Alumni

Post-Doctoral Collaboration

Name	Research Topic	Supervisor(s)	Year Completed
David Bonneau	Monitoring and modelling of rockslope processes with point clouds and video game engines	Hutchinson	2022
Carla Carrapotosso	Ground support optimization based in physical laboratory testing and numerical modelling	Vlachopoulos	2020
Behrad Madjdabadi	Advanced rock mechanics testing	Diederichs	2017
Ehsan Ghazvinian	Rock testing for rate/scale effects	Diederichs	2015
Dave Gauthier	Stability monitoring using remote sensing techniques	Hutchinson	2015
Bryan Tatone	Simulating rock-reinforcement interaction using advanced numerical methods	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2015
David Elwood	Tunnel/Shaft EDZ in shales	Diederichs	2014
Carlos Carranza-Torres	Slope DEM and tunnel liner design	Diederichs	2006
Dave Love	Characterization of porphyry deposits	Diederichs	2004
Sangi Hwang	Geological structure and 3D interpolation	Diederichs, Hutchinson	2003

Doctoral Students

Name	Thesis	Supervisor(s)	Year Completed
Ya Su	Numerical analysis associated with optimization of support within tunnelling in weak ground (visiting student, China)	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2022
David Bonneau	Applications of remote sensing for characterizing debris transfer processes	Hutchinson	2021
Jonathan Aubertin	Characterization of Rock Salt Response to Blasting using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology	Hutchinson, Diederichs	2020
Neda Dadashzadeh	Reliability of Stress Induced Damage Predictions in Hard Rocks With Continuum and Discontinuum Numerical Modelling Approaches	Diederichs	2020
Bradley Forbes	High spatial resolution measurement of tendon reinforcement in underground construction works	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2019
Daniela G. G. de Oliviera	EPB Excavation and Conditioning of Cohesive Mixed Soils: Clogging and Flow Evaluation	Diederichs	2018
Ioannis Vazaios	Modelling of Hard Rockmasses with Non-Persistent Joints to Assess the Stress Induced Damage of Deep Excavations	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2018
Kiarash Farahmand	Characterization of Rockmass Properties and Excavation Damage Zone (EDZ) Using A Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) Approach	Diederichs	2017
Ryan Kromer	Identifying and Monitoring Rockfall Precursors Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Improved Rockfall Hazard Management	Hutchinson	2017
Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou	Time-dependency of Rocks and Implications Associated with Tunnelling	Diederichs	2016
Jennifer J. Day	The influence of healed intrablock rockmass structure on the behaviour of deep excavations in complex rockmasses	Diederichs, Hutchinson	2016
Jeffrey Oke	Determination of Nomenclature, Mechanistic Behaviour, and Numerical Modelling Optimization of Umbrella Arch Systems	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2016
Ehsan Ghazvinian	Fracture Initiation and Propagation in Low Porosity Crystalline Rocks: Implications for Excavation Damage Zone (EDZ) Mechanics	Diederichs	2015
Gabriel Walton	Improving Continuum Models for Excavations in Rockmasses Under High Stress Through an Enhanced Understanding of Post-Yield Dilatancy	Diederichs	2014
Matthew Perras	Understanding and predicting excavation damage in sedimentary rocks: A continuum based approach	Diederichs	2014
Connor Langford	Application of reliability methods to the design of underground structures	Diederichs, Vlachopoulos	2013
Kathy Kalenchuk	Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Large, Complex Slope Instability	Diederichs, Hutchinson	2010
Matthew Lato	Geotechnical Applications of LiDAR Pertaining to Geomechanical Evaluation and Hazard Identification	Hutchinson	2010
Nicholas Vlachopoulos	Back Analysis of a Tunnelling Case Study in Weak Rock of the Alpine System in Northern Greece: Validation and Optimization of Design Analysis Based on Ground Characterization and Numerical Simulation	Diederichs	2009
Peter Quinn	Large Landslides in Sensitive Clay in Eastern Canada and the Associated Hazard and Risk to Linear Infrastructure	Hutchinson, Diederichs, Rowe	2009
Marlène Villeneuve	Examination of Geological Influence on Machine Excavation of Highly Stressed Tunnels in Massive Hard Rock	Diederichs	2008

Master's Students

Name	Thesis	Supervisor(s)	Year Completed
Liam Kelly	Comparison of Informed and Un-Informed Shear Strength Reduction Procedures for Finite Element Method Slope Stability Analysis	Hutchinson, Diederichs	2023
Gisèle Rudderham	Geomechanics of hydrothermal veins: Insights from laboratory direct shear and numerical triaxial experiments	Day	2022
Madison Kennedy	Poroelastic Calibration for Hydromechanically Coupled Numerical Discontinuum Models with Application in Low Permeability Hard Rock	Diederichs	2022
Nicholas R. MacDonald	A Critical Laboratory Investigation of Multi-Stage Direct Shear Testing Procedures on Rock Joints Using Synthetic Replica Specimens	Day, Diederichs	2022
Evan Dressel	Improving rock pillar stability guidelines through detailed numerical investigation	Diederichs	2022
Ryan Moore	Quantification and clustering of microcrack tensor invariants	Diederichs	2022
Sterling Mitchell	An assessment of rockfall triggers and seasonal weather trends through an examination of railway slope management procedures	Hutchinson	2021
Paul-Mark DiFrancesco	Digital rockfall databases: Developing best practices for semi-automatic extraction of rockfall from LiDAR	Hutchinson	2021
Capt Kieran Moore	The effects of rib spacing and grout annulus on the geomechanical response of axially loaded fully grouted rock bolts utilizing distributed fiber optical technology	Vlachopoulos	2021
Jamie Innocente	Time-Dependency and Long-Term Strength of Rocks - Limitations, Interpretation, and Application in Finite Difference Continuum Models	Diederichs, Paraskevopoulou	2021
Kurri Reich	The Application of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry to the Ontario Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRON)	Hutchinson	2021
Shawn Hegger	The Application of Distributed Optical Sensing to Measure the Full-Field Strain Response of Uniaxial Compression Test Specimens	Diederichs, Vlachopoulos	2021
Capt Tyler O'Connor	The geomechanical response of axially loaded fully grouted rock bolts utilizing distributed fiber optic technology	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2020
Matthew Clark	Geomechanics and Mineralogical Characterization of Intact Heterogeneous Rocks from the Legacy Skarn Deposit	Day	2020
Alex Graham	Assessment of Rockfall Deformation and Related Geometric Characteristics via Terrestrial Laser Scanning	Hutchinson	2020
Simone Markus	A Stepwise Approach to Verification of the Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method for Modelling Instability Around Tunnels in Brittle Rock	Diederichs	2019
Mariem Tahra Ahmed Labeid	Improvement of Laboratory Protocols for Discontinuity Geomechanical Characterization and Investigation of the Effect of Saturation on Granite Strength	Diederichs, Day	2019
Timothy Packulak	Laboratory Investigation of Shear Behaviour in Rock Joints Under Varying Boundary Conditions	Diederichs, Day	2018
Richard Carter	Identifying rockfall hazards in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia: a semi-automated approach to the classification and assessment of topographic information from airborne LiDAR and orthoimagery	Hutchinson	2018
Zac Sala	Game-Engine Based Rockfall Modelling: Testing and Application of a New Rockfall Simulation Tool	Hutchinson	2018
Melissa Ruel	(MAGS) A Deep Seated Landslide in the Assiniboine River Valley of Manitoba	Hutchinson	2018
Natalie Blacklock	Laboratory Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Logging for Determination of Elastic Properties from Rock Core	Diederichs	2018
Emily Rowe	An Examination of Structural Constraints on Rockfall Behaviour using LiDAR Data	Hutchinson	2017
Eric Jaczkowski	Laboratory Strength Testing of Argillaceous Limestone Under Varying Saturation, Scale, Loading Rate, and Confinement Conditions	Diederichs	2017
Second Lieutenant Daniel Cruz	The geomechanical response of axially loaded fully grouted rock bolts utilizing fiber optics technology	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2017
Capt Stephen Holt	Determination and influence of shear strength parameters of material interfaces associated with ground support systems	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2017
Michael D'Souza	(MAGS) Tunnel and shaft damage prediction tools	Diederichs	2017
Sarah Cain	A Continuum Modelling Study of Macro-Geometry choices and Their Impact on Excavation Damage Zone Development in Brittle Rock at Depth	Diederichs	2017
Angus MacPhail	(MAGS) Analysis of the Feasibility and Applications of High-Speed, Mobile Photogrammetry for Long Term Monitoring of Highway Rock Cuts	Hutchinson	2017
Andrew Leriche	Stress Estimation From Borehole Scans For Prediction Of Excavation Overbreak In Brittle Rock	Diederichs	2017
Kevin Azocar	Investigating the mesh dependency and upscaling of 3D grain-based models for the simulation of brittle fracture processes in low-porosity crystalline rock	Diederichs	2017
Deepi Mand	(MAGS) Risks Posed by Landslide Induced Impulse Waves and Best Practices Used to Characterize and Predict Wave Runup	Hutchinson	2017
Michelle Pitts	Thermal Properties of the Cobourg Limestone	Diederichs	2017
Felipe Duran Del Valle	A Numerical Investigation of Stress Path and Rock Mass Damage in Open Pits	Diederichs	2017
Matthew Ondercin	An Exploration of Rockfall Modelling through Game Engines	Hutchinson	2016
Megan van Veen	Building a Rockfall Database Using Remote Sensing: Techniques for Hazard Management in Canadian Rail Corridors	Hutchinson	2016
Shaun O'Connor	Geological models and their influence on geotechnical investigation	Diederichs	2015
Brad Forbes	The application of distributed optical sensing for monitoring support in underground excavations	Vlachopoulos, Diederichs	2015
Michelle van der Pouw Kraan	Rockmass Behavioural Uncertainty: Implications for Hard Rock Geotechnical Baseline Reports	Diederichs	2014
Cortney Palleske	A study of biases, assumptions and practical considerations for the use of discrete fracture networks in geomechanical practice	Diederichs, Hutchinson	2014
Steven Gaines	In Situ Stress Estimation Methods and the Integration of Numerical Modelling for Stress Reconstruction and Future Stress Evolution	Diederichs	2013
Anna Crockford	Shallow Urban Tunnelling Through Heterogeneous Rockmasses: Practical Experience From Small Scale Tunnels in Calgary, Alberta and the Influence of Rockmass Layering on Excavation Stability and Support Design	Diederichs	2012
Danielle Delaloye	Development of a New Methodology for Measuring Deformation in Tunnels and Shafts With Terrestrial Laser Scanning (LiDAR) Using Elliptical Fitting Algorithms	Diederichs, Hutchinson	2012
Colin D. Hume	Numerical Validation and Refinement of Empirical Rock Mass Modulus Estimation	Diederichs	2011
Brennan Bailey	Investigation Into the Source and Progression of Railway Track Ballast Layer Fouling Material for the CN Joliette, QC Subdivision	Hutchinson	2011
Laura C. Branscombe	Analysis of Tunnel Liner Response in Squeezing Heterogeneous Rockmasses	Diederichs	2011
Ehsan Ghazvinian	Modelling and Testing Strategies for Brittle Fracture Simulation in Crystalline Rock Samples	Diederichs	2010
Stephanie Fekete	Geotechnical Applications of LiDAR for Geomechanical Characterization in Drill and Blast Tunnels and Representative 3-Dimensional Discontinuum Modelling	Diederichs	2010
Stephen Dunlop	Rockslides in a Changing Climate: Establishing Relationships Between Meteorological Conditions and Rockslides in Southwestern Norway for the Purposes of Developing a Hazard Forecast System	Hutchinson, Diederichs	2010
Matthew Perras	Tunnelling in horizontally laminated ground: The influence of lamination thickness on anisotropic behaviour and practical observations from the Niagara Tunnel Project	Diederichs	2009
Maureen White	Geologic Controls on Instability in WWI Excavations, Canadian National Memorial Site, Vimy, France	Hutchinson, Diederichs	2008
Kathy Kalenchuk	Block characterization and mining dilution	Diederichs	2006

Undergraduate

Name	Research Topic	Supervisor(s)	Year
S.K. Woodland	Brazilian tensile strength laboratory testing on rock	Day, Diederichs, Hutchinson	2022-23
M.-H. Lapointe	Variability of sea stack characteristics at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park	Day	2022-23
W. Hoyle	Failure analysis of the September 5, 2021 rockfall near Bear Rock Formation at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park	Day	2021-22
T. Yates	Cultural perspectives on sea stacks: investigating human values and safety risks in a tourism context	Day, Hauser (PSYC)	2021-22
E. Dowling	Geochemistry of quartz veins from Mispec Bay area, Saint John, New Brunswick	Day, Spencer	2021-22
S. Koch	Hands on tools for geological engineering education	Hutchinson, Day	2021
D. Privé	NSERC USRA: Global trends of sea stack geology and geomorphology	Day	2020
R. Burns	Optimizing automated feature extraction from integrated analysis of LiDAR and Photogrammetry data	Hutchinson	2020
C. Ibach	Exploring game engine realizations of slope process simulations	Hutchinson	2020
R. Burns	Assessing rockfall patterns on Nlaka hill using remotely sensed data	Hutchinson	2019
R. MacPhail	Developing data collection methods for assessing rockfall fragmentation mechanisms	Hutchinson	2019
A. Mihalova	Rockfall database development from remotely sensed data	Hutchinson	2019
P.-M. DiFrancesco	Weather triggers for rock slope instability	Hutchinson	2018
B. Shannon	Developing mobile photogrammetry procedures to extract input parameters for RHRON	Hutchinson	2018
M. Coombs	Database development for rock slope parameter assessment and frequency-magnitude analyis	Hutchinson	2018
A. Graham	Database development for rock slope parameter assessment	Hutchinson	2017
C. Meeks	Developing UAV based techniques for photogrammetry of rock slopes for stability assessment	Hutchinson	2016
A. Chyz	Modelling three dimensional rockfall failure using photogrammetry models	Hutchinson	2016
L. Kelly	Characterizing rock slopes using remote sensing techniques	Hutchinson	2016
M. Steel	Characterising White Canyon rock hazards using LiDAR and Photogrammetry	Hutchinson	2014
T. Macgowan	Characterising White Canyon rock hazards using LiDAR and Photogrammetry	Hutchinson	2013
M. Thompson	Optimization of ballast testing techniques considering rock type, mineralogy, weathering and abrasion	Hutchinson	2012
R. LeClerc	Optimization of ballast testing techniques considering rock type, mineralogy, weathering and abrasion	Hutchinson	2012
D. Gordon	Development of a Terrain Analysis knowledge database	Hutchinson	2010
C. Langford	Development of a mining sustainability knowledge database	Hutchinson	2006
T. Lardner	Analysis of rockfall potential for Albreda sub-division, Canadian Class 1 railways	Hutchinson	2005
T. Wasik	Geomechanics mapping of large open pits	Hutchinson	2007
J. Alvarez	Landslide susceptibility mapping for sensitive clay	Hutchinson	2007

Lab Managers and Technicians

Name	Supervisor(s)	Year
T. Poles	Diederichs	2019
W. Dossett	Diederichs	2018