AKHIL AVCHAR

Designation: 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Professional Experience: 

Industrial Experience:

Deputy Manager (Mines) ACC Ltd. 3 years

Deputy Manger (Mine planning) TATA Power Ltd. 6 Months

 

Teaching Experience:

Assistant Professor (Mining) in NIT Rourkela 6 Months

Assistant Professor (Mining) in CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan 3 Years 9 Months

Assistant Professor (Mining) in Goa College of Engineering, Goa 4 Years 7 Months

Assistant Professor (Mining) in GEC Bhuj, Gujarat 6 Months

Bio: 

Professional Experience: 10 years 06 months of experience in Teaching and 3 years 06 months of experience in Industry

BioSketch:

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Akhil-Avchar

Scopus ID: 57202689937 [https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202689937]

Google scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=05kLtN4AAAAJ&hl=en

Contact Details
Academic Background

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Mining Engineering (2015-2019) from IIT-ISM Dhanbad, India.
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Mining Engineering (2007-2009) from IIT, Kharagpur, India.
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering (2003-2007) from MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Conference Proceedings: 

5
Areas of Interest

Research/Teaching Interest:

Rock Excavation Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Mining Methods, Mine Legislation and Safety, Mining Machinery, Control Blasting, Slope Stability.

Journals: 

14
Significant Projects

1. Consultancy for Study & Inspection of Drilling (Back filling) Project for Hutti Gold Mine Ltd. (HGML-PSU) (On-going) 2025
2. HGML-TCL Third Party Consultant for UG-Survey Work-Extension (HGML-PSU) (On-going) 2025
3. Scientific study on excavation of a Ventilation Shaft based on cost analysis & Safety measures with Site inspection at Hira Buddinni Gold Mine (HBGM) of Hutti Gold Mine Ltd. (HGML-PSU) (On-going) 2025
4. Feasibility Study of Deploying Surface Miner in the Limestone Mine of Renuka Cement (Renuka Cement Limited- Telangana, Completed) 2025
5. Scientific Pit Slope stability study at Sirigao Iron Ore Mines, Goa. (Rajaram Bandekar (Shrigao) Mines Pvt Ltd, Completed) 2025
6. HGML-Teknomin Underground Decline & Ancillary work Survey at Hutti Gold Mine (HGML-PSU, Ongoing) 2025
7. Scientific Slope Stability Assessment of A. Narayani Iron Ore Mines, Chitradurga: Evaluating Geo-Mining Conditions with Focus on Altered Phyllite (Vedanta-JISPL, Completed) 2025
8. Slope Stability Study for Sondenahalli Mine (Tumkur Minerals Pvt Ltd, Completed) 2024
9. Feasibility study of laterite quarry at Ananthayoor, Kerala (K A Latex Private Limited, Completed) 2024
10. Scientific Study for controlled blasting at Mangampet Barytes Mine of M/S APMDCL Ltd. (The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Completed) 2024
11. Scientific Slope study of Morwad Marble Mines (JK Arora) (RMES Consultancy, Rajasthan, Completed) 2024
12. HGML-TCL Consultant for Underground Survey Work (HGML-PSU, Completed) 2024
13. Scientific Slope study at Rishabhdev Serpentine Mine (RMES Consultancy, Rajasthan, Completed) 2024
14. Scientific slope stability studies at Neeralakere Dolomite Mines, Bagalkot (ML No.2442/23.18 Acres) of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation limited (Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd. KSMCL-PSU, Completed) 2024
15. Scientific Slope study at Hiremagi Sulebhavi Aihole Iron Ore Mine, Bagalkot (Doddanavar Brothers Mine Owners, Completed) 2024
16. Scientific Study for Controlled Blasting in Gothra Limestone Mine, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan (Shree Cement Limited, Completed) 2024
17. Slope study at Morwad Marble Mine (RMES Consultancy, Rajasthan, Completed) 2024
18. Scientific Slope Study at Tripura Sundari Marble Mine (RMES Consultancy, Rajasthan, Completed) 2024

Funded Projects (Ongoing): 

4
Significant Publications

1.     Influence of Angle of Internal Friction and Slope Face Angle on Kinematic Failures in Marble Mines: A Predictive Approach, Shambhavi Sinha, Anup Kumar Tripathi, Akhil Avchar & Mritunjay Kumar, Indian Geotech Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-025-01255-x(2025) (SCI)

2.     A State-of-the-Art Review on the Applications of Sensors in the Mining Industry, Mohan Himanshu and Avchar Akhil, Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 209-215; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da2090215(2025). (Scopus)

3.     Application of Laubscher MRMR classification system in the design of open-pit chromite mines โ€“ A case study, Kumar Dinesh, Avchar Akhil, Modak Kunal and Kushwaha Abhishek Kumar, Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 216-221; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da2160221; (2025). (Scopus)

4.     Production enhancement with dragline planning with real time topography, Sandhu Maninder Singh, Avchar Akhil, Kumar Mritunjay, Pandey Deepak Chandra and Choudhary Sanjay, Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 126-132; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da1260132; (2025). (Scopus)

5.     Predicting Burden Rock Velocity in Limestone Mines using Artificial Neural Network Models, Channabassamma N., Avchar Akhil, Sastry Vedala Rama, Swamy V. Sahas and Kolkar Ranjit, Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 133-138; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da1330138; (2025) (Scopus)

6.     Influence of Stiffness Ratio and Powder Factor on Burden Rock Movement in Blasting Operations: A Case Study on Limestone Mines, Channabassamma N., Avchar Akhil and Sastry Vedala Rama, Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 82-91; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da82091; (2025) (Scopus)

7.     Parametric Analysis of Mine Bench Blasting using High Speed Video Camera, Channabassamma N., Avchar Akhil, Sastry Vedala Rama, Tripathi Anup Kumar and Sahana P., Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(5); 18-23; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/185da18023; (2025) (Scopus)

8.     Subsidence Analysis for Old Abandoned Board and Pillar Coal Mines Using ANSYS and Monte Carlo Simulation, Akhil Avchar, Samir Kumar Pal, Anup Kumar Tripathi & Gyandeep Kumar, Journal of Mining Science 60, 387โ€“396 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739124030049(2024) (SCI)

9.     Prediction of the specific energy requirement of hydraulic rock breaker based on laboratory impact hammer - a case study. Samir Kumar Pal; Akhil Avchar; Abhishek Vyas; Anup Kumar Tripathi, International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering (IJMME), Vol. 15, No. 2,https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMME.2024.140075(2024) (Scopus)

10.  Comparison of model study with field implementation of gravity blind backfilling method to control subsidence induced disaster in abandoned underground coal mines. Pal Samir Kumar, Avchar Akhil and Tripathi Anup Kumar; Disaster Advances; Vol.16(5); 10-18; doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/1605da010018  ; (2023) (Scopus)

11.  Ripper production prediction for laterite excavation in iron ore mines. Avchar Akhil, Choudhary, B.S.;Journal of Mining Science 57, 66โ€“75. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739121010087. (2021) (SCI)

12.  A Numerical Method Approach for Analyzing the Effects of Joint Orientation on Stability of Open-stope in Metalliferous Mines. Rajeev Verma, Ashok Jaiswal, Akhil Avchar;Page 129-134; DOI https://doi.org/10.18280/acsm.430211(2019) (SCI)

13.  Effect of rock properties on Rippability of laterite in Iron Ore mines of Goa. Akhil Avchar*  Bhanwar S. Choudhary  Gananand Budi Ulhas G. Sawaiker; Page: 108-115, DOI https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.050208(2018) (Scopus)

14.  Applicability of Size-strength Rippability Classification System for Laterite Excavation in Iron Ore Mines of Goa. Akhil Avchar*  Bhanwar S. Choudhary  Gananand Budi Ulhas G. Sawaiker; Modelling, Measurement and Control C, 73-3, Page 378-391, https://doi.org/10.18280/mmc_c.780309(2017) (Scopus)

Funded Projects (Completed): 

14

M.Tech Students (Ongoing): 

1

Ph.D Students (Ongoing): 

4

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 Department of Mining Engineering, NITKSurathkal
 P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
 Karnataka, India.

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