National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Geomechanics
Areas of Interest
  • Geomechanics, Mine Haul Road Material and Design, Mine Blast Design, Fly Ash and Overburden Managment, Slope Design, Subsurface Extraction and Storage

Manoj Kumar Mishra Professor

Mining Engineering

mkmishra@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2602

52

PUBLICATIONS

8

SPONSORED PROJECTS

14

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

13

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Manoj Kumar Mishra

Professor

Mining Engineering

Room Number: MN-203

Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2004

Ph.D.
Rock Mechanics, Coal Pillar Design
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

1992

MS
Coal Pillar Design, Rock Mechanics
Southern Illinois university, Carbondale, IL, USA

1985

B.Tech
Mining Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Teaching Experience
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant,  Dept of Mining Engg., University of Missouri, Rolla, USA,   12 Aug 1999 - 31 Dec 1999
  • Rock Mechanics, Rock Engineering, Geomechanics, Mine Development, Rock Slope Technology,  National Instituite of Technology, Rourkela,   05 Jul 1993 - 10 Jun 2020
  • Graduate Teaching and Graduate Research Assistants,  Dept of Mining, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA,   08 Aug 1990 - 30 May 1992
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Bulk Use of Fly Ash in Surface Coal Mine,  Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA,   31 May 2006 - 14 Aug 2006
Industrial Experience
  • Project Planning Department,,  Coal India Ltd., Burla,   07 Sep 1992 - 03 Jul 1993
  • Underground and Surface Coal Mining Operations,  Coal India Ltd., Burla,   18 Oct 1985 - 31 Jul 1990
Laboratory Development
  • Advance Geomechnaics Lab,  DST-FIST, TEQIP,   600 kN Rock Cyclic Loading Unit, 1000 kN Uniaxial Compressive Loading Unit, Rock Permeability Setup, Controlled Environment Unit, Porosimeter, Gas Permeability Setup
  • Biju Pattnaik Geotechnical Lab,  Odisha Mining Coporation Ltd.,   The infrastructure for the lab is sponsored by OMC Ltd. The construction process has been initiated.
  • Geomechanics Lab,  DST-CSIR-MHRD R&D Projects, Institute Grant, MODROB, Product Developed,   Shear Testing Unit, Los Angles Abrasion Unit, Portable Core Cutting Unit, Brazilian Apparatus, Rock Triaxial Unit, CBR Apparatus, Environment Control Unit, Crechar Testing Unit, Constant Axial Pressure System, Minimate Plus, GALENA, Settle 3D, Saw Cut Shear, Needle Penetrometer, etc.

Investigation, Development, and Ootimisation of a Comprehensive Blast Design for the desired fragmentation rock parameters, rock quality, explosive parameters and initiation method. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Fist programme DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 60
  • Completed   Sponsored
Estimation and simulation of gas permebaility as well as stress-strain behaviour of Indian coal seam for CBM production and CO2 sequestration at in situ condition SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Bearing capacity enhancement of sub based of open cast coal mine haul road with stabilised fly ash based composites and evaluation of the resilient modulus approach CSIR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 48
  • Completed   Sponsored
Bulk use of fly ash composite material in the sub base of surface coal mine haul road to reduce strain DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Evaluation of flow and in place strength characteristics of fly ash composite materials DST
  • Co-Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored
Laboratory investigation into development of fly ash based composite material for underground placement to enhancemine economics. MHRD
  • Principal Investigator
  • 42
  • Completed   Sponsored
Modernisation of rock mechanics lab. MHRD
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Slope Stability Analysis and Safety Factor JSW Steel Co., Barbil
  • Principal Investigator
  • 22 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Blast Vibration Study and Mitigation Measures Tata Steel Co., Sukinda
  • Principal Investigator
  • 30 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Controlled Blasting Design JSW Shiva Cement
  • Principal Investigator
  • 05 Aug 2022 - 01 Sep 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Bench Instability and Remedial Measures OMC Ltd., Bhaubaneswar
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 01 Jan 2021 - 30 Oct 2021
  • Completed   Consultancy
Slope Monitoring, Slope Design and Blast Design IDCOL, Odisha
  • Prinicpal Investigator
  • 04 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Geo technical Investigation and Slope Design of Ambuja Cement Maldipore Limestone Deposit Ambuja Cement Ltd., Raipur
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 30 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Physico-mechanical Properties of Core Logs CMPDIL, Ranchi
  • Principal Investigator
  • 06 Apr 2018 - 31 Jul 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Blast Vibration Effect and mitigation measures OMC ltd.
  • Principal Investigator
  • 04 Jul 2016 - 01 Jul 2020
  • Completed   Consultancy
Physico-mechanical investigation of Borehole Cores for an underground coal mine development MCL, Talcher Area
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 11 Mar 2007 - 02 Feb 2018
  • Completed   Consultancy
Evaluation of Rock Mass characteristics Tata Power Projects, Odisha.
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 04 Jan 2017 - 01 May 2017
  • Completed   Consultancy
Blast Evaluation Investigation of LST/DOLO Quarry Gayatri Constr. Ltd., Keonjhar
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Mar 2016
  • Completed   Consultancy
Slope Stability Analysis of Waste Disposal Dump FACOR, Bhadrak
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 11 Aug 2011 - 05 Dec 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Blast Vibration Effects on nearby dwellings Shiva Cement, Rourkela
  • Principal Invbestigator
  • 03 Dec 2012 - 01 Feb 2013
  • Completed   Consultancy
Slope Stability Analysis of Waste Disposal Dump FACOR, Bhadrak
  • Co-Principal Invbestigator
  • 11 Oct 2007 - 10 Oct 2009
  • Completed   Consultancy

Total Publications: 52

H. Naik, M. K. Mishra, and R.,"Rheological characteristics of fly ash slurry at varying temperature environment with and without an additive", in 2009 World of Coal Ash (WOCA) Conference, World of Coal Ash (WOCA) Conference, Lexington, KY, USA 2009       Inproceedings

H. Naik, M. K. Mishra, and R. U. M,"Evaluation of flow characteristics of fly ash slurry at 40% solid concentration with and without an additive", in Proceeding of World of Coal Ash (WOCA), University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, Conference Date: 9 - 12 May, 2011 2011       Inproceedings

A. D. Goswami, M. K. Mishra, and D. Patra,"Investigation of general regression neural network architecture for grade estimation of an Indian iron ore deposit", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol.10, Springer, February 2017, 10.1007/s12517-017-2868-5       Article

H. Naik and M. K. Mishra,"Characterization of Indian fly ashes for mine stowing purposes", in Proceeding of the Eighth International Conference on Advances in Applied Science and Environmental Technology-ASET 2018, vol.9, no.33, pp.27-36, Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, 155, Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, USA, June 2018, 10.15224/978-1-63248-155-9-33       Inproceedings

H. Kumar, M. K. Mishra, and S. Mishra,"Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of CBM Potential in Jharia Coalfield India", Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, vol.5, no.3, pp.289–314, Springer 2019, 10.1007/s40948-019-00114-3       Article

Rock Mechanics with Ground Control Applications Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • MN2103 : Rock Mechanics {Theory}
  • MN3106 : Geomechanics {Theory}
  • MN321 : Rock Mechanics {Theory}
  • MN322 : Geomechanics {Theory}
  • MN322 : Rock Mechanics - II {Theory}
  • MN323 : Rock Engineering {Theory}
  • MN421 : Rock Slope Technology {Theory}
  • MN601 : Rock Excavation Engineering {Theory}
  • MN605 : Rock Slope Technology {Theory}
  • MN6101 : Rock Excavation Enggineering {Theory}
  • MN681 : Special Topics in Mining Engineering – I {Theory}
  • MN2172 : Rock Mechanics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN371 : Rock Mechanics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN374 : Geomechanics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN474 : Rock Mechanics Laboratory - II {Practical}
  • MN6171 : Geotechnical Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN671 : Rock Excavation Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN674 : Mining Engineering Laboratory – II {Practical}
  • MN678 : Software Laboratory - IV {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [8]
Fly ash Management and Utilization
Hrushikesh Naik
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2011
Supervisor
An Evaluation of Multi-point Stochastic Approaches for Uncertainty Assessment in Ore Grade Estimation
Agam Das Goswami
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Estimation and Simulation of Gas Permeability as well as Stress-Strain Behaviour of some Indian Coal Seams
Harinandan Kumar
Enrolled: Apr 2013
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Evaluation and Development of Digital Image Correlation Approach to Predict Coal Pillar Failure
Nutan Shukla
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  2021
Supervisor
DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERISATION AND EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE COAL MINE HAUL ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
Subhasrita Choudhury
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Continuing
Supervisor
ROCK MECHANICS AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Barun Bedanta Sahoo
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Geotechnical Engineering, Geomechanics
Subhamoy Ghosh
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Optimization of blast design for the desired rock mass parameters
Chandrakanta Behera
Enrolled: Jan 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [5]
Drilling and blasting in Mining Engineering
Debashis Rao
Enrolled: Aug 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Rock Mechanics & Rock Excavation Engineering
Pushpendra Patel
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
DESIGN OF UNDERGROUND GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES
Birendra Kumar Thakur
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
An investigation into some aspects of Improving fragmentation from blasting in opencast mines
Prasanna Kumar Panda
Enrolled: Aug 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Rock Mechanics
Priyabrat Nayak
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [3]
Evaluation of Blasting Efficiency of Surface Mines
Abinash Parida
Graduated :  2016
Supervisor
Development and Characterization of Composites filled with Coal Mine overburden Material and other Industrial Wastes
Prithika Das
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Gas Permeability of Coal at In-situ Conditions
Pratishruti Mallick
Graduated :  2019
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering,   2020
Memberships / Fellowships
  • MMGI, FIE(I), ISTE, IIChE, 4MSI,   2008