Chair/Associate Professor
Professor
Mailstop 173, Department of Mining Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Phone: (775) 784-4309
e-mail: daemen@mines.unr.edu
Main recent research has focused on the long term stability of underground excavations in rock, notably trying to determine strength of rock under prolonged sustained loading. Main blasting research has included studies of ground vibrations, fragmentation, and rock mass movement induced by blasting. Earlier research included, in particular, ground-support interactions for underground excavations, and sealing of boreholes and underground excavations in general.
Daemen, Jaak, J.K., Geotechnical/Geomechanical mine failures: On the importance of recognizing precursors to failures, on the remaining difficulties encountered when trying to do so, and on the critical need to prevent disasters, Invited keynote lecture, International workshop “Winning Strategies to Re-vitalize the Mineral Sector”, August 8-9, 2009, Mangalore, India.
Daemen, Jaak J.K., On the importance, and difficulty, of dealing with the time dependency of engineered structures in, on, or with, hard rock. Invited keynote lecture, Second Thai Rock mechanics symposium, Pattaya, Thailand, March, 2009; Proceedings, K. Fuenkajorn and N. Phien-wej, Eds., Geomechanics Research Unit, Suranaree University of Technology, pp. 3 – 34.
Anoosehpoor, R., Purvance, M.D., Brune, J.N., Daemen, J.K., Constraints on ground accelerations inferred from unfractured hoodoos near the Garlock Fault, Southern California, 2009 SSA meeting abstract.
Yin-Ping Li, Chun-He Yang, Jaak J.K. Daemen, Xue-Ying Yin, A new Cosserat-like constitutive model for bedded salt rocks, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2009, DOI: 10.1002/nag.784.
Md Sazzadur Rahman, Suresh Divi, Dhanesh Chandra, Jaak Daemen, Effect of different salts on the corrosion properties of friction type A607 steel rock bolt in simulated concentrated water, Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 23, pp. 665 – 673, 2008, doi:10.1016/j.tust.2007.12.003.
Daemen, J.J.K., Yucca Mountain rock mechanics, Chinese-German Workshop on Radioactive Waste Disposal, Invited presentation, P.R. China National Academy of Sciences – German Nuclear Waste Program, Beijing, P.R. China, May 28, 2007.
L. Ma and J.J.K. Daemen, Strain rate dependent strength and stress-strain characteristics of a welded tuff, Bull Eng Geol Env, DOI 10.1007/s10064-005-0038-6, 2006.
L. Ma, J.J.K. Daemen, An experimental study on creep of welded tuff, International Journal of Rock mechanics & Mining Sciences, Vol. 43, pp. 282-291, 2006, doi:10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.07.002.
Haluk Akgűn and J.J.K. Daemen, Stability of expansive cement grout borehole seals in the vicinity of underground radioactive waste repositories, Environmental Geology, Vol. 45, pp. 1167-71, 2004.
Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Paper reviewer for Tunneling and Underground Space Technology; International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences; Mining Technology (Transactions, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, London, Section A; Mining Engineering; Engineering Geology; Mathematical Geosciences; Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Applied Clay Sciences.
Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Geomechanics Division
Consulting: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, mining and underground construction companies.
Member of SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.), ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers), ARMA (American Rock Mechanics Association) AGU (American Geophysical Union), ISEE (International Society of Explosives Engineers).
Assistant Research Professor
Mail Stop 0173, Department of Mining Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Phone: (775)784-4210
e-mail: dbahrami@unr.edu
Education
B.S. Mining Engineering, Tehran University, Iran, 1987
M.S. Mining Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2003
Ph.D. Geo-Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2006
Refereed Journal Publications
Bahrami, D. and Danko, G., (2006). “Thermal-Hydrologic Model of an Alternative Waste Package Design for Yucca Mountain Repository,” J. Nuclear Technology, Vol 154 pp. 247-264, Publisher: (American Nuclear Society).
Kar, P., Danko, G., Armijo, J. S., Misra, M. and Bahrami, D. (2006), “Thermal Design of an Alternative Boiling Water Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Package Design for Yucca Mountain Repository,” J. Nuclear Technology, Vol 155, pp. 90-104, Publisher: (American Nuclear Society).
Danko, G., Birkholzer, J.T., and Bahrami, D. (2008), “Coupled In-Rock and In-Drift Hydrothermal Model Study for Yucca Mountain,” J. Nuclear Technology, Vol. 163 pp. 110-128. Publisher: (American Nuclear Society).
Danko, G., Walton, J., and Bahrami, D., (2008), “Increased Storage Capacity at Yucca Mountain Favors Thermal Management for a Cold Repository,” J. Nuclear Technology, Vol. 163 pp. 47-61. Publisher: (American Nuclear Society).
Research Interest
Numerical modeling in the field of heat, moisture transport in underground mine openings related to mine ventilation.
Course Taught
Materials Handling
Professor, Graduate Program Director
Department of Mining Engineering,
Mailstop 173,
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
E-mail:- danko@unr.edu
Phone:- (775) 784-4284
Fax:- (775) 784-1833
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EducationPh.D. |
1985, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Thesis: Measurement and Model-building for the Convective Heat Transfer Examinations. |
Dr. Tech. |
1976, Department of Fluid Dynamics, University of Technology, Budapest. Thesis: Matrix Analysis of Hydraulic Transients in Pipeline Flow. |
M.S. |
Applied Mathematics, 1975, Eotvos University of Sciences, Budapest |
M.S. |
Mechanical Engineering, 1968, University of Technology, Budapest |
Positions held
7/95-present |
Professor, Mining Engineering Department, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno. |
8/90-6/95 |
Associate Professor, Mining Engineering Department, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno. |
09/87-8/90 |
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno. |
11/86-8/90 |
Research Associate, Mining Engineering Department, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno. |
1/79-11/86 |
Associate Professor, Institute of Thermal Energy and Systems Engineering, University of Technology, Budapest. |
8/78-1/79 |
Visiting Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota. |
9/75-8/78 |
Fellow of Hungarian Academy of Sciences. |
8/68-9/75 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Budapest. |
MINE 305 - Differential Models
MINE 310 - Materials Handling
MINE 350 - Fluids, Pumping & Drainage
MECH 422/622 – Introduction to Robotics together with MINE 435/635
MINE 425/625 - Engineering Power
MINE 435/635 - Introduction to Robotics
MINE 495 - Special Problems
MINE 701 - Advanced Mining Equipment
MINE 702 - Adv. Mining Equipment
MINE 702F - Adv. Mining Transportation
MINE 725 - Subsurface Heat Mass Transport
MINE 799 - Graduate Thesis/Dissertation advising
Publications
Total of 22 peer-reviewed journal papers and 83 reviewed conference papers (Link: See detailed list)
Ten patents have been granted, including the following five US patents:
Grants and Awards
Newmont Co-Chair - Associate Professor
Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering, Bldg 46, Room 301,
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, UNR
Reno, NV 89557-0173
(775) 784-1813
Open Pit Ore Control for Cyanide Heap Leaching – SME 2000
Reduction of Gold Inventory in Cyanide Heap Leaching – SME 2005
HYDRO-JEX: Heap Leach Pad Stimulation Technology: Ready for World Wide Industrial Adoption? – SME 2007
Integrating Hydro-Fracturing Technology and Geophysics into 3D Mapping and Extraction of Metals in Heap Leaching; HYDRO-JEX AND HIGH RESOLUTION RESISTIVITY ™. – SME 2008
SME Registered Member
SME PE Committee Member
Eastern Oregon Mining Association
Newmont Mining Corp – Manager of Metallurgical Technology & Senior Metallurgist
Inventor of the Hydro-Jex Technology
Professional Engineer – Nevada: Mining - Mineral Process Engineer
Mining and Metallurgical Qualified Person for 43-101
Mining and Engineering work in Canada, South America, Africa, Alaska and Western USA
MSHA Miner
Associate Professor and Newmont Co-Chair
Department of Mining Engineering
Mail Stop 173
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557-0173
E-mail: carln@unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-8287
Development Technician
Mailstop 173, Department of Mining Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Phone: (775) 784-6670
e-mail: jleland@unr.edu
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
B.A. Philosophy, Stanford University, 1981
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1983
Raj R. Kallu
Assistant Professor
Mining Engineering, MS 173
University of Nevada, Reno, 89557
Ph. (775) 682-6448, Fax. (775) 784-1833
e-mail: rkallu@unr.edu
Education
Dissertation: “Design of Reinforced Concrete Seals for Underground Coal Mines – using Numerical Simulation Techniques”
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