Dr Yiran Zhu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Journal Articles
Saber, Erfan, Qu, Qingdong, Aminossadati, Saiied M., Zhu, Yiran and Chen, Zhongwei (2024). Horizontal borehole azimuth optimization for enhanced stability and coal seam gas production. Rock Mechanics Bulletin, 3 (1) 100100, 100100. doi: 10.1016/j.rockmb.2023.100100
Khanal, Manoj, Qu, Qingdong, Zhu, Yiran, Xie, Jianlin, Zhu, Weibing, Hou, Tao and Song, Shikang (2022). Characterization of Overburden Deformation and Subsidence Behavior in a Kilometer Deep Longwall Mine. Minerals, 12 (5) 543, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/min12050543
Zhu, Yiran, Chen, Zhongwei, Xing, Huilin and Rudolph, Victor (2019). Impact of capillary trapping on CSG recovery: an overlooked phenomenon. The APPEA Journal, 59 (1), 343-356. doi: 10.1071/aj18228
Hu, Guozhong, Zhu, Yiran, Xu, Jialin and Qin, Wei (2017). Mechanism of the controlled microwave field enhancing gas desorption and diffusion in coal. Journal of China University of Mining and Technology, 46 (3), 480-484.
Hu, Guozhong, Xu, Jialin, Zhang, Fuxi, Zhao, Changchun, Qin, Wei and Zhu, Yiran (2015). Coal and coalbed methane co-extraction technology based on the ground movement in the Yangquan coalfield, China. Energies, 8 (7), 6881-6897. doi: 10.3390/en8076881
Conference Papers
Zhu, Y. and Onederra, I. (2025). Modelling the impact of rock mass structure on confined blast preconditioning damage. 14th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting (FRAGBLAST14), Antalya, Türkiye, 7-10 April 2025. Antalya, Türkiye: Everest Basim Reklam ve Matbaa Hiz, TMMOB Chamber of Mining Engineers of Türkiye.
Zhu, Yiran and Onederra, Italo (2024). Evolution of blast induced rock mass damage prediction techniques in underground mining. Eurock 2024, Alicante, Spain, 15-19 July 2024. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: CRC Press/Balkema. doi: 10.1201/9781003429234
Qian, Sijin, Zhu, Yiran, Shi, Zhang, Lu, Mingyuan, Shen, Luming, Li, Jimmy Xuekai and Chen, Zhongwei (2023). Impact of Surface Roughness and Liquid Salinity on Shale Wettability. Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium APUR 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 14–15 November 2023. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/217315-MS
Zhu, Y., Chen, Z., Onederra, I. and Chacon, F. (2023). Understanding the impact of floor disruption blasting on low wall slope stability. 12th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Dublin, Ireland, 10-12 September 2023. Wien, Austria: European Federation of Explosives Engineers.