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International Society for Rock Mechanics Международно Дружество По Скална Механика News Journal INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ROCK MECHANICS Международно дружество по скална механика NEWS JOURNAL www.isrm.net The 2012 ISRM Year, the ISRM Board and Council meetings, 2012 ISRM Field Trip, EUROCK2012, ISRM 50-Year Anniversary Book and the ISRM Vice-Presidents’ and Commission Reports The 2012 3rd ISRM Field Trip to Swedish Lapland in a specially chartered plane organised by Ove Stephansson and Per Tengborg with 24 participants from 9 countries—see pages 24 & 25 Annual Review 2012 Technical Paper Activities of the ISRM Board, FEM limit analysis Secretary-General’s Report, in tunnel engineering ISRM Information, Vice-Presidents’ by Ying-Ren Zheng of China and Commission Presidents’ reports Volume 15, December 2012 See Table of Contents on Page 5 SINOROCK2013 An ISRM Specialised Conference “Rock Characterisation, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods” Tongji University, Shanghai, China 18-20 June 2013 This is the third SINOROCK symposium: the first was held at the Three Gorges Dam Project site in 2004; the second was held at the University of Hong Kong in 2009. The Symposium will concentrate on developing the rock engineering design process through the linkage of rock characterisation, modelling and design methods, including feedback from the construction process itself. The Symposium is being held in association with the 2011-2015 ISRM Commission on Rock Engineering Design. Co-Chairmen: Advisory and Organising Committee Qian Qihu: President, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (Hon. Chairman) John A Hudson: ISRM President 2007–2011 Feng Xia-Ting: ISRM President 2011–2015 Zhu Hehua: Professor,Tongji University, China Venue: Tongji University, Shanghai, China A Short Course on “Structural Geology and Abstracts by Dec 2012 to: Rock Mechanics Input to Rock Mechanics [email protected] Analyses and Modelling” will precede the Symposium (presented by Profs. Hudson and Website: Cosgrove from Imperial College, London, UK and Prof. Feng from the Institute of Rock and www.sinorock2013.org Soil Mechanics, CAS, China) Sponsored by the International Society for Rock Mechanics, the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 EUROCK2013 An ISRM International Symposium “Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy and Environment” Wroclaw, Poland 21–26 September 2013 Convention Centre, Wroclaw University of Technology With its history of more than 1000 years, Wroclaw is a beautiful city of monuments of the past, an opera house, a philharmonic hall, several theatres and numerous museums and art galleries Organised by the Polish Society for Rock Mechanics Chairmen: Dariusz Lydzba, Organising Committee; Marek Kwasniewski, Scientific Committee 3 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ROCK MECHANICS Международно дружество по скална механика NEWS JOURNAL www.isrm.net Editors Emeritus Prof John A Hudson Prof Xia-Ting Feng Immediate Past-President, ISRM President, ISRM, Institute of Rock & Soil Mechanics Imperial College of Science, Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China and Medicine, UK Tel./Fax.: +86 27 87198413 [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] ISRM Secretary-General Assistant Editor Dr Luis Lamas Dr Yan Guo LNEC, Avenida do Brasil, 101 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China Tel: +351 21 844 3419 Fax: +351 21 844 3021 Tel./Fax.: +86 27 87198413 [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] Editor’s Introduction to this Volume Our new ISRM President, Prof- rock mechanics over the last 50 years . essor Xia-Ting Feng, and the The considerable activity that has taken place in the 2011–2015 ISRM Board Mem- six ISRM regions during 2012 is reported by the bers’ first calendar year in office ISRM Vice-Presidents (pp. 34–41). The number of has been marked by significant ISRM Commissions has increased and reports from 15 activity in many of the ISRM of the Commissions are included (pp. 42–49). areas. In particular, some ISRM The future of the ISRM continues to be bright with members enjoyed a magnificent the upcoming symposia SINOROCK2013 in Shanghai ISRM Technical and Cultural (see p. 2), EUROCK2013 in Poland (see p. 3) and John A Hudson Field Trip to Swedish Lapland Rock Stress 2013 in Japan (see back cover). (p. 24) organised by Ove Steph- It was with great sadness that during 2012 we ansson and Per Tengborg—which was followed by the learned of the loss of Dr John Franklin and Dr Fran- EUROCK2012 Symposium held in Stockholm, Sweden cois Heuze. Both these former colleagues contributed (p. 26). The EUROCK2012 discussion on the inclusion greatly to the development of rock mechanics, and our of structural geology in rock mechanics modelling is appreciation to them is recorded on pages 18–20. Both also reported here (p. 28) were researchers, teachers and consultants of consider- The ISRM was formed in 1962 and so the 50-year able stature. They were my technical colleagues and celebrations, which had begun in 2011 at the 12th ISRM personal friends and will be sorely missed. Congress held in Beijing, China, were concluded in An article on FEM limit analysis in tunnel engineer- 2012. An ISRM Anniversary book to celebrate the 50 ing by Ying-Ren Zheng of China begins on p. 50. years was distributed at the EUROCK2012 Symposium We are grateful to the many organisations who sup- and is available from the ISRM Secretariat (p. 33) . One port the ISRM through their corporate membership. of the highlights in this book is the review, prepared by These organisations are listed in pp. 56 & 57. Professor Ted Brown, of the technical achievements in John A Hudson, Imperial College, London, UK 4 Table of Contents ISRM 2012 Field Trip, Lapland Cover Crustal Stress Commission 43 Invitation to SINOROCK2013, China 2 Design Methodology Commission 43 Invitation to EUROCK2013, Poland 3 DDA Commission 44 Editorial, John A. Hudson 4 Education Commission 44 The 2011–2015 ISRM Board 6 Hard Rock Commission 45 2012 ISRM Year 8 Petroleum Commission 45 2012 ISRM Membership Distribution 9 Ancient Sites Commission 46 ISRM Board and Council Meetings 2012 10 Radioactive Waste Commission 46 Activities of the ISRM Board in 2012 12 Rock Dynamics Commission 47 Young Members’ Presidential Group 13 Soft Rocks Commission 47 ISRM Secretary-General Report for 2012 14 Rock Spalling Commission 48 Remembering Dr John A. Franklin 18 Testing Methods Commission 48 Remembering Dr Francois Heuze 20 URLs Commission 49 ISRM Membership Benefits 21 Organising ISRM Symposia and ISRM 22 Technical Article Events The Application of FEM Limit 50 ISRM Orange Book 23 Analysis in Tunnel Engineering by 2012 ISRM Field Trip, Swedish Lapland 24 Zheng Ying-Ren, China EUROCK2012 Report 26 EUROCK Structural Geology Discussion 28 ***** ISRM 50 Years Celebrations Culmination 32 ISRM Corporate Members 56 ISRM 50 Years Anniversary Book 33 ISRM Slide Collection 58 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 34 Hydraulic Fracturing Conference 59 Vice-President for Africa 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 36 Vice-President for Asia Invitation to the 2013 In Situ Rock Stress Symposium, Sendai, Japan 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 37 Vice-President for Australasia Back Cover 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 38 Vice-President for Europe 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 38 Vice-President for N. America 2012 Activity Report by ISRM 39 Vice-President for S. America 2012 Activity Reports by ISRM 40 Vice-Presidents at Large Geophysics Commission 42 THMC Commission 42 5 The 2011–2015 ISRM Board Xia-Ting Feng Jacques Lucas President Vice-President, Africa Professor Xia-Ting Feng Institute of Rock and Soil Mr Jacques Lucas Mechanics Brentley, Lucas & Associates The Chinese Academy of Mining Consultants (Pty) Ltd Sciences P O Box 1276, Welkom 9460 Xiaohongshan, Wuchang South Africa Wuhan 430071, China Tel.: (+27) 11 482 8838 Tel: (+86) 27 87198913 [email protected] [email protected] Yingxin Zhou David Beck Vice-President, Vice-President, Asia Australasia Dr Yingxin Zhou Building and Infrastructure Dr David Beck Defence Science & Technology Beck Engineering Pty Ltd Agency 9 Reid Drive 1 Depot Road Chatswood West 2067 Defence Technology Tower A Australia Singapore 10967 Tel: (+61) 412 135 782 Tel: (+65) 6376 5363 [email protected] [email protected] Frederic Pellet John Tinucci Vice-President, Vice-President, North America Europe Prof Frederic Pellet Dr John Tinucci INSA-University of Lyon SRK Consulting Department of Civil Engineering 7175 West Jefferson Ave. 20 av. Albert Einstein Lakewood, CO 80235 69100 Villeurbanne USA France Tel.: (+1) 720 287 7225 Tel: (+33) 472 43 60 90 [email protected] [email protected] 6 Antonio Samaniego Yuzo Ohnishi Vice-President, Vice-President South America At Large Dr Antonio Samaniego Prof Yuzo Ohnishi SVS Ingenieros SAC Kyoto University Grimaldo del Solar 875 Yoshida-Honmachi Miraflores Sakyo-ku Lima, 18, Peru Kyoto 606-8501 Peru Japan Tel: (+51) 1 2414077 Tel: (+81) 75-753-2218 [email protected] [email protected] Manoj Verman Ivan Vrkljan Vice-President Vice-President At Large At Large Dr Manoj Verman Prof Ivan Vrkljan Halcrow Institut IGH, Zagreb, & Plot No. 113 FF, Sector-44 Faculty of Civil Engineering Gurgaon – 122003 University of Rijeka India Janka Rakuse 1 Tel: (+91) 124-4968500 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Tel: (+385) 1 6125 283 [email protected] [email protected] The 2011–2015 ISRM Board is Luís Lamas continuing the previous Board’s Secretary-General ‘modernisation’ programme— Dr Luís Lamas a key element of which is enhanced Secretary General, ISRM communication between all ISRM Members. LNEC, Av. do Brasil, 101 1700-066 Lisboa The email addresses of your regional Board Portugal representatives, together with those of the Tel.: (+351) 218443419 President and Secretary-General, are given on these two pages. [email protected] They will welcome contact/inquiries/ suggestions from current and potential ISRM Members.
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