Associate Professor Murat Karakus
Associate Professor/Reader
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Computational Rock Mechanics
FEA for block cave mining
Rock burst analysis in deep mines/excavation
Source analysis of fractures in rocks using Moment Tensor inversion
ID Drill bit wear analysis by acoustic emission (AE)
In-situ stress measurements using AE and Deformation Rate Analysis (DRA)
Tunnelling (New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM))
Genetic Programming applied to Rock Mechanics
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide 2014 - 2016 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2009 - 2013 Lecturer University of Adelaide 2007 - 2009 Associate Professor Inonu University 2000 - 2007 Assistant Professor Inonu University -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2000 University of Leeds United Kingdom PhD 1991 Hacettepe University Turkey BEng -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2022 Leadership Principles Harvard University United States 2009 Certificate of Teaching at University University of Adelaide Australia
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Nguyen, N. T., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Bui, H. H., & Phan, D. G. (2025). Controlling behaviour of constitutive models for rocks using energy dissipations. International Journal of Plasticity, 184, 28 pages.
Scopus12025 Zhao, R., Tao, M., & Karakus, M. (2025). Damage zone around underground opening caused by combined blast loading and initial stress unloading. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 186, 13 pages.
2025 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., & Nguyen, G. D. (2025). Experimental Investigation of Burst Failure Mechanism Under Polyaxial Loading Conditions. ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING, 16 pages.
2025 Safari, A., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2025). A New Yield Surface for Cemented Paste Backfill Based on the Modified Structured Cam-Clay. Minerals, 15(1), 4.
Scopus12025 Safari, A., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2025). Mechanical and Microstructural Behavior of Cemented Paste Backfill Under Cyclic Loading. Minerals, 15(2), 123.
2024 Ren, F., Song, T., Ma, K., & Karakus, M. (2024). Experimental investigation on the influence of weak interlayers on sandstone rockburst and associated microcracking mechanism. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 182, 105890.
Scopus22024 Pratomo, F. Y., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Bui, H. H. (2024). Micro- and macro-scale fracture behaviour of brittle rocks: Comparison between the conventional Brazilian test and the advanced universal snap-back indirect tensile test (AUSBIT). International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 183, 105897-1.
Scopus12024 Zhu, C., Xu, J., He, M., Karakus, M., Zhang, W., & Wu, Y. (2024). Amplification of Ground Vibration on a Rocky Hill and Its Environs Under Cylindrical SH Waves. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57(4), 2727-2738.
Scopus52024 Kalayci Sahinoglu, U., & Karakus, M. (2024). Predicting advance rate and cutter life in TBM tunnelling using evolutionary algorithm. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 38(5), 390-406.
2024 Ergüler, Z. A., Çiner, A., Bezzeghoud, M., Ustuner, M., El-Askary, H., Eshagh, M., . . . Chaminé, H. I. (2024). Preface. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, xix-xx. 2024 Zhu, C., Li, Z., Xiansen, X., He, M., Wang, F., Karakus, M., . . . Tang, S. (2024). Investigation on the Dynamic Cracking Mechanism of Sandstone with an Ice-Saturated Flaw Based on Drop Weight Tests. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
Scopus32024 Ren, F., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Bruning, T. (2024). Effects of pressure relief holes on coal burst: Insights from true-triaxial unloading tests. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 16(9), 3378-3394.
Scopus32024 Ren, F., Zhu, C., Karakus, M., & He, M. (2024). Rockburst mitigation mechanisms of pressure relief borehole and rock bolt support: Insights from granite true triaxial unloading rockburst tests. Engineering Geology, 336, 107571.
Scopus192024 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2024). A size-dependent energy-based strain burst criterion. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 48(12), 3186-3209.
Scopus22024 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2024). Secant Modulus Method: A Simplified Technique for Measuring in Situ Stresses in Rocks. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 17 pages.
Scopus12024 Zhu, C., He, M., Karakus, M., Cui, X., & Tao, Z. (2024). Correction to: Investigating Toppling Failure Mechanism of Anti-dip Layered Slope due to Excavation by Physical Modelling (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, (2020), 53, 11, (5029-5050), 10.1007/s00603-020-02207-y). Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57(12), 11437.
2024 Powlay, B., Karakus, M., Amrouch, K., & Chester, C. (2024). Effects of Notches on Breakdown Pressures and Fracture Evolution in Hydraulic Fracturing. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1-14.
Scopus22024 Zhu, C., Xu, Y., He, M., Jiang, Y., Karakus, M., Hu, L., . . . Ren, F. (2024). Identification of failure behaviors of underground structures under dynamic loading using machine learning. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17(1), 414-431.
Scopus12024 Huang, Z., Yang, W., Verma, R., Nguyen, G. D., Tung, T. T., & Karakus, M. (2024). Application of Adelaide University Snapback Indirect Tensile test (AUSBIT) on 3D Printed Cement-based Materials. Procedia Structural Integrity, 61, 252-259.
2023 Schwartzkopff, A. K., Sainoki, A., Bruning, T., & Karakus, M. (2023). A conceptual three-dimensional frictional model to predict the effect of the intermediate principal stress based on the Mohr-Coulomb and Hoek-Brown failure criteria. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 172, 105605.
Scopus82023 Ren, F., Zhu, C., Yuan, Z., Karakus, M., Tang, S., & He, M. (2023). Recognition of shear and tension signals based on acoustic emission parameters and waveform using machine learning methods. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 171, 105578.
Scopus37 WoS42023 Ergüler, Z. A., Hadji, R., Chaminé, H. I., Rodrigo-Comino, J., Kallel, A., Merkel, B., . . . Benim, A. C. (2023). Preface. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, xiii-xiv. 2023 Musolino, M., Karakus, M., Cox, D., Chester, C., Balog, G., & Nguyen, G. (2023). Characterisation of Fine Particles Generated at Draw points During Sub-Level Cave Mining for Assessment of Mud Inrush Hazard. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1124(1), 012047.
Scopus12023 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., Taheri, A., Zhang, Q. B., & Zhao, J. (2023). Dynamic response and fracture characteristics of thermally-treated granite under dynamic loading. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 170, 105482-1-105482-17.
Scopus21 WoS22023 Wang, C., Yong, R., Luo, Z., Du, S., Karakus, M., & Huang, C. (2023). A Novel Method for Determining the Three-dimensional Roughness of Rock Joints Based on Profile Slices. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(6), 4303-4327.
Scopus28 WoS92022 Beng, X., Zhang, G., Yang, Y., Zhu, C., Karakus, M., & Wang, D. (2022). Flexural toppling characteristics of anti-dip soft rock slope with base friction test. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 82(1), 1-11.
Scopus162022 Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2022). The propensity of the over-stressed rock masses to different failure mechanisms based on a hybrid probabilistic approach. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 119, 12 pages.
Scopus19 WoS112022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Effect of Loading Rate and Time Delay on the Tangent Modulus Method (TMM) in Coal and Coal Measured Rocks. International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, 9(1), 1-13.
Scopus21 WoS32022 Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2022). Fatigue Failure Characteristics of Sandstone Under Different Confining Pressures. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55(3), 1227-1252.
Scopus32 WoS82022 Zhu, C., Karakus, M., He, M., Meng, Q., Shang, J., Wang, Y., & Yin, Q. (2022). Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 152, 105066.
Scopus85 WoS522022 Kumar Verma, R., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Taheri, A., & Bui, H. H. (2022). A combined numerical-experimental approach to analyzing fracture initiation and development in brittle rocks. Computers and Geotechnics, 145, 1-18.
Scopus11 WoS12021 Zhu, C., He, M., Karakus, M., Zhang, X., & Tao, Z. (2021). Numerical simulations of the failure process of anaclinal slope physical model and control mechanism of negative Poisson’s ratio cable. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(4), 3365-3380.
Scopus95 WoS672021 Sun, Y., Zuo, J., Karakus, M., Liu, L., Zhou, H., & Yu, M. (2021). A new theoretical method to predict strata movement and surface subsidence due to inclined coal seam mining. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54(6), 2723-2740.
Scopus60 WoS352021 Zhu, C., He, M. -C., Karakus, M., Zhang, X. -H., & Guo, Z. (2021). The collision experiment between rolling stones of different shapes and protective cushion in open-pit mines. Journal of Mountain Science, 18(5), 1391-1403.
Scopus34 WoS312021 Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2021). Failure Behaviour of a Sandstone Subjected to the Systematic Cyclic Loading: Insights from the Double-Criteria Damage-Controlled Test Method. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54(11), 5555-5575.
Scopus55 WoS102021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2021). Capturing snapback in indirect tensile testing using AUSBIT - Adelaide University Snap-Back Indirect Tensile test. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 147, 1-15.
Scopus20 WoS42021 Zhao, Y., Taheri, A., Karakus, M., Deng, A., & Guo, L. (2021). The effect of curing under applied stress on the mechanical performance of cement paste backfill. Minerals, 11(10), 1107-1-1107-17.
Scopus16 WoS72021 Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Taheri, A., & Karakus, M. (2021). Post-peak behaviour of rocks under cyclic loading using a double-criteria damage-controlled test method. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(2), 1713-1727.
Scopus50 WoS312021 Shen, J., Zhan, S., Karakus, M., & Zuo, J. (2021). Effects of flaw width on cracking behavior of single-flawed rock specimens. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(2), 1701-1711.
Scopus30 WoS172021 Tao, Z., Zhu, C., He, M., & Karakus, M. (2021). A physical modeling-based study on the control mechanisms of Negative Poisson's ratio anchor cable on the stratified toppling deformation of anti-inclined slopes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 138, 104632-1-104632-18.
Scopus152 WoS1032021 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., Taheri, A., & Bruning, T. (2021). Evaluation of the propensity of strain burst in brittle granite based on post-peak energy analysis. Underground Space, 6(1), 1-11.
Scopus47 WoS232020 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. K. (2020). Time-dependent solution for non-circular tunnels considering the elasto-viscoplastic rockmass. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 133, 16 pages.
Scopus26 WoS112020 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Taheri, A. (2020). Strain burst vulnerability criterion based on energy-release rate. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 237, 107232-1-107232-17.
Scopus19 WoS92020 Zhu, C., He, M., Karakus, M., Cui, X., & Tao, Z. (2020). Investigating Toppling Failure Mechanism of Anti-dip Layered Slope due to Excavation by Physical Modelling. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53(11), 5029-5050.
Scopus205 WoS1482020 Wang, L., Kong, H., & Karakus, M. (2020). Hazard assessment of groundwater inrush in crushed rock mass: an experimental investigation of mass-loss-induced change of fluid flow behavior. Engineering Geology, 277, 105812-1-105812-12.
Scopus34 WoS202020 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. K. (2020). Isotropic damage constitutive model for time-dependent behaviour of tunnels in squeezing ground. Computers and Geotechnics, 127, 18 pages.
Scopus62 WoS262020 Sainoki, A., Maina, D., Schwartzkopff, A. K., Obara, Y., & Karakus, M. (2020). Impact of the intermediate stress component in a plastic potential function on rock mass stability around a sequentially excavated large underground cavity. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 127, 104223-1-104223-14.
Scopus9 WoS52020 Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Taheri, A., Ribeiro e Sousa, L., & Karakus, M. (2020). Rockburst assessment in deep geotechnical conditions using true-triaxial tests and data-driven approaches. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 128, 19 pages.
Scopus72 WoS472020 Zhao, Y., Taheri, A., Karakus, M., Chen, Z., & Deng, A. (2020). Effects of water content, water type and temperature on the rheological behaviour of slag-cement and fly ash-cement paste backfill. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 30(3), 271-278.
Scopus134 WoS762020 Zhou, C., Karakus, M., Xu, C., & Shen, J. (2020). A new damage model accounting the effect of joint orientation for the jointed rock mass. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 13(295), 13 pages.
Scopus20 WoS132020 Yardimci, A. G., & Karakus, M. (2020). A new protective destressing technique in underground hard coal mining. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 130, 104327-1-104327-14.
Scopus43 WoS252020 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. K. (2020). Creep constitutive model considering the overstress theory with an associative viscoplastic flow rule. Computers and Geotechnics, 124, 19 pages.
Scopus56 WoS322020 Huang, H., Shen, J., Chen, Q., & Karakus, M. (2020). Estimation of REV for fractured rock masses based on Geological Strength Index. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 126, 1-9.
Scopus25 WoS112019 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. (2019). Proposed solution for the ground reaction of non-circular tunnels in an elastic-perfectly plastic rock mass. Computers and Geotechnics, 119, 15 pages.
Scopus43 WoS272019 Sun, Y., Zuo, J., Karakus, M., & Wen, J. (2019). A Novel Method for Predicting Movement and Damage of Overburden Caused by Shallow Coal Mining. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53(4), 1545-1563.
Scopus43 WoS252019 Zhou, C., Xu, C., Karakus, M., & Shen, J. (2019). A particle mechanics approach for the dynamic strength model of the jointed rock mass considering the joint orientation. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 43(18), 2797-2815.
Scopus35 WoS222019 Zhao, Y., Taheri, A., Soltani, A., Karakus, M., & Deng, A. (2019). Strength Development and Strain Localization Behavior of Cemented Paste Backfills Using Portland Cement and Fly Ash.. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 12(20), 21 pages.
Scopus32 WoS24 Europe PMC32019 Kodama, J. I., Mitsui, Y., Hara, S., Fukuda, D., Fujii, Y., Sainoki, A., & Karakus, M. (2019). Time-dependence of mechanical behavior of Shikotsu welded tuff at sub-zero temperatures. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 168, 12 pages.
Scopus13 WoS102019 Liu, G., Karakus, M., & Mu, Z. (2019). Propagation and attenuation characteristics of rockburst-induced shock waves in coal-rock medium. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 12(4), 14 pages.
Scopus18 WoS112019 Sun, Y., Zuo, J., Karakus, M., & Wang, J. (2019). Investigation of movement and damage of integral overburden during shallow coal seam mining. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 117, 63-75.
Scopus102 WoS622019 Salmi, E. F., Karakus, M., & Majidreza, N. (2019). Assessing the effects of rock mass gradual deterioration on the long-term stability of abandoned mine workings and the mechanisms of post-mining subsidence – a case study of castle fields mine. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 88, 169-185.
Scopus36 WoS272019 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Goodchild, D. (2019). An experimental and theoretical stress-strain-damage correlation procedure for constitutive modelling of granite. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 116, 1-12.
Scopus41 WoS312019 Wang, C., Wang, L., & Karakus, M. (2019). A new spectral analysis method for determining the joint roughness coefficient of rock joints. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 113, 72-82.
Scopus54 WoS352019 Zhao, Y., Soltani, A., Taheri, A., Karakus, M., & Deng, A. (2019). Application of slag–cement and fly ash for strength development in cemented paste backfills. Minerals, 9(1), 22-1-22-19.
Scopus84 WoS602018 Zhou, C., Xu, C., Karakus, M., & Shen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to the calibration of micro-parameters for the flat-jointed bonded particle model. Geomechanics and Engineering, 16(5), 471-482.
Scopus32 WoS202018 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Goodchild, D. (2018). Experimental study on the damage evolution of brittle rock under triaxial confinement with full circumferential strain control. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51(11), 3321-3341.
Scopus88 WoS642018 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Akdag, S., Nguyen, G. D., & Goodchild, D. (2018). Influence of deviatoric stress on rockburst occurrence: an experimental study. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 28(5), 763-766.
Scopus38 WoS242018 Xu, X., Karakus, M., Gao, F., & Zhang, Z. (2018). Thermal damage constitutive model for rock considering damage threshold and residual strength. Journal of Central South University, 25(10), 2523-2536.
Scopus79 WoS482018 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Taheri, A., Nguyen, G., & Manchao, H. (2018). Effects of thermal damage on strain burst mechanism for brittle rocks under true-triaxial loading conditions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51(6), 1657-1682.
Scopus164 WoS812018 Xu, X., & Karakus, M. (2018). A coupled thermo-mechanical damage model for granite. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 103, 195-204.
Scopus159 WoS1002018 Liu, G., Mu, Z., & Karakus, M. (2018). Coal burst induced by rock wedge parting slip: a case study in Zhaolou coal mine. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 32(5), 297-311.
Scopus9 WoS32017 Salmi, E., Nazem, M., & Karakus, M. (2017). Numerical analysis of a large landslide induced by coal mining subsidence. Engineering Geology, 217, 141-152.
Scopus193 WoS1322017 Salmi, E., Nazem, M., & Karakus, M. (2017). The effect of rock mass gradual deterioration on the mechanism of post-mining subsidence over shallow abandoned coal mines. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 91, 59-71.
Scopus124 WoS892017 Zhang, G., Karakus, M., Tang, H., Ge, Y., & Jiang, Q. (2017). Estimation of Joint Roughness Coefficient from Three-Dimensional Discontinuity Surface. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 50(9), 2535-2546.
Scopus32 WoS182017 Karakus, M., Zhukovskiy, S., & Goodchild, D. (2017). Investigating the Influence of Underground Ore Productions on the Overall Stability of an Existing Open Pit. Procedia Engineering, 191, 600-608.
Scopus7 WoS42017 Perez, S., Karakus, M., & Pellet, F. (2017). Development of a Tool Condition Monitoring System for Impregnated Diamond Bits in Rock Drilling Applications. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 50(5), 1289-1301.
Scopus20 WoS102017 Sener, S., & Karakus, M. (2017). Investigating water quality and arsenic contamination in drinking water resources in the Tavsanli District (Kutahya, Western Turkey). ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES, 76(21), 17 pages.
Scopus11 WoS72017 Karakus, M., & Karakus, F. (2017). The use of infrared thermography for welfare assessment during the application of ear tags to lambs. ARCHIVES ANIMAL BREEDING, 60(3), 297-302.
WoS32017 Sener, S., & Karakus, M. (2017). Hydrogeological and water chemistry investigation of Tavsanli (Kutahya) plain. PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES-PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI MUHENDISLIK BILIMLERI DERGISI, 23(3), 312-321.
WoS12016 Senol, H., Bayrak, C., Menzek, A., Sahin, E., & Karakus, M. (2016). Cycloaddition reaction of spiro[2.4]hepta-4,6-dien-1-ylmethanol and PTAD: a new rearrangement. TETRAHEDRON, 72(20), 2587-2592.
WoS92016 Ghobadi, M., Taleb Beydokhti, A., Nikudel, M., Asiabanha, A., & Karakus, M. (2016). The effect of freeze–thaw process on the physical and mechanical properties of tuff. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(9), 1-15.
Scopus47 WoS282016 Karakus, M., Liu, Y., Zhang, G., & Tang, H. (2016). A new shear strength model incorporating influence of infill materials for rock joints. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 2(3), 183-193.
Scopus32 WoS222016 Tong, J., Karakus, M., Wang, M., Dong, C., & Tang, X. (2016). Shear strength characteristics of shotcrete–rock interface for a tunnel driven in high rock temperature environment. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 2(4), 331-341.
Scopus37 WoS222016 Jian C. Lim., Karakus, M., & Ozbakkaloglu, T. (2016). Evaluation of ultimate conditions of FRP-confined concrete columns using genetic programming. Computers and Structures, 162, 28-37.
Scopus89 WoS702015 Perez, S., Karakus, M., & Sepulveda, E. (2015). A preliminary study on the role of acoustic emission on inferring Cerchar abrasivity index of rocks using artificial neural network. Wear, 344-345, 1-8.
Scopus13 WoS112015 Momeni, A., Karakus, M., Khanlari, G., & Heidari, M. (2015). Effects of cyclic loading on the mechanical properties of a granite. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 77, 89-96.
Scopus226 WoS1472015 Guangcheng, Z., Huiming, T., Xin, X., Karakus, M., & Jiangpeng, W. (2015). Theoretical study of rockfall impacts based on logistic curves. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 78, 133-143.
Scopus36 WoS252015 Karakus, F., Demir, A. O., Akkol, S., Duzgun, A., & Karakus, M. (2015). Performance of electronic and visual ear tags in lambs under extensive conditions in Turkey. ARCHIV FUR TIERZUCHT-ARCHIVES OF ANIMAL BREEDING, 58(2), 6 pages.
WoS32015 Karakus, F., Duzgun, A., Karakus, M., & Aslan, L. (2015). CAN INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY BE USED TO PREDICT EAR TAGS INFECTIONS IN LAMBS?. SCIENTIFIC PAPERS-SERIES D-ANIMAL SCIENCE, 58, 205-208.
WoS52014 Zhang, G., Karakus, M., Tang, H., Ge, Y., & Zhang, L. (2014). A new method estimating the 2D Joint Roughness Coefficient for discontinuity surfaces in rock masses. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 72, 191-198.
Scopus148 WoS952014 Khanlari, G., Momeni, A., & Karakus, M. (2014). Assessment of Fatigue Behavior of Alvand Monzogranite. Journal of Engineering Geology, 8(1), 2003-2020. 2014 Shen, J., & Karakus, M. (2014). Three-dimensional numerical analysis for rock slope stability using shear strength reduction method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(2), 164-172.
Scopus137 WoS1102014 Shen, J., & Karakus, M. (2014). Simplified method for estimating the Hoek-Brown constant for intact rocks. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 140(6), 04014025-1-04014025-8.
Scopus57 WoS392014 Karakus, M., & Perez Ospina, S. (2014). Acoustic emission analysis for rock-bit interactions in impregnated diamond core drilling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 68, 36-43.
Scopus52 WoS342014 Shen, J., Jimenez, R., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2014). A simplified failure criterion for intact rocks based on rock type and uniaxial compressive strength. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 47(2), 357-369.
Scopus64 WoS452013 Shen, J., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2013). Chart-based slope stability assessment using the Generalized Hoek-Brown criterion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 64, 210-219.
Scopus87 WoS682013 Holland, A., Iles, M., & Karakus, M. (2013). Metaheuristic analysis of current open cut blasting fragmentation prediction models. Research Projects Review, 2(1), 37-44. 2012 Shen, J., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2012). Direct expressions for linearization of shear strength envelopes given by the Generalized Hoek-Brown criterion using genetic programming. Computers and Geotechnics, 44, 139-146.
Scopus41 WoS372012 Shen, J., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2012). A comparative study for empirical equations in estimating deformation modulus of rock masses. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 32, 245-250.
Scopus58 WoS362012 Shen, J., Priest, S., & Karakus, M. (2012). Determination of Mohr-Coulomb shear strength parameters from generalized Hoek-Brown criterion for slope stability analysis. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45(1), 123-129.
Scopus91 WoS652011 Karakus, M. (2011). Function identification for the intrinsic strength and elastic properties of granitic rocks via genetic programming (GP). Computers & Geosciences, 37(9), 1318-1323.
Scopus46 WoS372011 Kaya, A. A., Sengul, M. E., Menzek, A., Kayaardi, I., Karakus, M., & Sahin, E. (2011). Aromatisation in adducts of α-terpinene: Influence of hindered internal rotations. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH, 35(9), 540-544.
WoS42007 Karakus, M., Ozsan, A., & Basarir, H. (2007). Finite element analysis for the twin metro tunnel constructed in Ankara Clay, Turkey. Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment, 66(1), 71-79.
Scopus77 WoS642007 Karakus, M. (2007). Appraising the methods accounting for 3D tunnelling effects in 2D plane strain FE analysis. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 22(1), 47-56.
Scopus92 WoS642006 Karakus, M., & Tutmez, B. (2006). Fuzzy and Multiple Regression Modelling for Evaluation of Intact Rock Strength Based on Point Load, Schmidt Hammer and Sonic Velocity. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 39(1), 45-57.
Scopus124 WoS992005 Karakus, M., Kumral, M., & Kilic, O. (2005). Predicting elastic properties of intact rocks from index tests using multiple regression modelling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 42(2), 323-330.
Scopus116 WoS922005 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2005). Back analysis for tunnelling induced ground movements and stress redistribution. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 20(6), 514-524.
Scopus75 WoS432005 Basarir, H., Ozsan, A., & Karakus, M. (2005). Analysis of support requirements for a shallow diversion tunnel at Guledar dam site, Turkey. Engineering Geology, 81(2), 131-145.
Scopus46 WoS332003 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2003). Effects of different tunnel face advance excavation on the settlement by FEM. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 18(5), 513-523.
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Books
Year Citation 2022 El-Askary, H., Erguler, Z. A., Karakus, M., & Chaminé, H. I. (2022). Preface. 2018 Kallel, A., Erguler, Z. A., Cui, Z. D., Karrech, A., Karakus, M., Kulatilake, P., & Shukla, S. K. (2018). Preface. 2018 Kallel, A., Erguler, Z. A., Cui, Z. -D., Karrech, A., Karakus, M., Kulatilake, P., & Shukla, S. K. (Eds.) (2018). Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards Proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018. Springer. 2012 Karakus, M. (2012). Numerical modelling for NATM in soft ground. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. -
Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Huang, Z., Ali, Z., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Bui, H., & Tran, T. (2024). Effects of Printing Patterns on Tensile Strength of 3D-Printed Cement Mortar. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 482 LNCE, pp. 344-351). Springer Nature Singapore.
DOI2022 Kabwe, E., & Karakus, M. (2022). Estimation of Long-Term Longitudinal Deformation Profile for a Tunnel in Squeezing Ground. In Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation (pp. 195-200). Springer International Publishing.
DOI2017 Karakus, M., Thurlow, W., Ingerson, A., Genockey, M., & Jones, J. (2017). A new acoustic energy- based method to estimate pre-loads on cored rocks. In C. Ceryan (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Trends and Digital Advances in Engineering Geology (pp. 281-325). Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global.
DOI Scopus12014 Karakus, M. (2014). Quantifying the discrepancy in preloads estimated by acoustic emission and deformation rate analysis. In Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses (pp. 89-94).
Scopus22014 Karakus, M., Baillie, T. S., Cannon, O. R., Forsyth, B. F. H., & Snell, T. J. (2014). Developing early age strength in Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete (FRS): Effects of accelerator types and rate of dosages. In Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses (pp. 1021-1026). 2012 Faint, L., Ljubicic, L., Thomson, S., Veale, J., Xu, C., Karakus, M., & Melkoumian, N. (2012). Probabilistic stability assessment of rock excavations. In P. Hagan (Ed.), Research Projects Review 2011 (1 ed., pp. 17-22). Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 2012 Boffo, J., Pocock, A., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2012). Acoustic emission monitoring of impregnated diamond drilling for deep exploration. In P. Hagan (Ed.), Research Projects Review 2011 (1 ed., pp. 1-10). Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Wang, L., Huang, Z., Nguyen, G., & Karakus, M. (2024). Improvement of interlayer bond strength of 3D printed concrete through interlocking. In Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2024 (ASEC 2024): Structural Engineering for a Sustainable Future. Melbourne: Engineers Australia. 2024 Yudho Pratomo, F., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Bui, H. H. (2024). Lateral strain-controlled AUSBIT for Brazilian tests: Insights from AE and DIC. In Proceedings of the ISRM European Rock Mechanics Symposium (EUROCK, 2024) as published in New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (pp. 93-98). Alicante, Spain: CRC Press.
DOI2024 Nguyen, G. D., Le, L. A., Bui, H. H., & Karakus, M. (2024). Determining intrinsic properties of geomaterials at meso scale. In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering - Proceedings of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium, EUROCK 2024 (pp. 1327-1333). Online: CRC Press/Balkema.
DOI2023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Quantifying the discrepancies in measuring applied stresses using Tangent Modulus Method (TMM). In Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 60-65). Hybrid, Adelaide, Australia: Elsevier BV.
DOI2023 Nguyen, N. T., Phan, D. G., Bennett, T., Bui, H. H., Nguyen, G. D., & Karakus, M. (2023). Modelling localised failure in porous reservoir rocks using a continuum model with an embedded localisation band. In Procedia Structural Integrity Vol. 45 (pp. 52-59). Adelaide, SA, Aust: Elsevier BV.
DOI Scopus42023 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 All Days. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: ARMA.
DOI2023 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2023). Evaluation of non-destructive stress measurement methods for investigating stress memory in rocks. In Proceedings of the57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Atlanta, Georgia, USA: ARMA.
DOI2023 Yang, W., Huang, Z., Verma, R., Nguyen, G. D., Tung, T. T., & Karakus, M. (2023). Effect of layer orientation on behaviour of 3D-printed rock specimens in indirect tensile testing. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012084). Online: IOP Publishing.
DOI Scopus12023 Doan, L. T. A., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., Smith, S., Chester, C., & Hawker, R. (2023). Estimating the Hydraulic Conductivity of jointed rock mass using Genetic Programming. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012001). Online: IOP Publishing.
DOI Scopus32023 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.
DOI Scopus32022 Zhao, Y. Y. Z., Taheri, A. A. T., Guo, L. L. G., Karakus, M. M. K., & Deng, A. A. D. (2022). Effect of saturation condition on the mechanical performance of mine backfill material. In 56th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. 9 pages). Online: American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). 2022 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Taheri, A. (2022). EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND CONFINING PRESSURE ON ENERGY EVOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ROCK BURST MECHANISM IN BRITTLE ROCKS. In Proceedings of the 27th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, IMCET 2022 (pp. 298-304). Online: Baski. 2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2022). Application of the Full-Field Strain Measurement to Study the Kaiser Effect in Granite Under Indirect Tensile Loading. In All Days. Online: ARMA.
DOI Scopus32022 Ali, Z., & Karakus, M. (2022). Experimental investigation of hydraulic fracturing in granite under hydrostatic stress conditions. In Caving 2022: Fifth International Conference on Block and Sublevel Caving (pp. 1241-1252). Virtual: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth.
DOI2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2022). The stress memory in rocks: insight from the deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE). In EGU General Assembly 2022. Vienna, Austria.
DOI2021 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Amrouch, K. (2021). Understanding the Kaiser effect in concrete using deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE). In ACAM10: 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (pp. 13 pages). Australia: Engineers Australia.
Scopus22021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., & Karakus, M. (2021). Effect of Specimen Size on Localization using Digital Image Correlation. In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 397-405). Singapore: Springer.
DOI Scopus22021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2021). AUSBIT: A novel approach to capturing snapback in indirect tensile testing. In 55th U.S. Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2021 Vol. 2.
Scopus42021 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2021). Control Concrete Disc Cracking under Diametric Compression using AUSBIT - Adelaide University SnapBack Indirect Tensile test. In 10th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2021, ACAM 2021 (pp. 261-267). Virtual, Online: Engineers Australia. 2019 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. (2019). Numerical implementation of a time-based fractal derivative constitutive model for squeezing ground. In Eurasian Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering. Istanbul, Turkey. 2019 Akdag, S., Bruning, T., Karakus, M., & Nguyen, G. (2019). How can accumulated damage lead to a violent rock failure? An innovative experimental study for rockburst. In Proceedings of the 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. 1-6). New York City, New York, USA: American Rock Mechanics Association. 2019 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Goodchild, D. (2019). A systematic approach to correlate experimental stress and damage measures for hard rock. In Proceedings of the 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. 1-7). New York City, New York, USA: American Rock Mechanics Association. 2019 Verma, R. K., Fallah Pour, A., Dawidowski, P., Nguyen, G. D., Bui, H. H., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2019). Analysing localisation behaviour of Hawkesbury sandstone using Digital Image Correlation technique. In 13th International Conference on the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (ICM13) (pp. 18-8). online: ICM. 2019 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. (2019). Intermediate Principal Stress Influence on Tunnel Convergence Considering the Stress Lode Parameter. In The Second Zambian National Conference on Geology, Mining, Metallurgy and Groundwater Resources. Kitwe, Zambia. 2019 Kabwe, E., & Karakus, M. (2019). Estimation of a Tunnel’s Long-Term Longitudinal Displacement Profile in Squeezing Ground. In Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation. Sousse, Tunisia. 2018 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., Chanda, E., & Verma, R. (2018). Appropriate Support System Analysis for a Non-circular Tunnel Based on an Integration of Techniques. In 33rd Annual FLSME Regional Mining Conference. Lakeland, Florida. 2018 Kabwe, E., Karakus, M., & Chanda, E. (2018). Assessment of Analytical Solutions for Time-Dependent behavior of Unlined Tunnels. In Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Underground Excavation (pp. 1-9). Turkey: Turkish Tunneling Society. 2018 Karakus, M., Kabwe, E., Chanda, E., & Akdag, S. (2018). Investigating the Tunnel Closure using Convergence Confinement Method and 2D Plane Strain Finite Difference Analysis.. In Proceedings of The fourth Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference.. Victoria: Australian Mining and Metallurgy. 2018 Karakus, M., Akdag, S., Randhawa, L. S., Zhao, Y., & Cao, Z. (2018). State-of-the-art damage assessment methods for brittle rock using digital image correlation and infrared thermography. In V. Litvinenko (Ed.), EUROCK 2018: Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses. Proceedings of the 2018 European Rock Mechanics Symposium: vol. 1 Vol. 1 (pp. 525-532). London: CRC Press. 2018 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Taheri, A., Nguyen, G., & He, M. (2018). Effect of thermal damage on strain burst mechanism of brittle rock using acoustic emission. In V. Litvinenko (Ed.), EUROCK 2018: Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses. Proceedings of the 2018 European Rock Mechanics Symposium: vol. 1 Vol. 1 (pp. 581-585). London: Springer. 2018 Rupesh, K. V., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Taheri, A., & Bui, H. H. (2018). Numerical Analysis of Fracture Propagation in Brazilian Disc Test. In R. Das, & B. Rolfe (Eds.), 3rd Australian Conference on Computational Mechanics. Geelong, Australia. 2017 Karakus, M., & Zhukovskiy, S. (2017). Investigating the influence of underground ore production on the overall stability of an existing open pit. In Proceedings of European Rock Mechanics Symposium. Ostrava. 2017 Akdag, S., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Taheri, A. (2017). Influence of specimen dimensions on bursting behaviour of rocks under true triaxial loading condition. In J. Wesseloo (Ed.), Deep Mining 2017: Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining (pp. 447-458). online: Australian Centre for Geomechanics. 2016 Bruning, T., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G., & Goodchild, D. (2016). Development of a unified yield-failure criterion for the modelling of hard rocks. In International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources. Melbourne. 2016 Perez, S., Karakus, M., & Pellet, F. (2016). A study on the wear process of impregnated diamond bits via acoustic emission. In Proceedings of the 2016 ISRM International Symposium (EUROCK 2016), as published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future Vol. 1 (pp. 341-344). London: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).
DOI2016 Nguyen, C., Nguyen, G., Bui, H., Karakus, M., & Taheri, A. (2016). The smoothed particle hydrodynamics in modelling rock fracture and caving. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016) (pp. 55-62). Melbourne, Australia: IC3G Conference. 2015 Perez, S., & Karakus, M. (2015). The influence of mineral contents of granitic rocks on the acoustic emission during single contact abrasivity test. In ISRM Congress 2015 Proceedings Vol. 2015- MAY (pp. 1-4). Online: ISRM.
Scopus22015 Perez, S., & Karakus, M. (2015). An artificial neural network approach for the prediction of abrasivity of hard rocks using acoustic emission. In W. Schubert (Ed.), Proceedings of EUROCK2015: Future Development of Rock Mechanics (pp. 1-6). Online: International Society for Rock Mechanics.
Scopus32015 Karakus, M., Ebong, U., Liu, C., & Zhou, H. (2015). Three-Dimensional finite element analysis of rock fatigue damage under dynamic loading. In W. Schubert (Ed.), EUROCK 2015: Future Development of Rock Mechanics (pp. 577-582). Online: International Society for Rock Mechanics.
Scopus22015 Karakus, M., Perez, S., & Goodchild, D. (2015). In-situ stress measurements from oriented sub-cores using kaiser effect. In Proceedings of the 24th International Mining Congress of Turkey, IMCET 2015 (pp. 524-529). Online: TMMOB Maden Muhendisleri Odasi.
Scopus62015 Karakus, M., Perez, S., & Goodchild, D. (2015). In-situ stress measurements from oriented sub-cores using acoustic emission and deformation rate analysis. In M. Kilic, O. Onel, H. Basarir, M. Karadeniz, & E. Bilgic (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 24TH INTERNATIONAL MINING CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION OF TURKEY (pp. 1-6). Turkey: The Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey. 2014 Chanda, E., Karakus, M., Light, L., Cook, B., & Harris, A. (2014). Optimization of the paste fill cycle at Angas Zinc Mine, Strathalbyn, South Australia
The 12th AusIMM Underground Operators’ Conference, Adelaide, Australia.. In The 12th AusIMM Underground Operators’ Conference. Adelaide, Australia.2014 Karakus, M., Baillie, T. S., Cannon, O. R., Forsyth, B. F. H., & Snell, T. J. (2014). Developing early age strength in Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete (FRS): Effects of accelerator types and rate of dosages. In R. Alejano, A. Perucho, C. Olalla, & R. Jimenez (Eds.), Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses - Proceedings of EUROCK 2014, ISRM European Regional Symposium (pp. 1021-1026). Vigo, SPAIN: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP.
Scopus12014 Karakus, M. (2014). Quantifying the discrepancy in preloads estimated by acoustic emission and deformation rate analysis. In R. Alejano, A. Perucho, C. Olalla, & R. Jimenez (Eds.), Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses - Proceedings of EUROCK 2014, ISRM European Regional Symposium (pp. 89-94). Vigo, SPAIN: CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP.
DOI Scopus52014 Karakus, M., Li, Z., Cai, W., & Ta, N. B. D. (2014). OMTiR: Open Market for Trading Idle Cloud Resources. In 2014 IEEE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (CLOUDCOM) (pp. 719-722). Singapore, SINGAPORE: IEEE.
DOI WoS42014 Uludag, S., Karakus, M., & Guier, E. (2014). Low-complexity 3D Target Tracking in Wireless Aerial Sensor Networks. In A. Jamalipour, & D. J. Deng (Eds.), 2014 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC) (pp. 373-378). Sydney, AUSTRALIA: IEEE.
WoS72013 Karakus, M., May, T., & Ollerenshaw, D. (2013). Acoustic emission (AE) signatures of rock cutting response of an impregnated diamond drill bit. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2013 Vol. 3 LNECS (pp. 2068-2074). Online: International Association of Engineers.
Scopus4 WoS12012 Shen, J., Karakus, M., & Xu, C. (2012). Equivalent Hoek-Brown shear strength for slope stability analysis in highly fractured rock mass. In Proceedings of the 2012 ISRM International Symposium, Eurock 2012 (pp. 1-11). online: ISRM. 2012 Melkoumian, N., Xu, C., Karakus, M., Cox, P., I'Anson, R., Stojakovich, J., & Ciancio, O. (2012). Feasibility study of a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste (HLW) in Central Australia. In Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Mineral Production, SWEMP 2012 (pp. 203-212). CD: MPES-CAMI-SWEMP. 2011 Xu, C., Karakus, M., Melkoumian, N., Wang, C., Sui, Q., Wang, J., . . . Goodchild, D. (2011). Probabilistic slope stability assessment of fresh bulldog shale in prominent hill open pit. In Proceedings of the 35th APCOM Symposium 2011 (pp. 643-649). CD ROM: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Scopus12011 Karakus, M., & Tutmez, B. (2011). Assessing deformability of siltstone under compressive loading by ultrasonic wave propagation. In Conference proceedings of the 35th APCOM Symposium 2011 (pp. 625-633). CD ROM: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Scopus12009 Karakus, M., Tutmez, B., & Kaleci, D. (2009). Ultrasonic evaluation of igneous and metamorphic rocks under compressive loading. In Proceedings of IMTEC 2009 (pp. 1-8). Turkey: The Chamber of Mining Engineers of Turkey.
Scopus12008 Karakus, M. (2008). Genetic Programming (GP) in Rock Mechanics. In I. Yilmaz (Ed.), Symposium on Soft Computing Techniques in Earth Sciences. Sivas, Turkey. 2008 Karakus, M., Tutmez, B., & Kaleci, D. (2008). Symbolic Regression Analysis for the Relationship Between Static and Dynamic Elasticity Moduli of Some Intact Rocks via Genetic Programming. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9 TH REGIONAL ROCK MECHANICS SYMPOSIUM. Izmir, Turkey. 2006 Karakus, M., & Tutmez, B. (2006). A fuzzy model to predict elasticity modulus of some intact rocks. In Proceedings of the VIIIth Regional Rock Mechanics Symposium (pp. 93-98). Istanbul, Turkey. 2006 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2006). 2-D and 3-D finite element analyses for the settlement due to soft ground tunnelling. In ITA-AITES 2006 World Tunnel Congress and 32nd ITA General Assembly: Proceedings Safety in the underground space Vol. 21 (pp. 392). Online: Elsevier.
DOI Scopus232006 Ozsan, A., & Karakus, M. (2006). Site investigations and convergence measurements for a twin metro tunnel driven in Ankara clay, Turkey. In International Association for Engineering Geology Congress Proceedings 2006 (pp. 6 pages). Online: The Geological Society of London. 2004 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2004). An insight into the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM). In The 7th Regional Rock Mechanics Symposium, Sivas, 21-22 October 2004 Proceedings (pp. 14 pages). Online: ROCKMEC. 2002 Depci, T., Karakus, M., & Onal, A. (2002). Index properties of alluvial soils in Malatya Plain. In Proceedings of the 6. Regional Rock mechanics Symposium (pp. 217-222). Konya, Turkey. 2002 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. J. (2002). Effects of lining thickness on settlement, lining moment and hoop stress for a tunnel driven in soft ground, , Konya, pp. 299-304.. In Proceedings of the 6th Regional Rock Mechanics Symposium (pp. 299-304). Konya, Turkey. 2001 Karakus, M. (2001). Predicting horizontal movement for a tunnel by empirical and FE methods. In E. Unal, B. Unver, & E. Tercan (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL MINING CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION OF TURKEY (pp. 697-703). ANKARA, TURKEY: KOZAN OFSET MALBAACILIK SAN VETIC LTD STI. 2000 Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2000). Fem analysis for the effects of the NATM construction technique on settlement above shallow soft ground tunnels. In M. ERVIN (Ed.), GeoEng2000 (pp. 1-6). Melbourne, Australia. 2000 Crites, M. D., Karakus, M., Schlesinger, M. E., Somerville, M. A., & Sun, S. Y. (2000). Interaction of chrome-free refractories with copper smelting and converting slags. In CANADIAN METALLURGICAL QUARTERLY Vol. 39 (pp. 129-133). QUEBEC, CANADA: METALLURGICAL SOC-C I M.
WoS91999 Smith, J. D., Karakus, M., Peaslee, K. D., & Trueba, L. (1999). Study of continuous casting nozzle clogging using cathodoluminescence microscopty. In C. Allaire, & M. Rigaud (Eds.), ADVANCES IN REFRACTORIES FOR THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES III (pp. 187-200). QUEBEC CITY, CANADA: CANADIAN INST MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM.
WoS11999 Crites, M. D., Karakus, M., Schlesinger, M. E., Somerville, M. A., & Sun, S. Y. (1999). Interaction of chrome-free refractories with copper smelting and converting slags. In C. Allaire, & M. Rigaud (Eds.), ADVANCES IN REFRACTORIES FOR THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES III (pp. 203-213). QUEBEC CITY, CANADA: CANADIAN INST MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM. 1995 Sarikaya, M., Karakus, M., & Kumral, M. (1995). The Washability Characteristics of Malatya (Arguvan-Çobandere) Lignite. In Mineral Processing: Recent Advances and Future Trends (pp. 657-662). Kanpur, India. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2023 Orandi, S., Ciobanu, C., Wade, B., Karakus, M., & Orandi, S. (2023). Fabrics and Alteration of Donington Granite from the Carrapateena Mine, South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 27th Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM27), Perth, WA.. Perth. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2015 Karakus, M., Xu, C., Mitra, R., & Kawamura, Y. (2015). Source analysis of fractures in anisotropic rocks using moment tensor inversion. 2013 Karakus, M., Chaoshui, X., & Perez, S. (2013). Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Impregnated Diamond Drilling for Deep Exploration. -
Patents
Year Citation 2019 Verma, R. K., Nguyen, G. D., Karakus, M., Golding, S., & Taheri, A. (2019). 2019101006, Snap-Back Indirect Tensile Test. Australia.
SELECTED FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (Over $10 Million; Lead Chief Investigator of $5.2 Million)
| Year | Funding Body | Project Title | Value, A$ |
| 2023 | ARC-DP | A multi-scale theory for solid-granular transition in deep mining | 493,390 |
| 2022 | ARC-LP | Multi-phase modelling of mudrush hazard in mining | 1,303,402 |
| 2022 | ARC-ITTC | Innovative Composites for the Future of Sustainable Mining | 4,969,602 |
| 2021 | OZ Minerals | Grouting of fractured fault zones in underground mining | 175,000 |
| 2020 | ARC-LP | Machine Learning Driven flow modelling of fractured rocks | 516,000 |
| 2020 | ACARP | In-situ stress measurement | 240,000 |
| 2020 | ACARP | Rock burst and De-stress design in deep mines | 330,000 |
| 2019 | OZ Minerals | Cave Mining Centre at Adelaide Uni | 640,000 |
| 2019 | OZ Minerals | Various Masters and Honours Projects in Geotechnical Eng. | 40,000 |
| 2019 | OZ Minerals | Hollow Cylinder Rock Burst Study | 90,000 |
| 2018 | ACARP | Rock burst management in deep underground excavations | 370,000 |
| 2016 | MEA | Optimisation of cemented paste backfill | 92,000 |
| 2015 | DVCR Grant | New exp. facility for temperature, defect and stress imaging | 49,000 |
| 2016 | ARC-LP | A new damage model for rock burst | 244,000 |
| 2014 | ARC-LIEF | Three-dimensionally compressed and monitored Hopkinson bar | 560,000 |
| 2014 | OZ Minerals | Mitigating rock bursts during deep mining | 80,000 |
| 2014 | Faculty of ECMS | Advanced numerical modelling of deep mines | 36,000 |
| 2014 | MEA | Fractures in anisotropic rocks using moment tensor inversion | 32,000 |
| 2011 | CRC | AE of the rock cutting response of impregnated diamond segment | 135,000 |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2025 Co-Supervisor Mineral carbonation of mine tailings for carbon sequestration and potential utilization Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammad Rezaee 2024 Co-Supervisor Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Mud Rush occurring during Fragmentation Process in Cave Mining Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Vikas Matapher Prajapati 2024 Co-Supervisor Investigation of the micro-mechanism of gap-graded soils subjected to suffusion using a novel CFD-DEM approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hanfan Liu 2024 Co-Supervisor Hydrogen flow through faults and fractures and its implications for geo-hydrogen generation and storage Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sirous Hosseinzadeh 2024 Co-Supervisor Development of Numerical model based on Peridynamics theory to predict cracking / fracturing in brittle and ductile materials under extreme conditions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Muhammad Naveed Akram 2024 Co-Supervisor Theoretical, numerical and experimental investigation of failure of 3D printed cement-based materials (3DPC) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Longsheng Wang 2024 Principal Supervisor Advanced Simulation of Dynamic Rock Cutting for Next-Generation Excavation Tools Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Volkan Satar 2023 Co-Supervisor Failure of 3D-printed cement-based materials. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zili Huang 2023 Co-Supervisor Constitutive and numerical modeling of internal erosion in soils Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dharani Raj Subramaniam Viswanathan 2022 Principal Supervisor Experimental rock mechanics and rock mass characterisation for block caving mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fauzan Yudho Pratomo 2022 Co-Supervisor Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations of fracture and fragmentation in cave mining Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thanh Nhan Nguyen -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Experimental Investigation of Strength Improvement of Fractured Rocks by
Polyurethane Resin GroutingMaster of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Luong Tuan Anh Doan 2020 - 2024 Principal Supervisor In-situ Stress Measurement using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDTs) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zulfiqar Ali 2020 - 2025 Principal Supervisor INVESTIGATING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TO MANAGE CAVE BACK PROPAGATION Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Benjamin James Powlay 2018 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Prediction and Control of Rock Burst Phenomenon in Deep Underground Mining Based on Rock Behaviour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh 2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Numerical Modelling of the Time-Dependent Behaviour of Tunnels in Squeezing Ground Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Eugie Kabwe 2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Experimental investigation of damage evolution during strain burst in brittle rocks for deep mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Selahattin Akdag 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor A Combined Theoretical-Experimental-Numerical Approach to Characterization and Modelling of Rock Fracture and Rock Burst Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Rupesh Kumar Verma 2015 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Study on performance of Cement Paste Backfill (CPB) with different binder under various situation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yue Zhao 2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Damage Process in Hard Rock with Application to Rockburst Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Thomas Daniel Bruning 2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Theoretical and Numerical Modelling of the Anisotropic Behaviour of Jointed Rocks Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Changtai Zhou 2013 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Acoustic Analysis of Rock Cutting Process for Impregnated Diamond Drilling Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Santiago Perez Ospina 2010 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Relationship Between Input and Output: A Systematic Study of the Stability of Highly Fractured Rock Slopes Using the Hoek-Brown Strength Criterion Master of Engineering Science Master Part Time Mr Qian Qian 2009 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Analytical and Numerical Analyses for Rock Slope Stability using the Generalized Hoek-Brown Criterion Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jiayi Shen
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Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Board Member Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (JRMGE) The Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences China 2018 - ongoing Associate Editor Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria Germany 2017 - ongoing Editor-In-chief Arabian Journal of Geosciences Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria Austria 2016 - ongoing Associate Editor International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Elsevier B.V. Netherlands 2016 - ongoing Board Member International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Taylor & Francis Group United Kingdom 2012 - ongoing Board Member Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology Elsevier Netherlands
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