Professor Ismet Canbulat
Head of School

Professor Ismet Canbulat

Engineering
Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering

Prof. Ismet Canbulat is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in research, consultancy, management, on-site and academia. He has BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Istanbul Technical University, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Pretoria respectively. In South Africa, he worked for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), where he was a Research Area Manager in Rock Engineering Programme. After 10 years in research he moved to consultancy and worked for Groundwork Consulting and later for Strata Engineering (currently Golder Associates) in Australia as a Principal Engineer. In 2008, Ismet joined Anglo American Coal in Brisbane, where he was the Group Geotechnical Engineer for underground operations until November 2014. He was responsible for leading the development of geotechnical engineering standards, procedures and the best practices, supporting operations in mine design and green field projects at concept, pre-feasibility and feasibility levels, providing technical support for business risk management, technical support for design and selection of mining equipment as well as implementation of new technologies and research findings at operations. Since 2014, Ismet is Professor, Head of School and Kenneth Finlay Chair of Rock Mechanics at the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering, UNSW Sydney.

Ismet’s principle research interests and expertise lie in rock mechanics theory and application, ground control and rock mass classification, design of pillar and ground support systems, numerical modelling in addition to other areas in mining engineering including mine design, layout selection and geotechnical impact assessment, advanced monitoring, risk management and advanced risk based design and evaluation, mine closure and subsidence assessment.

Ismet is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and, a member of the Australian Geomechanics Society, International Society for Rock Mechanics, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.

Ismet is an author and co-author of numerous technical papers published in refereed journals and conference proceedings; peer-reviewed research reports submitted to funding organisations in Australia and South Africa; and consultancy reports submitted to over 60 metalliferous and coal mines.

Ismet is a recipient of a number of international and national awards; including the SME’s Syd S. Peng Ground Control Award, the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Gold Medal, BBUGS’ Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year Award.

 

Phone
+ 61 2 9385 0721
Location
Old Main Building Room 164
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Huang W; Golsanami N; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Xin G; Sun G; Jiang L, 2023, 'Assessment of long-term large deformation in deep roadways due to roof fracturing impact loading', Scientific Reports, vol. 13, pp. 3846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30792-9
    Journal articles | 2023
    Li X; Si G; Wei C; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Simulation of ductile fracture propagation using the elastoplastic phase-field damage method calibrated by ultrasonic wave velocity measurement', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 161, pp. 105296 - 105296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2022.105296
    Journal articles | 2023
    Roshan H; Li D; Canbulat I; Regenauer-Lieb K, 2023, 'Borehole deformation based in situ stress estimation using televiewer data', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2022.12.016
    Journal articles | 2023
    Vardar O; Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2023, 'An energy-based quantitative coal burst proneness rating system for development roadways', Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40948-023-00531-5
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wang C; Si G; Zhang C; Cao A; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Variation of seismicity using reinforced seismic data for coal burst risk assessment in underground mines', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 165, pp. 105363 - 105363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2023.105363
    Journal articles | 2023
    Xiang Z; Yu Z; Kang W-H; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Estimation of in-situ rock strength from borehole geophysical logs in Australian coal mine sites', International Journal of Coal Geology, vol. 269, pp. 104210 - 104210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2023.104210
    Journal articles | 2022
    Dai L; Pan Y; Zhang C; Wang A; Canbulat I; Shi T; Wei C; Cai R; Liu F; Gao X, 2022, 'New Criterion of Critical Mining Stress Index for Risk Evaluation of Roadway Rockburst', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 55, pp. 4783 - 4799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02888-7
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duan Y; Luo X; Si G; Canbulat I, 2022, 'Seismic source location using the shortest path method based on boundary discretisation scheme for microseismic monitoring in underground mines', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104982
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duan Y; Si G; Canbulat I; Luo X, 2022, 'Temporal-spatial characterization of mining-induced seismicity in the vicinity of a dyke – A case study', Engineering Geology, vol. 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106788
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lin H; Kumar Singh S; Xiang Z; Hee Kang W; Raval S; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2022, 'An investigation of machine learning techniques to estimate minimum horizontal stress magnitude from borehole breakout', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 32, pp. 1021 - 1029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.06.005
    Journal articles | 2022
    Vardar O; Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2022, 'Numerical investigation of impacts of geological faults on coal burst proneness during roadway excavation', Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, vol. 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02508-8
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang C; Si G; Zhang C; Cao A; Canbulat I, 2022, 'Ground motion characteristics and their cumulative impacts to burst risks in underground coal mines', Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40948-022-00340-2
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang S; Si G; Wang C; Cai W; Li B; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2022, 'Quantitative assessment of the spatio-temporal correlations of seismic events induced by longwall coal mining', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 14, pp. 1406 - 1420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2022.04.002
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Song Z; Dai L, 2022, 'A review of investigations on ground support requirements in coal burst-prone mines', International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40789-022-00485-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wei C; Zhang C; Vardar O; Watson J; Canbulat I, 2022, 'Quantitative assessment of energy changes in underground coal excavations using numerical approach', Geohazard Mechanics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ghm.2022.11.003
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duan Y; Shen Y; Canbulat I; Luo X; Si G, 2021, 'Classification of clustered microseismic events in a coal mine using machine learning', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 13, pp. 1256 - 1273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2021.09.002
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lin H; Oh J; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B; Masoumi H; Walsh S, 2021, 'Experimental study on borehole size effect and prediction of breakout initiation stress', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104762
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tabelin CB; Dallas J; Casanova S; Pelech T; Bournival G; Saydam S; Canbulat I, 2021, 'Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives', Minerals Engineering, vol. 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106743
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Wei C; Canbulat I; Saydam S; Sepasgozar S, 2021, 'A new concept to design combined support under dynamic loading using numerical modelling', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2021.104132
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang C; Si G; Zhang C; Cao A; Canbulat I, 2021, 'A Statistical Method to Assess the Data Integrity and Reliability of Seismic Monitoring Systems in Underground Mines', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 54, pp. 5885 - 5901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02597-7
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang C; Si G; Zhang C; Cao A; Canbulat I, 2021, 'Location error based seismic cluster analysis and its application to burst damage assessment in underground coal mines', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104784
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Huang W, 2021, 'Numerical investigation into impacts of major fault on coal burst in longwall mining – A case study', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104907
    Journal articles | 2020
    Emery J; Canbulat I; Zhang C, 2020, 'Fundamentals of modern ground control management in Australian underground coal mines', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 573 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.04.003
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lin H; Kang WH; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Estimation of in-situ maximum horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data using machine learning', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 126, pp. 104199 - 104199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2019.104199
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lin H; Kang WH; Oh J; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2020, 'Numerical simulation on borehole breakout and borehole size effect using discrete element method', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 623 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2020.05.019
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lin H; Oh J; Canbulat I; Stacey TR, 2020, 'Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the Effect of Hole Size on Borehole Breakout Geometries for Estimation of In Situ Stresses', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 781 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01944-z
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lin H; Singh S; Oh J; Canbulat I; Kang WH; Hebblewhite B; Stacey TR, 2020, 'A combined approach for estimating horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data via artificial neural network and rock failure criterion', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 136, pp. 104539 - 104539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104539
    Journal articles | 2020
    McQuillan A; Canbulat I; Oh J, 2020, 'Methods applied in Australian industry to evaluate coal mine slope stability', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 30, pp. 151 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2019.11.001
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mo S; Ramandi HL; Oh J; Masoumi H; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B; Saydam S, 2020, 'A new coal mine floor rating system and its application to assess the potential of floor heave', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 128, pp. 104241 - 104241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104241
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mo S; Sheffield P; Corbett P; Ramandi HL; Oh J; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2020, 'A numerical investigation into floor buckling mechanisms in underground coal mine roadways', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103497
    Journal articles | 2020
    Shen B; Duan Y; Luo X; van de Werken M; Dlamini B; Chen L; Vardar O; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Monitoring and modelling stress state near major geological structures in an underground coal mine for coal burst assessment', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104294
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Sepasgozar S; Saydam S, 2020, 'A novel damage model for strata layers and coal mass', Energies, vol. 13, pp. 1928 - 1928, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13081928
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wang C; Cao A; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2020, 'A New Method to Assess Coal Burst Risks Using Dynamic and Static Loading Analysis', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 1113 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01968-5
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Numerical analysis of fault-slip behaviour in longwall mining using linear slip weakening law', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 104, pp. 103541 - 103541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2020.103541
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhai H; Masoumi H; Zoorabadi M; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Size-dependent Behaviour of Weak Intact Rocks', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 53, pp. 3563 - 3587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02117-z
    Journal articles | 2019
    Santos TBD; Lana MS; Pereira TM; Canbulat I, 2019, 'Quantitative hazard assessment system (Has-Q) for open pit mine slopes', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 29, pp. 419 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.11.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    Vardar O; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2019, 'Numerical modelling of strength and energy release characteristics of pillar-scale coal mass', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, vol. 11, pp. 935 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2019.04.003
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lamei Ramandi H; Roshan H; Canbulat I; Asad Pirzada M; Zoorabadi M, 2018, 'CO2 sorption induced damage in coals in unconfined and confined stress states: A micrometer to core scale investigation', International Journal of Coal Geology, vol. 198, pp. 167 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2018.09.009
    Journal articles | 2018
    McQuillan A; Canbulat I; Payne D; Oh J, 2018, 'New risk assessment methodology for coal mine excavated slopes', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 28, pp. 583 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.07.001
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Vardar O; Saydam S, 2018, 'Numerical and analytical simulation of the structural behaviour of fully grouted cable bolts under impulsive loading', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 28, pp. 807 - 811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.012
    Journal articles | 2018
    Vardar O; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2018, 'A semi-quantitative coal burst risk classification system', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 28, pp. 721 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.001
    Journal articles | 2018
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Cao A; Dou L, 2018, 'Evaluation of current coal burst control techniques and development of a coal burst management framework', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 81, pp. 129 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2018.07.008
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zhang C; Tahmasebinia F; Canbulat I; Vardar O; Saydam S, 2018, 'Computing the damage and fracture energy in a coal mass based on joint density', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Available online 29 Septe, vol. 28, pp. 813 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.08.013
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zhang CHENGGUO; Tahmasebinia F; Canbulat ISMET; Vardar ONUR; Saydam SERKAN, 2018, 'Analytical Determination of Energy Release in a Coal Mass', Energies, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11020285
    Journal articles | 2017
    Jiang P; Craig P; Crosky A; Canbulat I; Maghrebi M; Saydam S, 2017, 'Risk assessment of failure of rock bolts in underground coal mines using support vector machines', Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, vol. 34, pp. 293 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asmb.2273
    Journal articles | 2017
    Mo S; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Oh J; Shen B; Hagan P, 2017, 'Numerical investigation into the effect of backfilling on coal pillar strength in highwall mining', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 28, pp. 281 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2017.07.003
    Journal articles | 2017
    Vardar O; Tahmasebinia F; Zhang C; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2017, 'A Review of Uncontrolled Pillar Failures', Procedia Engineering, vol. 191, pp. 631 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.227
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wu S; Northover M; Craig P; Canbulat I; Hagan PC; Saydam S, 2017, 'Environmental influence on mesh corrosion in underground coal mines', International Journal of Mining, Reclaimation and Environment, vol. 32, pp. 519 - 535, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1299604
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhai H; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B; Zhang C, 2017, 'Review of current empirical approaches for determination of the weak rock mass properties', Procedia Engineering, vol. 191, pp. 908 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.05.261
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhang C; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B; Ward C, 2017, 'Assessing coal burst phenomena in mining and insights into directions for future research', International Journal of Coal Geology, vol. 179, pp. 28 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2017.05.011
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhang C; Canbulat I; Tahmasebinia F; Hebblewhite B, 2017, 'Assessment of energy release mechanisms contributing to coal burst', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 27, pp. 43 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2016.09.029
    Journal articles | 2017
    Zhang C; Mitra R; Oh J; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2017, 'Numerical analysis on mining-induced fracture development around river valleys', International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, vol. 32, pp. 463 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1293495
    Journal articles | 2016
    Emery J; Canbulat I; Craig P; Naylor A; Sykes A, 2016, 'Development and implementation of spin to stall resin at Anglo Americans Australian underground coal operations', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 26, pp. 161 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2015.11.025
    Journal articles | 2016
    LI Y; Oh J; Mitra R; Canbulat I, 2016, 'A Fractal Model for the Shear Behaviour of Large-Scale Opened Rock Joints', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 50, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1088-8
    Journal articles | 2016
    Oh J; Li Y; Mitra R; Canbulat I, 2016, 'A Numerical Study on Dilation of a Saw-Toothed Rock Joint Under Direct Shear', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, vol. 50, pp. 913 - 925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1142-6
    Journal articles | 2014
    Kizil MS; Abdalla S; Canbulat I, 2014, 'Underground coal mine layout selection using analytical hierarchy process', Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section A: Mining Technology, vol. 123, pp. 20 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743286313Y.0000000053
    Journal articles | 2013
    Canbulat I; Hoelle J; Emery J, 2013, 'Risk management in open cut coal mines', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 23, pp. 369 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2013.05.012
    Journal articles | 2003
    Darnault C; Canbulat S; Canbulat I; Çetin SC; Çimen F; Karaca A; Kavdir Y; Öztürk H; Parlak B; Ok SS; Türkmen C; Baveye P, 2003, 'Fate of Environmental Pollutants', Water Environment Research, vol. 75, pp. 1581 - 1684, http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143003x145336
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    Wang C; Zhang C; Si G; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Ground motion characteristics in an underground burst-prone coal mine', in Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, ICGCM 2020, pp. 64 - 68
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2020, 'Dynamic analysis of fault-slip in longwall mining using a linear slip weakening law', in Fifth International Itasca Symposium, Vienna, presented at Fifth International Itasca Symposium, Vienna, 17 February 2020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Raval S; Banerjee BP; Kumar Singh S; Canbulat I, 2019, 'A Preliminary Investigation of Mobile Mapping Technology for Underground Mining', in IGARSS 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, pp. 6071 - 6074, presented at 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July 2019 - 02 August 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8898518
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Vardar O; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2019, 'A numerical study on fault-induced rib instabilities in coal mines', Brazil, pp. 2852 - 2858, presented at 14th International Congress on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Brazil, 13 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780367823184
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2019, 'A parametric study of fault-slip in longwall mining', in Proceedings of the 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit, Okinawa, presented at 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit, Okinawa, 07 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429327933
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Wei C; Zhang C; Canbulat I, 2019, 'A parametric study of fault-slip in longwall mining', in Rock Dynamics Summit - Proceedings of the 2019 Rock Dynamics Summit, RDS 2019, pp. 741 - 744, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429327933-120
    Preprints |
    Watson J; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Wei C, Energies within Rock Mass and the Associated Dynamic Rock Failures, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4334452

My Research Supervision

Approximately 12 PhD students.