International Symposium on Tunnelling for Water Resources and Power Projects, New Delhi, India, January 19-27, 1988 Group Travel Award in Indian and U.S. Currencies

目标和相关性：本项目支持15名美国科学家和工程师参加将于1988年1月19日至22日在新德里举行的关于为水资源和电力项目挖掘隧道的国际研讨会。研讨会将涵盖多个主题，包括隧道工程岩体分类、硬岩、风化和裂隙岩及膨胀岩中的水力隧道研究、隧道的几何和水力设计、疏散、支撑和加固、隧道衬砌的稳定性、隧道的监测和反分析，以及历史案例。美印项目支持美国科学家和工程师参加两国感兴趣领域的重大国际会议。项目符合这个标准。优点：本次会议的主题对美国很重要，因为抽水和发电的新概念改变了隧道和衬砌的应力分布，需要改进隧道的开挖方法和隧道的设计。这些话题对印度也很重要，因为印度已经完成或正在建设大型水利水电项目，包括有史以来最大的一条隧道。美国参与者的选择将由私人调查团和美国国家岩石力学委员会的代表完成。这次研讨会可能会加强美国和印度科学家和工程师在这一领域的合作。资金：正是这一行动

Objectives and Relevancy: This project supports participation by 15 U.S. scientists and engineers in an international symposium on tunneling for water resources and power projects, to be held in New Delhi January 19-22, 1988. The symposium will cover several topics, including engineering classification of rock mass for tunnelling, studies of hydraulic tunnels in hard rock, weathered and fractured rock and swelling rocks, geometric and hydraulic design of tunnels, evacuation, support and reinforcement, tunnel lining for stability, monitoring and back analysis of tunnels, and case histories. The U.S.-India program supports participation by U.S. scientists and engineers in major international meetings in areas of interest to the two countries. The project meets this criterion. Merit: The topics of the conference are important to the U.S. where new concepts of pumping and power generation result in changing stress distribution in tunnels and lining, creating a need for improved tunneling methods and designs of tunnels. The topics are also important to India where major water and hydroelectric projects have been completed or are under construction including the single largest tunnel ever built. The selection of the U.S. participants will be done by the P.I., and by representatives of the U.S. National Committee on Rock Mechanics. The symposium is likely to increase cooperation between U.S. and Indian scientists and engineers in this field. Funding: None other than this action