Benjamin Powlay
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
iPhD Student at the University of Adelaide with 5 years experience as a Geotechnical Engineer within the Mining, Oil, and Civil industry internationally focusing on utilising Hydraulic Fracturing in Hard Rock Mining, and Monitoring systems.
Researching within Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering Investigating the use of Preconditioning to Manage Cave Backpropagation and Rock Burst Risk
iPhD Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering
Investigating the use of Preconditioning to Manage Cave Back Propagation and Rock Burst Risk
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - 2023 Geotechnical Engineer - Cave Breakthrough Project OZ Minerals 2020 - ongoing PhD Student - Engineering OZ MInerals 2018 - 2020 Geotechnical Engineer Northparkes Mine 2016 - 2018 Geotechnical Engineer K&H Geotechnical 2014 - 2016 Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Harrison Group Environmental -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 University of Adelaide Australia PhD Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering 2011 - 2014 University of Plymouth United Kingdom BSc Applied Geology (Hons) -
Research Interests
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2023 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2023). The effect of notches on breakdown pressure during hydraulic fracturing at various stress regimes. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012027). Online: IOP Publishing.
Scopus12023 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2023). The Effect of Quantity and Spacings of Notches on Hydraulic Fracturing at Different Stress Regimes. In 57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA.
2022 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2022). A novel method to predict hydraulic fracturing breakdown pressure..
Research Training Program Scholarship
iPhD Sponsorship - OZ Minerals
Tutor in Rock Mechanics, Deformable Materials, and Numerical Modelling
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