1998 ARMA Forum: New Directions for U.S. Rock Mechanics

第一届美国岩石力学协会（ARMA）论坛将于1998年10月举行，旨在鼓励应邀发言的美国岩石力学协会（ARMA）的成员就美国岩石力学研究可能的新机会和方向进行探讨和交流。论坛将强调小组讨论，并将以小型、富有成效的讨论小组为特色。与会者将在编写论坛报告方面发挥重要作用。该报告将侧重于1)美国岩石力学未来的战略愿景，2)识别和描述岩石力学社区面临的关键问题，3)研究在解决这些问题中的作用，以及4)每个论坛主题领域的关键研究领域，包括具体研究计划的例子。论坛的主题领域包括：弱岩工程，裂隙介质，不确定性和尺度，地球物理成像和远程测量，灾难性岩石破坏，流体和岩石，以及政府，工业和大学的研究角色，将未来的举措与工业和社会的经济问题联系起来

***9816724DoeThe first American Association of Rock Mechanics (ARMA) Forum, to be held in October, 1998, will be structured to encourage invited speakers and members of ARMA to explore and exchange ideas on possible new opportunities and directions for the rock mechanics research in the United States. The Forum will emphasize panel discussions, and will feature small, productive discussion groups. Participants will have a major role in developing the Forum report. The report will focus on 1) a strategic vision for the future of rock mechanics in the United States, 2) the identification and delineation of critical issues facing the rock mechanics community, 3) the role of research in addressing these issues, and 4) critical areas of research in each of the Forum topic areas, including examples of specific research initiatives. The Forum topic areas include: weak rock engineering, fractured media, uncertainty and scaling, geophysical imaging and remote measurements, catastrophic rock failure, fluids and rocks, and the research roles of government, industry and universities, tying in future initiatives to the economic concerns of industry and society.***