International Young Scholars’ Symposium on Rock Mechanics 2008

 

WELCOME AND INVITATION
The International Young Scholars’ Symposium on Rock Mechanics 2008 will be held on April 28-May 1, 2008 in Beijing, China.
   This symposium aims to promote the exchange of ideas and experiences and to share recent advances in rock mechanics and engineering among young scholars in the world. Discussion on education of rock mechanics in the future is also an important topic. The symposium is held in Beijing which will as well offer an excellent opportunity for all the participants to personally contact China and the Chinese community of rock mechanics and to visit the largest rock engineering projects in the world, such as Three-Gorge Project, Qinghai-Tibet plateau railway, etc
   All young scholars in rock mechanics, especially including Ph.D students are welcome to the symposium. This symposium is not limited to young people, all professors, research scientists and engineers who concern about development and education of rock mechanics and training  young scholars in rock mechanics are also welcome to the symposium.

 

SUBJECTS
1. FIELD INVESTIGATION AND INSTRMENTATION
2. ROCK PROPERTIES AND MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR
3. UNDERGROUND MINING AND EXCAVATION ENGINEERING
4. ROCK SLOPES AND LANDSIDES
5. TUNNELS AND FOUNDATIONS
6. DYNAMICS AND BLASTING
7. NEW TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

 

ORGANIZED BY
ISRM Commission on Education 

 

SPONSORED BY
International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering  (CSRME)

 

SUPPORTED BY
University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB)
China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT)
Chongqing University (CU)

 

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
Secretary General:
Prof. J.A. Wang
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering USTB Beijing100083
Tel: 010-62334098
Mobile: 13910790586
wjarock@ces.ustb.edu.cn
sys2008@ces.ustb.edu.cn

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Prof. G. Barla (Italy)
Prof. B. H. G. Brady (Australia)
Prof. C. Erichsen (Germany)
Prof. J. A. Franklin (Canada)
Prof. N. F. Grossmann (Portugal)
Prof. D. S. Gu (China)
Prof. J. C. Gu (China)
Prof. J. A. Hudson (U.K)
Prof. P. K. Kaiser (Canada)
Prof. M. A. Kwasniewski (Poland)
Prof. C. Lee (Korea)
Prof. B. C. Liu (China)
Prof. N. Vander Merwe (South Africa)
Prof. M. U. Ozbay (U.S.A)
Prof. M. G. Qian (China)
Prof. Q. H. Qian (China)
Prof. J.-C. Roegiers (U.S.A)
Prof. O. Stephansson (Germany)
Prof. H. Sakurai (Japan)
Prof. S. J. Wang (China)
Prof. H. P. Xie (China)
Prof. J. Zhao (Switzerland)
Prof. R. W. Zimmerman (Sweden)

 

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Chairman
Prof. M. F. Cai (China)
Co-Chairman
Prof. X. T. Feng (China)
Prof. C. A. Tang (China)
Members
Prof. M. Chen (China)
Prof. S. H. Hao (China)
Prof. R. Q. Huang (China)
Prof. Y. D. Jiang (China)
Prof. L. R. Jing (Sweden)
Prof. Z. K. Li (China)
Prof. M. J. Lian (China)
Prof. T. S. Liang (China)
Prof. D. Y. Liu (China)
Prof. X. X. Miao (China)
Prof. F. Pellet (France)
Prof. G. S. Yang (China)
Prof. Q. Yang (China)
Prof. X. L. Yang (China)
Prof. Z. Q. Yue (Hong kong, China)
Prof. G. J. Zhang (China)
Prof. B. X. Zheng (China)

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