The Second ISRM Commission Conference on Estimation of Rock Mass Strength and Deformability

On July 10th, 2026, SLRMES is planning to hold the Second ISRM Commission Conference on Estimation of Rock Mass Strength and Deformability in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Please find the call for abstracts for the said conference attached. I look forward to your participation in July 2026.

The URL for the conference is https://www.slrmes.org

Best regards,

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake, Ph.D., P.E. (Civil Eng.), F. ASCE, M.SME, M.Eng. Geology

Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA

Professor of Civil Engineering, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN USA

Consultant as a Research Director to SDUST, China

Former Distinguished Professor of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science & Technology, China

2024 ISRM Science Achievement Award Recipient

Chair, ISRM Commission on Estimation of Rock Mass Strength and Deformability

President, Sri Lankan Rock Mechanics and Engineering Society