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.

My Research
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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

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

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2000	University of Leeds	United Kingdom	PhD
1991	Hacettepe University	Turkey	BEng

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2022	Leadership Principles	Harvard University	United States
2009	Certificate of Teaching at University	University of Adelaide	Australia

Journals

Year	Citation
2014	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. DOI Scopus52 WoS34
2014	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. DOI Scopus64 WoS45
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. DOI Scopus137 WoS110
2014	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. DOI Scopus57 WoS39
2014	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. DOI Scopus148 WoS95
2014	Khanlari, G., Momeni, A., & Karakus, M. (2014). Assessment of Fatigue Behavior of Alvand Monzogranite. Journal of Engineering Geology, 8(1), 2003-2020.
2013	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. DOI Scopus87 WoS68
2013	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. DOI Scopus41 WoS37
2012	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. DOI Scopus58 WoS36
2012	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. DOI Scopus91 WoS65
2011	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. DOI Scopus46 WoS37
2007	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. DOI Scopus77 WoS64
2007	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. DOI Scopus92 WoS64
2006	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. DOI Scopus125 WoS99
2005	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. DOI Scopus116 WoS92
2005	Karakus, M., & Fowell, R. (2005). Back analysis for tunnelling induced ground movements and stress redistribution. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 20(6), 514-524. DOI Scopus75 WoS43
2005	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. DOI Scopus46 WoS33
2003	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. DOI Scopus118 WoS80

Books

Year Citation

2012 Karakus, M. (2012). Numerical modelling for NATM in soft ground. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.

Year	Citation
2012	Karakus, M. (2012). Numerical modelling for NATM in soft ground. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
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
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. Scopus1
2014	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 Scopus5
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.
2013	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 WoS1
2012	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. Scopus1
2011	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. Scopus1
2009	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. Scopus1
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 Scopus23
2006	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.

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

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 Grouting	Master 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

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

Position: Associate Professor/Reader
Phone: 83136471
Email: murat.karakus@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134359
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering North, floor N1
Org Unit: Mining and Petroleum Engineering

Associate Professor Murat Karakus

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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