Xingjie Chen
Odwyn Jones PhD Scholarship (2019)

Project title
Investigating the underground support provided by shotcrete using tailings and waste rock
Host university
University of Western Australia
Supervisor: Professor Phil Dight
Benefit to Western Australia
Xingjie is working on a new approach for converting crushed rock into safe, strong, flexible engineering materials that can be used in underground mine support. In addition to reducing engineering and safety costs in Western Australian mines, this technique could offer environmental benefits by reducing the volume of waste rock created by mining and stabilising it in forms less likely to contaminate groundwater or soil.
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