Associate Professor Joung Oh

Associate Professor

Engineering

Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering

Joung is an Associate Professor in the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering experienced, mainly in United States and Australia, on rock mechanics, tunnelling support system, and numerical modelling. Currently, he teaches and researches primarily in the area of mining geomechanics. His research interests include tunnelling and underground space development, coupled behaviour of rock discontinuities, ground-structure interaction, and rock mechanics for caving mechanism. He completed his PhD degree in civil engineering with emphasis on geotechnical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining ��¼� in 2013, he was employed at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) in New York City, US as a professional (registered) engineer.

Professional service:

Member, Society of Mining Professors, Australasian Tunnelling Society, Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM), Australian Geomechanics Society
Professional Engineer (PE), MI, USA
Editor Board Member, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Elsevier
Editor, Journal of Rock Mechancis and Geotechnical Engineering, Elsevier

Phone

9385 5002

E-mail

joung.oh@unsw.edu.au

Book Chapters | 2024

Sepasgozar SME; Ahmad Khan A; Shirowzhan S; Garzon Romero JS; Pettit C; Zhang C; Oh J; Liang R, 2024, 'Immersive virtual environments and digital twin applications for education and training: Trends in construction, mining, and urban planning studies', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, Routledge, London, pp. 66 - 109,

Book Chapters | 2020

Oh J, 2020, 'Scale effect of the rock joint', in Scale Size and Structural Effects of Rock Materials, pp. 259 - 397,

Book Chapters | 2020

Oh J, 2020, 'Scale effect of the rock joint', in Scale-Size and Structural Effects of Rock Materials, pp. 1 - 648,

Book Chapters | 2014

Li Y; Oh J; Mitra R; Hebblewhite B, 2014, 'A study of a joint model incorporating excavation-induced opening effect', in Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses, pp. 625 - 629
Journal articles | 2025

Karatas Batan C; Akdag S; Zhang C; Oh J; Holden M; Craig P; Mikula P; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'Assessment of the Performance of Ground Support System in Burst-Prone Areas', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4281 - 4302,

Journal articles | 2025

Kim HJ; Li K; Akdag S; Zhang C; Oh J; Jiang P; Spicer PT; Zetterlund PB; Saydam S, 2025, 'Thin spray-on liners (TSLs) as surface support in underground mining: A review', Construction and Building Materials, 470,

Journal articles | 2025

Li K; Ramandi HL; Zhang C; Saydam S; Oh J, 2025, 'Influence of Substrate Surface Morphology on Bonding Behaviours at Shotcrete–Substrate Interface', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,

Journal articles | 2025

Liu X; Huang C; Zhu W; Oh J; Zhang C; Si G, 2025, 'In situ stress inversion using nonlinear stress boundaries achieved by the bubbling method', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17, pp. 1510 - 1527,

Journal articles | 2025

Tang Y; Wang Y; Wang X; Oh J; Si G, 2025, 'Automated Scene-Adaptive Rock Fragment Recognition Based on the Enhanced Segment Anything Model and Fine-Tuning RTMDet', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 3973 - 3999,

Journal articles | 2025

Xiang Z; Kang WH; Ji Y; Si G; Canbulat I; Lin H; Oh J, 2025, 'Estimation of in-situ horizontal stresses based on multiscale borehole breakout data via machine learning: model development, validation and application', Geophysical Journal International, 242,

Journal articles | 2025

Zhang X; Si G; Bai Q; Oh J; Jiao B; Cai W, 2025, 'Effects of discrete fracture networks on simulating hydraulic fracturing, induced seismicity and trending transition of relative modulus in coal seams', International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 12,

Journal articles | 2025

Zhang X; Si G; Zhang J; Wang M; Zhao G; Oh J, 2025, 'Seismic Characterisation of Hydraulic Fractures Influenced By Granitic Coarse Grains', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 6255 - 6275,

Journal articles | 2025

Zhu X; Si G; Zhang C; Li Y; Oh J, 2025, 'Evaluation of Forchheimer equation coefficients for nonlinear flow through rough-walled fractures during shearing', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 186,

Journal articles | 2025

Zhu X; Si G; Zhang C; Moon J-S; Oh J, 2025, 'Numerical analysis of hydro-mechanical coupling behaviour during shearing of rock fractures based on an improved friction factor model', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,

Journal articles | 2024

Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2024, 'A multi-scale roughness rock joint model considering laboratory-scale irregularities using wear theories', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 174,

Journal articles | 2024

Gao M; Zhu X; Zhang C; Li Y; Oh J, 2024, 'A new theoretical model for the nonlinear flow in a rough rock fracture under shear', Computers and Geotechnics, 165,

Journal articles | 2024

Gao M; Zhu X; Zhang C; Oh J, 2024, 'A Hydromechanical Model for a Single Rock Fracture Subjected to Shearing', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 3329 - 3353,

Journal articles | 2024

Gong Z; Barnett N; Lee J; Jin H; Ryu B; Ko T; Oh J; Dempster A; Saydam S, 2024, 'Experimental Evaluation of Lunar Regolith Settlement Caused by Ice Extraction', Aerospace, 11,

Journal articles | 2024

Kim HJ; Li K; Akdag S; Zhang C; Oh J; Jiang P; Spicer PT; Zetterlund PB; Saydam S, 2024, 'Thin Spray-On Liners (Tsls) as Surface Support in Underground Mining: Materials, Support Mechanisms, Mechanical Properties, and Field Applications', ,

Journal articles | 2024

Li X; Si G; Cao A; Wang C; Oh J; Zhang Z; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Rock anisotropic damage characterisation and its evolution model by integrating acoustic emission tomography and ultrasonic monitoring', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 180,

Journal articles | 2024

Li X; Si G; Cao W; Cai W; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'A sequence of seismic event triggering in longwall coal mines based on the aftershock cascade theory', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 182,

Journal articles | 2024

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Simulation of Shear and Tensile Fractures Using Ductile Phase Field Modelling with the Calibration of P Wave Velocity Measurement and Moment Tensor Inversion', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 7057 - 7077,

Journal articles | 2024

Li X; Si G; Shi B; Cao W; Cai W; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Statistical properties of seismic foreshocks and aftershocks associated with longwall mining: Implications from the Epidemic Type Aftershock Sequence model', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 16, pp. 4878 - 4894,

Journal articles | 2024

Liu J; Zhang C; Oh J; Canbulat I; Li CC; Craig P; Saydam S, 2024, 'Microcrack characteristics of granite under circumferential strain-controlled uniaxial compression test using UDEC-GBM', Computers and Geotechnics, 174,

Journal articles | 2024

Liu X; Fan R; Zhu W; Zhang C; Oh J; Si G; Yu Q, 2024, 'Reconstruction of a granite structure composed of multiple irregular minerals', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,

Journal articles | 2024

Sheikhpourkhani AM; Bahaaddini M; Oh J; Masoumi H, 2024, 'Numerical study of the mechanical behaviour of unwelded block in matrix rocks under direct shearing', Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 83,

Journal articles | 2024

Wang Y; Si G; Belle B; Webb D; Zhao L; Oh J, 2024, 'Impact of goaf gas drainage from surface vertical boreholes on goaf explosive gas zones', International Journal of Coal Geology, 284,

Journal articles | 2024

Xiang Z; Moon T; Oh J; Si G; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Analytical investigations of in situ stress inversion from borehole breakout geometries', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 16, pp. 2375 - 2387,

Journal articles | 2024

Xiang Z; Oh J; Si G; Canbulat I, 2024, 'Parametric Analysis of Borehole Breakout and Spalling Phenomena: An Experimental Investigation', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 11207 - 11222,

Journal articles | 2024

Xiang Z; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I; Li CC, 2024, 'Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 180,

Journal articles | 2024

Zhang X; Si G; Oh J; Zhao G, 2024, 'Evolution of Crack Source Mechanisms in Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing on Harcourt Granite', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 7945 - 7961,

Journal articles | 2024

Zhu X; Zhang J; Oh J; Si G; Roshan H, 2024, 'Classification of Rock Joint Profiles Using an Artificial Neural Network-Based Computer Vision Technique', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 3083 - 3090,

Journal articles | 2023

Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2023, 'A multi-scale roughness shear joint model using wear theory', Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 1124,

Journal articles | 2023

Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2023, 'Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 33, pp. 1 - 29,

Journal articles | 2023

Li K; Ramandi HL; Zhang C; Saydam S; Oh J; Saydam S, 2023, 'Exploring the capabilities of portable device photogrammetry for 3D surface roughness evaluation', International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, 37, pp. 630 - 647,

Journal articles | 2023

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I; Kong R; Zhang J, 2023, 'A novel elastoplastic model for Yunnan sandstone under poly-axial loading', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 33, pp. 801 - 814,

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, 161,

Journal articles | 2023

Wang Y; Si G; Oh J; Belle B, 2023, 'CFD modelling of longwall goaf atmosphere under vertical boreholes gas drainage', International Journal of Coal Geology, 280,

Journal articles | 2023

Xiang Z; Moon T; Oh J; Li X; Si G; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Numerical investigation of borehole breakout and rock spalling based on strain energy criteria', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 171,

Journal articles | 2023

Xiang Z; Moon T; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Numerical Analysis of V-Shaped Borehole Breakout Using Three-Dimensional Discrete-Element Method', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56, pp. 3197 - 3214,

Journal articles | 2023

Xiang Z; Oh J; Moon T; Si G; Li X; Canbulat I, 2023, 'Discrete Element Method Simulation of Borehole Breakout Based on the Strain Energy Concept', Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 1124,

Journal articles | 2023

Xiang Z; Yu Z; Kang WH; 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, 269,

Journal articles | 2023

Zhang X; Si G; Bai Q; Xiang Z; Li X; Oh J; Zhang Z, 2023, 'Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing and associated seismicity in lab-scale coal samples: A new insight into the stress and aperture evolution', Computers and Geotechnics, 160,

Journal articles | 2023

Zhu X; Gao M; Si G; Zhang C; Moon JS; Oh J, 2023, 'An Improved Model for Evaluating the Hydraulic Behaviour of a Single Rock Joint Considering Contact Area Evolution During Shearing', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56, pp. 8723 - 8743,

Journal articles | 2022

Aziz N; Mirzaghorbanali A; Anzanpour S; Rastegarmanesh A; Khaleghparat S; Nemcik J; Oh J; Si G, 2022, 'Angle Shear Testing of 15.2 mm Seven Wire Cable Bolt', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55, pp. 3919 - 3937,

Journal articles | 2022

Le TD; Oh J, 2022, 'Longwall face stability analysis from a discontinuum-Discrete Fracture Network modelling', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 124,

Journal articles | 2022

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I; Xiang Z; Li T, 2022, 'A Pre-peak Elastoplastic Damage Model of Gosford Sandstone Based on Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonic Wave Measurement', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55, pp. 4819 - 4838,

Journal articles | 2022

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Corbett P; O'Sullivan T; Xiang Z; Aziz N; Mirzaghorbanali A, 2022, 'Effect of pretension on the performance of cable bolts and its optimisation in underground coal mines with various geological conditions', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 152, pp. 105076,

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, 32, pp. 1021 - 1029,

Journal articles | 2022

Pelech T; Barnett N; Dello-Iacovo M; Oh J; Saydam S, 2022, 'Analysis of the stability of micro-tunnels in lunar regolith with the Discrete Element Method', Acta Astronautica, 196, pp. 1 - 12,

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, 14, pp. 1406 - 1420,

Journal articles | 2022

Wang Y; Si G; Xiang Z; Oh J; Belle B; Webb D, 2022, 'A theoretical goaf resistance model based on gas production analysis in goaf gas drainage', International Journal of Coal Geology, 264,

Journal articles | 2021

Li X; Si G; Oh J; Canbulat I; Xiang Z; Zhang X, 2021, 'Laboratory characterisation of anisotropic and heterogeneous damage of rock sample using acoustic emission and ultrasonic monitoring technologies', Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 861,

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, 142,

Journal articles | 2021

Xu R; Dehkhoda S; Hagan PC; Oh J, 2021, 'Evaluation of cutting fragments in relation to force dynamics in actuated disc cutting', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 146,

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, 30, pp. 623 - 633,

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, 126, pp. 104199,

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, 53, pp. 781 - 798,

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, 136,

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, 30, pp. 151 - 155,

Journal articles | 2020

Mo S; Ramandi HL; Oh J; Masoumi H; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B; Saydam S; Lamei Ramandi H, 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, 128, pp. 104241,

Journal articles | 2020

Mo S; Sheffield P; Corbett P; Ramandi HL; Oh J; Canbulat I; Saydam S; Lamei Ramandi H, 2020, 'A numerical investigation into floor buckling mechanisms in underground coal mine roadways', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 103, pp. 103497,

Journal articles | 2020

Pirzada MA; Roshan H; Sun H; Oh J; Andersen MS; Hedayat A; Bahaaddini M, 2020, 'Effect of contact surface area on frictional behaviour of dry and saturated rock joints', Journal of Structural Geology, 135,

Journal articles | 2019

Le TD; Zhang C; Oh J; Mitra R; Hebblewhite B, 2019, 'A new cavability assessment for Longwall Top Coal Caving from discontinuum numerical analysis', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 115, pp. 11 - 20,

Journal articles | 2019

Oh J; Bahaaddini M; Sharifzadeh M; Chen Z, 2019, 'Evaluation of air blast parameters in block cave mining using particle flow code', International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment, 33, pp. 87 - 101,

Journal articles | 2018

He Q; Suorineni FT; Ma T; Oh J, 2018, 'Parametric study and dimensional analysis on prescribed hydraulic fractures in cave mining', Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 78, pp. 47 - 63,

Journal articles | 2018

He Q; Xu J; Oh J; Zhang C, 2018, 'Application of dimensional analysis to project laboratory scale numerical modelling prescribed hydraulic fracturing results to field scales', Energies, 11, pp. 1689,

Journal articles | 2018

Le T; Oh J; Hebblewhite B; Zhang C; Mitra R, 2018, 'A discontinuum modelling approach for investigation of Longwall Top Coal Caving mechanisms', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 106, pp. 84 - 95,

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, 28, pp. 583 - 592,

Journal articles | 2018

Oh J; Moon T, 2018, 'Seismic Design of a Single Bored Tunnel: Longitudinal Deformations and Seismic Joints', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51, pp. 893 - 910,

Journal articles | 2018

Wu R; He Q; Oh J; Li Z; Zhang C, 2018, 'A new gob-side entry layout method for two-entry longwall systems', Energies, 11, pp. 2084,

Journal articles | 2017

Le TD; Mitra R; Oh J; Hebblewhite B, 2017, 'A review of cavability evaluation in longwall top coal caving', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology,

Journal articles | 2017

Li Y; Oh J; Mitra R; Canbulat I; Hebblewhite B, 2017, 'Applicability of a joint constitutive model: correlation with field observations', International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 1 - 17,

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, 28, pp. 281 - 286,

Journal articles | 2017

Mun B; Oh J, 2017, 'Hybrid soil nail, tieback, and soldier pile wall–case history and numerical simulation', International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 11, pp. 1 - 9,

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,

Journal articles | 2016

He Q; Suorineni FT; Ma TH; Oh J, 2016, 'Effect of discontinuity stress shadows on hydraulic fracture re-orientation', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 91, pp. 179 - 194,

Journal articles | 2016

He Q; Suorineni FT; Oh J, 2016, 'Review of Hydraulic Fracturing for Pre-conditioning in Cave Mining', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,

Journal articles | 2016

He Q; Suorineni FT; Oh J, 2016, 'Strategies for Creating Prescribed Hydraulic Fractures in Cave Mining', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,

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, pp. 1 - 13,

Journal articles | 2016

Li Y; Oh J; Mitra R; Hebblewhite B, 2016, 'A constitutive model for a laboratory rock joint with multi-scale asperity degradation', Computers and Geotechnics, 72, pp. 143 - 151,

Journal articles | 2016

Li Y; Oh J; Mitra R; Hebblewhite B, 2016, 'Experimental Studies on the Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Joints with Various Openings', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49, pp. 837 - 853,

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,

Journal articles | 2016

Zhang C; Mitra R; Oh J; Hebblewhite B, 2016, 'Analysis of Mining-induced Valley Closure Movements', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, First online: 29 October 2015,

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