Rock Engineering 2009 - Rock Engineering in Difficult Conditions
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

"Rock Engineering in Difficult Conditions" is synonymous of almost any engineering activity involving most of the built structures and infrastructures in rock within the context of civil, mining and petroleum engineering such as underground and surface mining, tunneling, and deep drilling.

This conference will focus on the application of Rock Mechanics to the Engineering of rock masses, with particular emphasis on those conditions that make difficult the engineering design and realization.

We invite scientific and engineering contributions addressing all diverse and interdisciplinary aspects that contribute to make “unique” the Engineering of the Earth’s crust.

The objective of this Symposium is to provide an understanding of all facets of the many challenges present in rock engineering systems.

We are seeking a wide range of presentations that cover major challenges in rock engineering and can convey the "art" of rock engineering to students and professionals.


IMPORTANT DATES

November 5, 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline

December 1, 2008
Abstract Acceptance

January 15, 2009
Paper Submission Deadline

February 15, 2009
Revision Process Completed

March 10, 2009
Final Paper Submission

CONFERENCE TOPICS

  • The role of the geological models
  • Rock mass characterization and site investigation for the mitigation of unexpected ground conditions during underground engineering projects
  • Long-term behaviour of underground openings
  • Deep underground nuclear waste repositories
  • Numerical modeling of continuum-discontinuum behaviour of geomaterials
  • Excavation at high stress
  • Deep mining
  • Block caving
  • High slopes: Deep open pits and natural slope instabilities
  • Use of virtual reality in rock engineering
  • Innovation in ground support and instrumentation
  • Time dependent behaviour of rock masses
  • Role of rock mechanics in forensic engineering
  • Risk approach to rock engineering design
  • Ground freezing
  • Rock engineering in presence of high pressure and/or high flow water conditions
  • Role of uncertainties in rock engineering design
  • Geophysics in rock engineering
  • Squeezing and swelling conditions in tunneling
  • Reservoir geomechanics
  • Deep drilling and salt formations
  • Rock physics models for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery

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