Herbert Einstein

About

Professor Herbert H. Einstein is a member of the Herbert H. Einstein Research Group, which focuses on rock mechanics, engineering geology, underground construction, and engineering education. He has supervised and co-supervised dozens of graduate students at MIT, contributing significantly to research in these fields. His group has produced a substantial body of work, including 153 published theses, among which are 40 doctoral dissertations. The research conducted by his group is well-documented and accessible through the MIT Libraries, supporting the dissemination of knowledge in engineering geology and related disciplines.

Research topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Business
• Petrology
• Mathematics
• Materials science
• Engineering
• Forensic engineering
• Geotechnical engineering
• Risk analysis (engineering)

Selected publications

• Lessons from accidents during tunnel construction

  Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2021 · 113 citations

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• Toward the automation of mechanized tunneling “exploring the use of big data analytics for ground forecast in TBM tunnels”

  Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2024-02-13 · 45 citations

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• Fractures: Tension and Shear

  Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2021 · 34 citations

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• Development of stochastic models for fracture systems

  2026-02-18 · 9 citations

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  Hierarchical geometric-mechanical models attempt to capture the relations between the geometry of rock fracture systems and the underlying geologic mechanisms of fracturing. The two-dimensional enhanced hierarchical model can represent complex fracture trace patterns. Since two-dimensional representations of fracture patterns are insufficient for many applications, a three-dimensional hierarchical model is being developed. The model generates hierarchically related sets of fractures using a sequ…

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• Physical Modelling in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

  Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2024-08-17 · 6 citations

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  Abstract The paper presented at the International Congress and this extended version are intended to pay homage to Professor Leopold Müller who was a leading developer and user of physical models. This will be done by first reviewing physical models of stone-built artificial structures from ancient times till now being used to investigate the flow of forces and the effect of material properties. The same issues affect rock mechanics and engineering. Consequently, physical Querymodels of fundamen…

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Recent grants

• Effect of Inclusions on Material Performance- Investigation Through Micro-Continuum, DIscontinuum and Nano-Indentation Approaches

  NSF · $621k · 2006–2011

Frequent coauthors

• Rita L. Sousa

  Stevens Institute of Technology

  24 shared

• Lianyang Zhang

  Daping Hospital

  22 shared

• Antonio Bobet

  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

  15 shared

• Charles W. Schwartz

  Northwestern Medicine

  14 shared

• John T. Germaine

  13 shared

• Bing Q. Li

  Western University

  11 shared

• Stephen P. Morgan

  University of Nottingham

  9 shared

• W. Dershowitz

  Seattle University

  9 shared

Labs

• Herbert H. Einstein Research GroupPI

Education

• Other

  ETH-Zurich

  1960

• Other

  ETH-Zurich

  1966

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