PRABHAT KUMAR MANDAL

Employment

• CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Chief Scientist (R&D in the field of Rock Mechanics, Ground Control and Mining Methods)
  2017 - Present
• CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Senior Principal Scientist (R&D in the field of Rock Mechanics, Ground Control and Mining Methods)
  2012 - 2017
• CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research R&D in the field of Rock Mechanics, Ground Control, Mining Methods and Underground Automation
  2012 - 2016
• CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research R&D in the areas of Rock Mechanics, Ground Control and Mining Methods
  2000 - 2012
• Central Mining Research Institute (Presently, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research) Scientist (R&D in the areas of Rock Mechanics, Ground Control and Mining Methods)
  1994 - 1999

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur M.Tech.
  1993 - 1997
• Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur Bachelor of Engineering
  1989 - 1993
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Ph.D.
  ? - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (60)

• Analysis of failure characteristics, 3D stress distribution and strength evaluation of rectangular and long coal pillars through analytical solution and numerical simulation with field validation
  Acta Geotechnica 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11440-025-02766-w
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• Analytical and Numerical Modeling Approaches for Estimating the Optimum Line of Extraction in Continuous Miner Workings with Field Observations
  International Journal of Geomechanics 2025 DOI: 10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-10788
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• Evaluation of potentiality of coal bump hazard in underground coal mines through numerical modelling and binary logistic regression approach with field validation
  Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10064-025-04289-w
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• Evaluation of a novel pyramidal design of rock bolt bearing plate using analytical, experimental, and numerical methods
  Engineering Structures 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.116998
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• Design of Stable Parallelepiped Coal Pillars Considering Geotechnical Uncertainties
  Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s00603-023-03415-y
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• Probabilistic stability analysis of failed and stable cases of coal pillars
  International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104810
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• Investigation of Failure Mechanism of Inclined Coal Pillars: Numerical Modelling and Tensorial Statistical Analysis with Field Validations
  Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s00603-021-02456-5
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• Exploitation of mica deposits at Nellore mica belt, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Current Science 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520.cs.v118.i4.593-602
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• Underground extraction methodology of contiguous coal seams ensuring the safety of the parting and the surface structures
  Safety Science 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2019.09.010
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• Exploitation of mica deposits at Nellore mica belt, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Current Science 2020 DOI: 10.18520/cs/v118/i4/593-602
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