Geo-Engineering and Rock Mechanics Research at the Proposed U.S. National Underground Science Laboratory; September 19-21, 2002; Washington, DC

机构：美国岩石力学协会基金会标题：“拟议中的美国国家地下科学实验室的地球工程和岩石力学研究”目前正在考虑建立国家地下科学实验室（NUSL）。马里兰大学将于2002年9月19日至21日举办研讨会，以确定可以在NUSL进行的对国家有价值的研究领域。美国岩石力学协会基金会（ARMA/F）提议制定一份地质工程和岩石力学的研究议程，供NUSL研讨会审议，并最终在拟议的NUSL设施本身进行。ARMA/F将确定主题，并将选择最多四个广泛领域编写白皮书。每个区域将指定队长和四到五名队员。队长将带领团队撰写一份白皮书（10-15页），详细说明研究的性质，如何利用地下实验室，以及研究结果的好处是什么。这四篇论文将于8月15日前提交给ARMA/F，并由ARMA/F组建的一个团队进行审查，该团队包括论文中所提到的各个领域的专家。在新加坡国立大学研讨会的前一天，ARMA/F将举办为期一天的研讨会前会议，邀请队长和团队观看所有的演讲，并根据在新加坡国立大学研讨会上分配的时间和演讲者对演讲进行改进和修改。最终结果将在主研讨会上公布。该项目将通过确定需要在纽大进行的研究来推进地球工程和岩石力学领域。这项工作将为教育工作者、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NUSL进行的研究结果可能会对国家安全产生直接影响，通过隧道和挖掘技术的进步，更好地了解岩石的行为和民用基础设施系统。

CMS-0234136PI: Peter SmeallieInstitution: American Rock Mechanics Association FoundationTitle: "Geo-Engineering and Rock Mechanics Research at the Proposed U.S. National Underground Science Laboratory" The establishment of a National Underground Science Laboratory (NUSL) is currently under consideration. A workshop will be conducted by the University of Maryland on September19-21, 2002, to identify research areas of value to the nation that could be conducted at the NUSL. The American Rock Mechanics Association Foundation (ARMA/F) proposes to developfor presentation a research agenda for geo-engineering and rock mechanics for consideration at the NUSL workshop and eventually to be undertaken at the proposed NUSL facility itself. ARMA/F will identify topics and will select up to four broad areas for preparation of white papers. Captains will be identified for each area and four to five team members. The captain will lead the team in writing a white paper (10-15 pages) on the subject that will detail the nature of the research, how such work could take advantage of the underground laboratory, and what the benefits of the results would be. The four papers will be submitted to ARMA/F by August 15th and examined by a team assembled by ARMA/F to include experts from the various fields called out in the papers. One day prior to the NUSL workshop, ARMA/F will host a day-long pre-workshop meeting, inviting the captains and the teams to view all the presentations, and make improvements and modifications to the presentations consistent with the allotted time and speakers for the subject at the NUSL workshop. The final result will be presented at the main workshop.This project will advance the field of geo-engineering and rock mechanics by identifyingfor consideration needed research to be undertaken at the NUSL. This work 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 NUSL could potentially have direct impacts on national security through a better understanding of how rock behaves and civil infrastructure systems through advances in tunneling and excavation technologies.