics
• Laboratory testing:
laboratory scale testing and
fracture processes during
cutting
• Numerical Simulations:
laboratory and field scales
Topic 2: Uncertainty modeling
and risk assessment for
tunneling
Topic 3: Public rock mechanics
database
Department of Mining Engineering
Topic 1: Rock fracture mechanics(Laboratory tests)
• Research question: What are the effects of temperature and
water on rock fracture behaviors?
• Approach: Digital image correlations and fracture toughness
tests
Department of Mining Engineering
Topic 1: Rock fracture mechanics(Fracturing process during cutting)
• Research question: How do cutter design and cutting
parameters affect rock fracturing and fragmentation.
• Approach: bench scale cutting machine, linear cutting
machine, and abrasivity tests
Department of Mining Engineering
Topic 1: Rock fracture mechanics(Numerical simulation in lab and field scales)
• Research question: How can rock fracture
processes be predicted better to improve the
stability of geo- and infra-structures?
• Approach: Numerical simulation with
laboratory and field data.
Department of Mining Engineering
Topic 2: Uncertainty modeling and
risk assessment for tunneling
• 1. Rock mass quality Q-based geologic prediction model using Markov
Chain before construction.
• 2. Comparison between generated construction time and cost with
Decision Aids for Tunneling (DAT).
• 3. Optimization of tunnel support design combining reliability-based design and observational method.
Department of Mining Engineering
Topic 3: Public rock mechanics database
emirock.mines.edu
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