Partial Support for the U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics

9614885 联合S.国家岩石力学委员会（USNC/RM）代表美国和国际上的美国岩石力学界，确定岩石力学中需要解决的关键问题，并在国家研究理事会地球科学与资源委员会（BESR）的主持下运作。 USNC/RM的专业知识、判断和战略观点有助于确定和帮助发起与国家利益或关注的主要领域相关的赞助研究和其他活动，其中岩石力学问题是关键或限制因素。 该委员会提供了一个与联邦赞助者和其他感兴趣的组织举行会议的论坛，以就重要议题交换意见和信息。 ***

9614885 The U. S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics (USNC/RM), which represents the American rock mechanics community in the United States and internationally, identifies critical issues in rock mechanics that need to be addressed, and operates under the auspices of the National Research Council's Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR). The expertise, judgment, and strategic perspective of the USNC/RM serves to define and help initiate sponsored studies and other activities with respect to major areas of national interest or concern in which rock mechanics problems represent critical or limiting factors. The committee offers a forum for meetings with federal sponsors and other interested organizations to exchange ideas and information on important topics. ***