International Perspectives of Geo-Hydrological and Geo-Mechanical Research at a Proposed U.S. Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL)

拟议的美国深层地下科学与工程实验室 (DUSEL) 的地球水文和地球力学研究的国际视角

• 批准号: 0345214
• 负责人: Peter Smeallie
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: American Rock Mechanics Association Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0345214&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Perspectives; Geo; Hydrological; Mechanical

The establishment of a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) is currently under consideration. The US still lacks access to a comprehensive long-term deep underground laboratory. In the fields of geo-hydrology and geo-mechanics, significant gains have resulted from in situ research conducted in existing underground facilities despite the limited longevity of these facilities and the absence of broad access across the research community.In September 2002, a workshop was held to identify research areas of value to the nation that could be conducted at a DUSEL. The American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Foundation contributed to this project by holding a preliminary workshop to identify research needs for geo-engineering and rock mechanics for consideration at the NUSL workshop. This project, International Perspectives of Geo-Hydrological and Geo-Mechanical Research at a Proposed U.S. Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory, is to conduct an international workshop designed to augment and refine the research agenda. The workshop, to be held in cooperation with the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, will be convened at the 10 th quadrennial congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) in September 2003 in South Africa. The workshop will invite practitioner experts from underground research laboratories around the world. The goals are to identify research needs and opportunities from an international perspective and to refine the scope of proposed activities at a proposed deep underground research laboratory that will complement current international activities, rather than duplicate them.Current views for the conduct of activities at DUSEL will be presented at the workshop by the US delegates. International delegates will present overviews of current research needs and activities from the variety of underground research facilities around the world. The outcome of this one-day caucus will be synthesized into a final report and made available on the ARMA Web site.This project will advance the field of geo-engineering and rock mechanics by identifying for consideration needed research to be undertaken at the DUSEL. An international perspective will be obtained through participation of researchers from other underground research facilities around the world. International collaboration among researchers from the geo-engineering and geo-sciences areas will advance knowledge and understanding across disciplines.This project, put in the broader context of the realization of a DUSEL, will give unprecedented opportunities for educators, students, and researchers to obtain field experiences and to carry out complex projects under field conditions. Results of research carried out at the DUSEL could potentially have direct impacts on issues of national importance through a better understanding of how rock behaves. These areas include resource exploration and production, national security issues, environmental considerations, and civil infrastructure systems through advances in tunneling and excavation technologies.

目前正在考虑建立一个深层地下科学和工程实验室。美国仍然缺乏一个全面的长期深层地下实验室。在地质水文学和地质力学领域，在现有地下设施中进行的现场研究取得了重大成果，尽管这些设施寿命有限，而且研究界缺乏广泛的接触机会，2002年9月，举办了一个讲习班，以确定可以在地下设施中进行的对国家有价值的研究领域。美国岩石力学协会（阿尔马）基金会通过举办一个初步研讨会来确定地质工程和岩石力学的研究需求，以供NUSL研讨会审议，从而为该项目做出了贡献。这个项目，在拟议的美国地下深层科学和工程实验室的地质水文和地质力学研究的国际视角，是为了进行一个国际研讨会，旨在扩大和完善研究议程。该讲习班将与南非采矿和冶金研究所合作举办，将于2003年9月在南非举行的国际岩石力学学会（岩石力学学会）第十届四年一度的大会期间举行。研讨会将邀请来自世界各地地下研究实验室的从业专家。会议的目标是从国际角度确定研究需求和机会，并在拟议的深层地下研究实验室完善拟议活动的范围，以补充目前的国际活动，而不是重复。美国代表将在研讨会上介绍目前对DUSEL开展活动的看法。国际代表将介绍当前的研究需求和来自世界各地的各种地下研究设施的活动的概述。这次为期一天的核心会议的结果将综合成一份最后报告，并在阿尔马网站上公布。该项目将通过确定在DUSEL进行的必要研究供考虑，推动地球工程和岩石力学领域的发展。将通过世界各地其他地下研究设施的研究人员的参与获得国际视野。地球工程和地球科学领域的研究人员之间的国际合作将促进跨学科的知识和理解。该项目将在实现DUSEL的更广泛背景下为教育工作者、学生和研究人员提供前所未有的机会，以获得实地经验并在实地条件下开展复杂的项目。在DUSEL进行的研究结果可能会通过更好地了解岩石的行为对国家重要问题产生直接影响。这些领域包括资源勘探和生产、国家安全问题、环境考虑以及通过隧道和挖掘技术进步实现的民用基础设施系统。