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    Dr Hemant Kumar Singh

    Geology
    Assistant Professor
    Ph D 2018 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    M Tech 2013 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    M Sc 2011 University of Allahabad
    B Sc 2009 University of Allahabad

     

    June 2021 – Till Date Assistant Professor

    Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi, UP, India
    April 30, 2019 – April 29, 2021 Post-Doctoral Fellow

    Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
    July 06, 2018 – March 14, 2019 Post-Doctoral Fellow Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India  
    • Experimental Rock Mechanics
    • Engineering Geology
    • Geomechanics
    • Application of carving technique in reconstructing 3-D structural plane of rock discontinuity by
      integrating 3-D scanning and shear behavior of reconstructed discontinuities (Grant Number: 228720).
      Research Grant offered by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.
    • Role of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Schmidt Rebound Hammer in Evaluating the Weathering State of Anisotropic Rock Materials (P-2115)
    • CO2 Sequestration in Coal Seams and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery (ECBM)- (Co-PI)

    Published/Accepted

    1. Gang, H., Chunsheng, Z., Hui, Z., Chuanqing, Z., Gao, Y., Singh, H.K. A new predictive method for the shear strength of interlayer shear weakness zone at field scales. Engineering Geology (Elsevier), 295, 106449, 2021.
    2. Gang, H., Hui, Z., Jing, H., Chuanqing, Z., Singh, H.K., Yang, G. A comprehensive investigation on the shear properties of interlayer shear weakness zones. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80 (11), 8765–8787, 2021.
    3. Tu H, Zhou H, Gao Y, Lu J, Singh H.K., Zhang C, Hu D, Mingming H.  Probability analysis of deep tunnel based on Monte Carlo simulation: A case study of diversion tunnels at Jinping II hydropower station, southwestern China. International Journal of Geomechanics (ACSE), 21 (12), 2146 (DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0002146), 2021.  
    4. Tu H, Zhou H, Gao Y, Lu J, Singh H.K., Zhang C, Hu D, Mingming H.  Probability analysis of deep tunnel based on Monte Carlo simulation: A case study of diversion tunnels at Jinping II hydropower station, southwestern China. International Journal of Geomechanics (ACSE) (Accepted), 2021.
    5. Xia Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Shan Z, Liu N, Su G, Gao Y, Singh H.K. Study on model structure and mechanical anisotropy of columnar jointed rock mass based on three-dimensional printing method. International Journal of Geomechanics (ACSE), 20 (11) 4020208, 2020.
    6. Xia Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Hou J, Su J, Gao Y, Liu N, Singh H.K. Mechanical behavior of structurally reconstructed irregular columnar jointed rock mass using 3D printing. Engineering Geology (Elsevier), 268, 105509, 2020.  
    7.  Singh H.K. Basu A. Evaluation of existing criteria in estimating shear strength of natural rock discontinuities. Engineering Geology (Elsevier), 232, 171–181, 2018.
    8. Singh H.K., Basu A. A comparison between the shear behavior of 'real' natural rock discontinuities and their replicas. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Springer), 51(1), 329–340, 2018.
    9. Singh H.K., Basu A. Shear behaviors of ‘real’ natural un-matching joints of granite with equivalent joint roughness coefficients, Engineering Geology (Elsevier), 211, 120–134, 2016.
    10. Singh H.K., Basu A. Influence of surface roughness characteristics of unfilled rock joints on shear behaviors. Journal of Engineering Geology (Special Publication, Indian Society of Engineering Geology), 246–254, 2015. 
    11. Debanath, P., Mukherjee A. Singh, H.K., Mondal, S., Delineating seasonal porewater displacement on a tidal flat in the Bay of Bengal by thermal signature implications for submarine groundwater discharge. Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier), 529, 1185-1195, 2015. 

    Conferences/Symposia -Published/Accepted

    1. Singh, H.K., Ansari, T.A., Ram, B.K. Laboratory Investigation of Fracture Toughness of Deccan Basalt Using SCB Specimens and AE Characteristics, International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnics (EGCON-2021), December 9-11, Delhi (Virtual Conference) (Accepted), 2021.
    2. Ansari, T.A., Singh, H.K., Singh, K.H., Singh, T.N. Evaluation of different mode of fracture toughness (mode I, II, and I+II) in Indian Limestone based on AE parameters, 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, November 2-5, Tunisia (Accepted), 2020.
    3. Basu A., Singh H.K., Ram B.K. Effect of Water Saturation on the Shear Behavior of Sandstone Bedding Planes, XIII IAEG Congress - Engineering Geology for a Sustainable World. September 17-21, San Francisco, California, 2018. 
    4. Singh H.K., Basu A., Influence of Surface Morphology on the Peak Shear Strength of ‘Real’ Natural Rock Discontinuities, The 4th Indian Landslide Congress, December 8-9, Mumbai, 2017.
    5.  Singh H.K., Basu A., A study on the contribution of roughness component to peak friction angle of rock discontinuities. The 11th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG, November 28-30, Kathmandu, 54, P. 44, 2017.
    6. Singh H.K., Basu A., Shear behavior of planar unfilled rock discontinuities with reference to surface morphology under constant normal load. Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Rock Engineering (RARE–2016), 16 – 18 November, Bengaluru, 91, 118–123, 2016.
    7. Singh H.K., Basu A., Effect of multiple shearing on peak shear strength of joints in granite under constant normal load. Developments in geosciences in the past decade - emerging trends for future & impact on society, October 21 – 23, Kharagpur, P. 420, 2016.
    8. Debanath, P., Mukherjee A., Singh, H.K., Delineation of submarine groundwater discharge zones in a micro-tidal coast of the Bay of Bengal by thermal imaging and hydrogeochemistry. GSA Annual Meeting in Denver-125th Anniversary of GSA, October 27 – 30, Colorado, P. 397, 2013.

    Invited Talk in International/National Conference

    1. Presented a paper “Shear behavior of natural rock discontinuities under constant normal load” as a keynote lecture in the ICRTSR-2019, Chongqing China

    Reviewer in International and National Journals

    • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and Environment  
    • Best Paper Award in the 4th Indian Landslide Congress-2017 held at IIT Bombay
    • Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (IIT Bombay) in 2018
    • National Postdoctoral Fellowship (N-PDF)- 2019 (not avail)
    • President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)-2019, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    • China Postdoctoral Science Foundation- 2019 (Research Grant)   
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