Continuing Partial Support of the U. S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics: Commission on Engineering and TechnicalSystems

这笔拨款为美国岩石力学委员会提供了持续的支持。该委员会的主要活动是在地质力学和地质结构破坏领域。这些活动具有很好的潜力，可以为全国提供几个地质力学问题的能见度，包括膨胀土的破坏、边坡的破坏、地面的稳定性和沉降。委员会前几年的活动帮助实现了岩石力学研究的全国重点，并确定了岩土工程研究的若干优先领域。

This grant provides continuing support for the U.S. Committee in Rock Mechanics. Major activities of this committee are in the areas of geomechanics and failure of geologic structures. The activities have a good potential in providing national visibility to several of the geomechanic issues including damage by expansive soils, failure of slopes, ground stability, and subsidence. The Committee activities in the previous years have helped to achieve a national focus in rock mechanics research and in identifying several priority areas of research in geotechnical engineering.