Utilizing a novel fiber optic technology to capture the axial responses of fully grouted rock bolts N Vlachopoulos, D Cruz, B Forbes Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 10 (2), 222-235, 2018 | 66 | 2018 |
A new optical sensing technique for monitoring shear of rock bolts B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, AJ Hyett, MS Diederichs Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 66, 34-46, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
Enlightening bolts: using distributed optical sensing to measure the strain profile along fully grouted rock bolts A Hyett, B Forbes, S Spearing 32nd International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, 107-112, 2013 | 47* | 2013 |
The application of distributed optical strain sensing to measure the strain distribution of ground support members B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, AJ Hyett Facets 3 (1), 195-226, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
An in situ monitoring campaign of a hard rock pillar at great depth within a Canadian mine B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, MS Diederichs, AJ Hyett, A Punkkinen Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 12 (3), 427-448, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
Modelling fracture propagation and failure in a rock pillar under mechanical and thermal loadings M Rinne, B Shen, T Backers Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 5 (1), 73-83, 2013 | 25 | 2013 |
Augmenting the in-situ rock bolt pull test with distributed optical fiber strain sensing B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, MS Diederichs, J Aubertin International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 126, 104202, 2020 | 24 | 2020 |
The application of distributed optical sensing for monitoring support in underground excavations BJ Forbes Queen's University (Canada), 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
In-situ load testing of a WWII era timber Warren truss in the development of a structural health monitoring program H Helmer-Smith, N Vlachopoulos, MA Dagenais, B Forbes Engineering Structures 239, 112274, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
The performance of axially loaded, fully grouted rock bolts based on pull-out experiments utilizing fiber optics technology and associated numerical modelling of such support … N Vlachopoulos, D Cruz, BSA Tatone, A Lisjak, OK Mahabadi, B Forbes, ... Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 38, 1389-1407, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
The use of distributed optical sensing techniques to optimize tunnel support; not all fiber optic methods are similar N Vlachopoulos, B Forbes Proceedings of the 70th Annual Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical …, 2017 | 9 | 2017 |
Improving ground support design with distributed strain monitoring B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, MS Diederichs Proc. of the 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 7th Canadian …, 2015 | 9 | 2015 |
Monitoring the ground in order to optimize support: ground support elements equipped with optical frequency domain reflectometry technology B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, MS Diederichs ISRM EUROCK, ISRM-EUROCK-2015-063, 2015 | 8 | 2015 |
Rock mass structural characterization through DFN–LiDAR–DOS methodology N Vlachopoulos, I Vazaios, B Forbes, C Carrapatoso Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 38, 6231-6244, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
The use of distributed fiber optic strain sensing in order to conduct quality assurance and quality control for ground support N Vlachopoulos, B Forbes, D Cruz Proceedings of the 71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical …, 2018 | 7 | 2018 |
Spile support performance monitored in a shallow urban tunnel using distributed optical strain sensing B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, MS Diederichs, AJ Hyett ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA-2018-756, 2018 | 7 | 2018 |
New instrumented method to measure the true loading profile along grouted rockbolts TR Kostecki, A Spearing, B Forbes, A Hyett SME transactions, January, 2016 | 7 | 2016 |
Temporary tunnel support strategies: optimization and testing N Vlachopoulos, B Forbes Proc. of the ITA WTC 2015 Congress and 41st General Assembly, 2015 | 7 | 2015 |
The application of distributed optical sensing for monitoring temporary support schemes B Forbes, N Vlachopoulos, J Oke, AJ Hyett Prooceddings of GeoRegina 2014; The 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference …, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
Laboratory investigation of distributed fibre optic strain sensing to measure strain distribution of rock samples during uniaxial compression testing S Hegger, MS Diederichs, N Vlachopoulos, B Forbes ISRM EUROCK, ISRM-EUROCK-2020-119, 2020 | 5 | 2020 |