Call for papers

• Click to Download Bulletin No.1 of this Workshop
• Important Dates
  • Abstract submission deadline: May 15, 2014
  • Full paper submission deadline: Sept. 1, 2014

• Contact Information
  • Dr. Toshifumi Koyama, Kansai University, Japan
  • e-mail: t-koyama(at)kansai-u.ac.jp

Three rock dynamic testing methods were proposed by the ISRM Commission on Rock Dynamics (2007 -2011). These methods were published on IJRMMS in 2012, detailing testing apparatus, testing procedures, and data deduction schemes for dynamic rock compression, tension and fracture. The first half of the workshop is open to general public, discussing the details of these testing methods. The current Commission on Rock Dynamics has identified candidates for new ISRM suggested methods and working groups for these candidates. The drafts of suggested methods submitted by the working groups and will be circulated and discussed among members of the current Commission on Rock Dynamics (2011 - 2015).

Most rock and earthen relics are preserved in the open-air environment, and this has resulted in a lot of complicated deterioration in them. This workshop will focus on the methods to investigate and evaluate the deterioration, evaluation of site safety, researches on the deterioration mechanism and evaluation of conservation effects, and promote mutual understanding and interaction between rock mechanics and site conservation for better conservation of ancient sites. Prof. Wang Xudong, Chairman of ISRM Commission on Preservation of Ancient Sites, heartily welcomes scholars and experts to attend this workshop.

(updated 30 Sept)

The Short Course is being presented by the ISRM Design Methodology Commission and will consist of a coherent set of seven 50–minute lectures (plus 10 minutes for questions), four in the morning and three in the afternoon, and will cover different aspects of the rock engineering risk subject within the rock engineering design and construction context. The list of lectures is as follows:

• 09.00-10.00 Overview of the rock engineering risk subject (Prof John A. Hudson, UK, President of the ISRM Design Methodology Commission)
• 10.00–11.00 Risk oriented design approach for tunnels (Prof Wulf Schubert, Austria)
  ----- Coffee -----
• 11.30–12.00 Empirical design methods in mining and risk (Dr Antonio Samaniego, Peru)
• 12.00–13.00 Risk in extreme conditions: e.g., the JinPing II headrace tunnels in China (Prof Xia-Ting Feng, China—President, ISRM)
  ----- Lunch -----
• 14.00–15.00 Structural geology and rock engineering risk (Mr Rolf Christiansson, Sweden)
• 15.00–16.00 Geotechnical baseline reports (Dr Conrad Felice, USA)
• 16.00–17.00 Risk and regulations/codes such as EUROCODE7 (Prof John Harrison, Canada)

The lectures on this Short Course will be given by members of the ISRM Design Methodology Commission and other international experts. The Commission was active in the period 2007– 2011 when Professor Hudson was the ISRM President and resulted in the book “Rock Engineering Design” by Feng and Hudson. The work of the Commission is now continuing during the 2011–2015 period while Professor Feng is the ISRM President with the current work focussing on rock engineering risk.

John A. Hudson, President, ISRM Design Methodology Commission 2011–2015

21st centenary is urbanization. More and more tunneling works are or will be under construction. Much more attention will be paid to the safety and risk caused by tunneling, especially to the influence on nearby structure, road, pipeline and other infrastructure. The workshop is open to discuss the influence analysis on structure, road and pipeline by tunneling, risk assessment and management in tunneling and underground works, harmonization design between soil or rock and structural safety, mitigation measures in tunneling hazard and risk-based tunneling maintenance method.

Workshop Program

• Workshop program and details (in English) (updated 06 Oct)
• Workshop program and details (in Japanese) (updated 06 Oct)

After Fukushima, the public has encouraged the use of natural energy such as wind, solar, and geothermal. However, the total amount that can be produced from such sources may not be sufficient to replace all the nuclear energy previously supplied. In order to overcome this difficulty, we still need nuclear power but such plants should be sited underground to reduce risk in a comprehensive manner. In this context, the ISRM Commission on Underground Nuclear Power Plant (UNPP) has been established, and is collecting information concerning UNPP from technical journals, proceedings, reports, Ph.D theses, etc. On the basis of the collected information, a workshop is being organized to exchange ideas and opinions with non-members of the Commission.

The International Society for Rock Mechanics Commissioin on Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering is planning to hold the 10th International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering at Sapporo, Japan in October, 2014, in association with the 8th ARMS (Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium).

The workshop will cover a variety of topics on application of geophysics to rock engineering, which includes three distinguish lectures by the invited speakers as below;

1. Time lapse approach to CCS monitoring and EOR and shale gas explorations using ultra-seismic system by Junzo Kasahara (Kawasaki Geological Survey, Japan)
2. Monitoring CO2 storage operations in the injection and post-injection phase - the Ketzin Pilot Site by Stefan Luth (German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany)
3. Advantages of CO2 fracturing for shale gas recovery: Evidence from laboratory experiments by Tsuyoshi Ishida (Kyoto University, Japan)

In addition to these lectures, ten to twelve papers will be presented in the workshop. We welcome all who are interested in geophysics and its application to rock engineering.

Contact for enquiries and registration

• Toru Takahashi
• e-mail: takahashi(at)fgi.or.jp

Technical Program

• Click to Download Technical Program of this Workshop (updated 16 Sept)