Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Royal Military College of Canada

Research

Determination of Properties of Weak Rock Masses Determination of Support Behaviour based on Physical Testing Distributed Strain Monitoring of Support using Fiber Optics Excavation Damage Zones and Predicting Ground Conditions GeoMechanics (Soil and Rock Mechanics)Ground-Support Interaction Improvement to Numerical and Analytical Analyses / Tools Optimization of Tunnel Support Structures

Latest funding

Investigation into the use of Continuous Strain Monitoring Fiber Optic techniques with a view to optimization of Ground Support Design associated with Tunnelling for Civil Infrastructure
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Investigation into Optimization of Ground Support Elements associated with Tunnelling for Civil Infrastructure
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Investigation into optimization of support elements associated with tunnelling for civil infrastructure
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 3 grants and awards

Investigation into the use of Continuous Strain Monitoring Fiber Optic techniques with a view to optimization of Ground Support Design associated with Tunnelling for Civil Infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vlachopoulos, Nicholas

Keywords: optimization of tunnel support structures; distributed strain monitoring of support using fiber optics; determination of support behaviour based on physical testing; performance and design of ground support; geomechanics (soil and rock mechanics); ground-support interaction; determination of properties of weak rock masses; improvement to numerical and analytical analyses / tools; tunnelling field investigations and monitoring; excavation damage zones and predicting ground conditions

$156,000

Investigation into Optimization of Ground Support Elements associated with Tunnelling for Civil Infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Development Grant

Principal investigators: Vlachopoulos, Nicholas

$20,000

Investigation into optimization of support elements associated with tunnelling for civil infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vlachopoulos, Nicholas

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Determination of Properties of Weak Rock Masses Dear Professor Vlachopoulos, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on determination of properties of weak rock masses connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Investigation into the use of Continuous Strain Monitoring Fiber Optic techniques with a view to optimization of Ground Support Design associated with Tunnelling for Civil Infrastructure" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]