Research & Projects

Rock is an inherently random material whose variability should be captured in any related analysis. This research aims towards this negligence of uncertainties while employing the BBM for different rock mechanics problems. This negligence of uncertainties in rock properties exists for both types of problems –

 i) Calibration of micromechanical properties of mineral grains and contacts where the stochastic nature of mechanical properties observed during laboratory testing is completely neglected

ii) Analysis of coal pillars/deep excavations along rocks where the stochastic nature of inputs (aleatory and epistemic) are completely neglected.

Dr. Gaurav Tiwari

PhD, Geotechnical Engineering (Rock Mechanics), IISc Bangalore

Email: gauravt@iitk.ac.in

Office Phone: 0512-259-2060

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Dr. Bharadwaj Pandit

PhD, Geotechnical Engineering (Rock Mechanics), IISc Bangalore

Email: bhardwajp.min@itbhu.ac.in

Phone No(s): 9591062202

Assistant Professor

Department of Mining Engineering IIT (BHU)