
Steve Xiang
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2023 Award ISRM Rock Bowl Competition Winner International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Austria - 2021 Award University Medal for Mining Engineering UNSW, Sydney Australia - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2025 UNSW Sydney Australia PhD 2020 UNSW Sydney Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Xiang, Z., Kang, W. H., 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(1), 20 pages.
2024 Wang, C., Cao, A., Xiang, Z., Wei, C., & Si, G. (2024). Numerical investigation of two typical outbursts in development headings: A case study in a Chinese coalfield. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17(5), 2682-2694.
Scopus22024 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(12), 11207-11222.
Scopus12024 Xiang, Z., Si, G., Oh, J., Canbulat, I., & Li, C. C. (2024). Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 180, 105824.
Scopus32024 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(7), 2375-2387.
Scopus52023 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, 12 pages.
Scopus92023 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, 16 pages.
Scopus202023 Xiang, Z., Yu, Z., Kang, W. H., 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, 11 pages.
Scopus102023 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(4), 3197-3214.
Scopus102022 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, 18 pages.
Scopus212022 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(5), 1021-1029.
Scopus142022 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(8), 4819-4838.
Scopus202022 Li, X., Si, G., Oh, J., Corbett, P., O'Sullivan, T., Xiang, Z., . . . 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, 21 pages.
Scopus232021 Xiang, Z., Si, G., Wang, Y., Belle, B., & Webb, D. (2021). Goaf gas drainage and its impact on coal oxidation behaviour: A conceptual model. International Journal of Coal Geology, 248, 22 pages.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 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. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 1124 (pp. 012123). Helsinki: IOP Publishing.
DOI2021 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. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 861 (pp. 022040). Beijing, China: IOP Publishing.
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