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

目前正在考虑建立一个深地下科学与工程实验室。美国仍然无法获得一个全面的、长期的深地下实验室。在地质水文和地质力学领域，尽管现有地下设施的寿命有限，而且整个研究界缺乏广泛的途径，但在这些设施中进行的现场研究取得了重大进展。2002年9月举行了一次研讨会，确定可以在DUSEL进行的对国家有价值的研究领域。美国岩石力学协会（ARMA）基金会为这个项目做出了贡献，举办了一个初步的研讨会，以确定地质工程和岩石力学的研究需求，供NUSL研讨会考虑。该项目名为“美国深地下科学与工程实验室地质水文和地质力学研究的国际视角”，旨在开展一个旨在扩大和完善研究议程的国际研讨会。该讲习班将与南非矿业和冶金研究所合作举办，并将于2003年9月在南非举行的国际岩石力学学会（ISRM）第10届四年一度的大会上召开。研讨会将邀请来自世界各地地下研究实验室的从业专家。目标是从国际角度确定研究需要和机会，并完善拟议的深地下研究实验室拟议活动的范围，该实验室将补充而不是重复目前的国际活动。美国代表将在讲习班上介绍对在DUSEL开展活动的当前看法。国际代表将概述当前的研究需求和世界各地各种地下研究设施的活动。这次为期一天的核心会议的结果将综合成一份最终报告，并在ARMA网站上公布。该项目将通过确定需要在DUSEL进行的研究来推进地球工程和岩石力学领域。通过来自世界各地其他地下研究设施的研究人员的参与，将获得国际视野。来自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。在实现DUSEL的更广泛背景下，该项目将为教育工作者、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。通过更好地了解岩石的行为方式，在DUSEL进行的研究结果可能会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的进步而建立的民用基础设施系统。

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.