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Dr. Mawuko Luke Yaw ANKAH

mlyankah@umat.edu.gh

Position

Lecturer

Department

Geological Engineering

Research Interest

Geotechnical Engineering (Soil and Rock Mechanics, Rock Slopes, Underground excavations), Engineering geology, Geohazards




Autobiography

Dr. M.L.Y. Ankah has a rich background in geology, mining, and geomechanics. He has extensive experience in projects relating to slope failures, landslides, and geohazards as a whole. He also has expertise in rock joints as well as rockburst with many top-level publications.

Academic Degrees

2022
PhD Mining Engineering
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,Ganzhou, China
2017
MSc Applied Geology
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
2012
BSc Geological Engineering
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana

Institutions Attended

2019--2022
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, China
2014--2017
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
2008--2012
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana

Professional Bodies

2023--Date
International Association of Engineers
2023--Date
Ghana Institution of Geoscientists
2023--Date
International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment

Awards

2019
Jiangxi Provincial Government (China) funding
2014
Turkish Government Scholarship for excellent students
2005
Head of State’s Independence Day (Presidential) Award (awarded by H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor)

Academic Rank

2023--Date
Lecturer

Journal Publications

  1. Fordjour, Dominic Oduro, Mawuko Luke Yaw Ankah, Michael Affam, Albert Kafui Klu, Stephen A. Yamoah, Samuel Boakye Pobee, Deborah Arthur, and Louis Gyawu (2024), "A multi-method approach for slope stability assessment: a case study at Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine, Ghana", Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, , 1-11
  2. Kulatilake P.H.S.W, Ankah M.L.Y. (2023), "Rock Joint Roughness Measurement and Quantification—A Review of the Current Status", Geotechnics, 3 2, 116-141
  3. Ankah, M.L.Y, and Kincal, C (2022), "Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes Using Kinematic Analysis and Numerical Modeling: Foça-Bağarası State Highway, Turkey", Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8 4, 5225-5233.
  4. Ankah, M.L.Y, Kulatilake, P.H.S.W., Phi, T.T., Sunkpal, D.T., Zhao, X.,Nguyen, L., and Wu, R (2022), "Investigation of Rock Mass Structural Similarity in Two Islands in Vietnam", Journal of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 8 3, 98
  5. Ankah, M.L.Y, Sunkpal, D.T., Zhao, X., and Kulatilake, P.H.S.W. (2022), "Role of Heterogeneity on Joint Size Effect, and Influence Of Anisotropy and Sampling Interval on Rock Joint Roughness Quantification", Journal of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 8 3, 101
  6. Ankah, M.L.Y, Kulatilake, P.H.S.W., Sunkpal, D.T., Zhao, X., (2022), "Rock Joint Roughness Quantification Using 2-D and 3-D Fractal Methods", Fractals Journal, 30 7, 1-16
  7. Sunkpal, D. T., Ankamah, A. T., Tuoyang, M. K., and Ankah, M. L. Y. (2022) (2022), "Geophysical Investigation of Groundwater Potential Zones, and Modeling Of Subsurface Materials Using Seismic Refraction Surveys", Modeling Earth System and Environment, 8 4, 4389-4400
  8. Kulatilake, P. H.S.W., Du, S. G., Ankah, M. L. Y., Yong, R., Sunkpal, D. T., Zhao, X., and Wu, R. (2021), "Non-Stationarity, Heterogeneity, Scale Effects, and Anisotropy Investigations on Natural Rock Joint Roughness Using The Variogram Method", Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80 8, 6121-6143
  9. Phi, T. T., Kulatilake, P. H.S.W., Ankah, M. L. Y., Sunkpal, D. T., Zhao, X., Nguyen, H. V., and Van, T. D. (2021), "Rock Mass Statistical Homogeneity Investigation Along a Highway Corridor in Vietnam", Engineering Geology, 289 106176,
  10. Ankah, M. L. Y., Manouchehrian, A., Sunkpal, D. T., and Zhao, X. (2021), "Failure Behaviour of Open and Closed Cracks Under Different Loading Conditions", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 861 022052,
  11. Ankah, M. L. Y., Sunkpal, D. T., and Zhao, X. (2021), "Quantification of Joint Roughness Using Various Empirical Relations Between JRC and Roughness Parameters", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 861 052052,

Conference Publications

  1. Ankah, M.L.Y, and Kincal, C. (2017), "Planar Failure Determination of the Slopes Along the Bağarasi-Foca State Highway with the Help of Geographical Information Systems", Proceedings of the International Symposium on GIS Applications in Geography and Geosciences, 135-145

Research Conducted

2019--2022
Comprehensive investigations on geomechanics/rock joints, rock mass statistical homogeneity, rock slope stability, and rockburst
2014--2017
Slope Stability Project of the Foca-Bagarasi (Izmir, Turkey) State Highway
2011--2012
Slope stability investigations on the eastern wall of Awonsu Pit, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Ahafo Mine.

Subjects Taught

Soil Mechanics
Soil and Rock Mechanics
Petroleum Geomechanics
Orientation Drilling
Physical Geology
Physical and Structural Geology
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