Zulfiqar Ali

Zulfiqar Ali

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I have more than six years of research experience in mining geomechanics. I work in the areas of ground control, in-situ stress measurement, and destressing techniques for rock burst management. Currently, my research focuses on stress memory in rocks and in-situ stress measurement from oriented cored rocks. My goal is to develop a cost-effective method for in-situ stress measurement that can be reliably applied to cored rocks in the laboratory.

Besides, I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to expand my knowledge and skills in the field. I am excited to be part of a dynamic and innovative team of researchers, and I am eager to contribute to the advancement of the field through my research, teaching, and experience in the field.

I am open to collaboration and networking with professionals and researchers in the field of mining, tunneling, and geotechnical engineering.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Adjunct Lecturer The University of Adelaide
    2020 - 2024 Teaching Assistant The University of Adelaide
    2016 - 2018 Lecturer/Instructor National University of Sciences and Technology
    2011 - 2012 Assistant Project Manager Frontier Works Organizaton
    2009 - 2010 Site Engineer Frontier Works Organizaton

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Hindi Can speak and understand spoken
    Persian Can read, speak and understand spoken
    Urdu Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 - 2024 The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy, PhD - Mining Engineering
    2018 - 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Masters of Engineering (Mining)
    2012 - 2016 National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan Bachelors of Civil Engineering (Honours)

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2020 Tunnel Design Course University of Warwick United Kingdom
    2020 Finite Element Methods for Tunneling University of Warwick United Kingdom
    2015 Project Management Basic Course National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan
    2014 Disaster Management Course National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan

  • Research Interests
    Geomechanics Mining Engineering Resources Geotechnical Engineering

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 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.
    DOI Scopus1
    2022 Ali, Z., Karakus, M., Nguyen, G. D., & Amrouch, K. (2022). The stress memory in rocks: insight from the deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE).
    DOI
    2022 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.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS3
    2020 Naveed, M. A., Ali, Z., Qadir, A., Latif, U. N., Hamid, S., & Sarwar, U. (2020). Geotechnical forensic investigation of a slope failure on silty clay soil-A case study. FRONTIERS OF STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, 14(2), 501-517.
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    2020 Saleh Asheghabadi, M., & Ali, Z. (2020). Infinite element boundary conditions for dynamic models under seismic loading. Indian Journal of Physics, 94(6), 907-917.
    DOI WoS6

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2023 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.
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    2023 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.
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    2022 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.
    DOI
    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 Scopus3
    2022 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.
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    2021 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.
    Scopus2
    2019 Mousavi, M., Ali, Z., Asheghababdi, M., & Jiryaei, M. (2019). Determination of seismic bearing capacity factor using modified Pseudo-Dynamic Method. In 8th International Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (pp. 1-2). online: IIEES.

Mining Geomechanics

Mining Geotechnical Engineering

Mine Planning

Mining Systems

Strength of Materials

  • Mentoring
    Date Topic Location Name
    2020 - 2020 Mining Geomechanics University of Adelaide Nasanjargal Sonomochir

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2022 - ongoing Member European Geosciences Union Austria
    2020 - ongoing Member South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Australian Tunneling Society Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Australian Shotcrete Society Australia
    2016 - ongoing Member Pakistan Engineering Council Pakistan

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2022 - ongoing Quantifying the discrepancies in applied stresses measured using tangent modulus method APCFS/SIF 2022 The University of Adelaide Australia
    2022 - ongoing Experimental investigation of hydraulic fracturing in granite under hydrostatic stress conditions 5th International Conference on Sub level and Block Caving Australian Centre for Geomechanics Australia
    2022 - ongoing The stress memory in rocks: insight from the deformation rate analysis (DRA) and acoustic emission (AE) EGU General Assembly 2022 European Geosciences Union Austria
    2021 - ongoing Effect of loading rate and time delay on Tangent Modulus Method in coal and coal measured rocks 5th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering University of Warsaw Poland
    2021 - ongoing Understanding the Kaiser effect in concrete using deformation rate analysis and acoustic emission 10th Australasian Conference on Applied Mechanics The University of Adelaide Australia
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