National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mine Environment
Areas of Interest
  • Mine Ventilation
  • Mine Water
  • Mine Safety

Mahesh Kumar Shriwas Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mining Engineering

shriwasmk@nitrkl.ac.in

4

PUBLICATIONS

13

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

4

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mahesh Kumar Shriwas

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mining Engineering

Room Number: MN-219

Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2014

Ph.D.
Mine Ventilation/ Mining Engineering
University of Utah (USA)

2010

MS
Mine Ventilation/Mining Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India)

1996

B.E
Mining Engineering
Government Engineering College Bilaspur (India)

Teaching Experience
  • Advanced Mine Ventilation,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India,   14 Dec 2020 - Present
  • Quantitative Methods in Mining Engineering,  University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA,   09 Aug 2020 - 12 Dec 2020
  • Mine Mechanization, Surface Environment, Mine Safety,  Acharya Institute of Technology Bangalore, India,   10 Jul 2018 - 04 Jun 2019
  • Mine Ventilation, Computer Applications in Mineral Industries,  University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA,   02 Feb 2018 - 12 May 2018
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Mine Ventilation,  University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA,   09 Jun 2019 - 06 Jun 2020
  • Mine Ventilation Monitoring and Control,  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Spokane, USA,   20 Mar 2015 - 18 Aug 2017

Slope Stability of OC Dumps - Gare palma IV/8 Coal Mine Ambuja Cement Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 01 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study for the Determination of Specific gravity of Coal and Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility of Coal at Talabira II & III OCP, NLC NLC India Limited
  • Co - Principal Investigator
  • 03 Feb 2022 - 02 Jun 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study for Designing Controlled Blasting Under Reg 196 (3) of CMR 2017 at Godavarikhani Coal Mine 2, 2/A & 5 of RG-1 Area Singareni Collieries Company Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 08 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study on Ground Vibrational Effects on Blasting at Ostapal Chromite Mine & its Control Mitigation Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 01 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Designing, Planning, Continuous Supervision & Monitoring of the Total Drilling & Blasting Activities at Navi Mumbai International Airport site Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study on Blast-induced Vibration at Manoharpur Coal Mine Project Odisha Coal and Power Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 01 Mar 2022 - 01 Mar 2023
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study at Gare Palma IV/7 Coal Mine- Controlled Blasting Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 24 Nov 2021 - 24 Nov 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study at Gare Palma IV/7 Coal Mine- Slope Stability Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 06 Oct 2021 - 06 Oct 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study for Controlled Deep Hole Blasting at Tapin North OCP, Hazaribagh Area Central Coal Fields
  • Principal Investigator
  • 04 Aug 2022 - 04 Oct 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Scientific Study for Advice on Slope Stability Pit and Overburden Dumps of South Pit Extension and West Pit of NTPC Limited National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 09 May 2022 - 08 Aug 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Technical Study at L&T Quarry Projects at Vadodra for Fragmentation Analysis & Controlled Fragmentation Analysis for TCO Project Smartchem Technologies Limited
  • Principal Investigator
  • 22 Mar 2022 - 31 May 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting & Approval of Report on Study of Blast Induced Ground Vibration in Tunnel 14 RVNL's Sikkim Project Sonkar Mining & Environment Consultants
  • Principal Investigator
  • 25 Jan 2022 - 24 Mar 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy
Vetting & Approval of Drill Blast Design for Surface and Underground Excavations Sonkar Mining & Environment Consultants
  • Principal Investigator
  • 25 Jan 2022 - 24 Mar 2022
  • Completed   Consultancy

Total Publications: 4

M. K. Shriwas and C. Pritchard,"Workplace risk assessment and control of fires and explosions in underground coal mines", International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, vol.11, no.3, pp.228-239, Inderscience Publisher 2020, 10.1504/IJMME.2020.109637       Article

M. K. Shriwas and C. Pritchard,"Ventilation Monitoring and Control in Mines", Mining, Metalurgy and Exploration, vol.37, no.4, pp.1015-1021 2020       Article

M. K. Shriwas and F. Calizaya,"Automation in detection of recirculation in a booster fan ventilation network", International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol.28, no.3, pp.513-517, May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.04.009       Article

C., N., and M. K. Shriwas,"Risk assessment for the use of booster fans in underground coal mines", Mining Engineering, vol.66, no.3, pp.52-57 2014, View Details       Article

Ventilation for Underground Mines: Concepts and Applications Mining Engineering (Workshop)
Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts & Applications School of Management (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 06 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023
  • Brochure
Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM – 2022) Mining Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 17 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022
  • Brochure

  • MN2206 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
  • MN3006 : Mineral Resource Evaluation and Geostatistics {Theory}
  • MN5242 : Advanced Mine Ventilation {Theory}
  • MN3271 : Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [1]
Development of Prediction Models for Estimation of Heat Stress Conditions in Underground Metalliferous Mines
Gadhi Durga Nookaraju
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Development of Control Strategies to Limit Respirable Silica Dust in Opencast Coal Mines
Hemant Lal Sahoo
Enrolled: Nov 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
MINE ENVIRONMENT
Mohammad Matiur Rahman
Enrolled: Sep 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Blasting Technology
Ajay Kumar Jain
Enrolled: Sep 2023
Continuing
Supervisor