CHINA ROCK 2024

The 21st China Rock Mechanics and Engineering Annual Academic Conference, “China Rock 2024,” will be held at the Tianfu International Convention Center in Chengdu from November 1-3, 2024. The event is co-organized by the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering and the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR). The conference theme is “Major Projects and Risk Control.” This event consists of a main venue in Chengdu, 15 central venues in 15 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, and Lanzhou, and over 200 satellite venues at universities such as Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, and Tongji University. The conference is expected to attract more than 100,000 participants from universities, research institutes, and relevant enterprises.

Keynote Speeches:
1. Name: Manchao He, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
Title: Challenges and Countermeasures in Tunnel Engineering under Extreme Conditions

2. Name: Ki-Bok Min, Seoul National University (Korea), Vice President of ISRM
Title: Outstanding Geomechanical Issues in Enhanced Geothermal System

3. Name: Chuan He, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Title: Advances in Intelligent Construction Technology for Tunnel Engineering

4. Name: Milorad Jovanovski, St. Cyril and Methodius University (North Macedonia), Vice President of ISRM (Europe)
Title: An integrated methodology for defining the tolerable level of risk for major engineering projects

5. Name: Yueping Yin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Technical Guidance Center for Geological Disasters, Ministry of Natural Resources
Title: Research on High-altitude Remote Geological Hazards and Engineering Safety

6. Name: Giovanni Grasselli, University of Toronto (Canada), Rocha Award Winner in 2004
Title: Moving Past Simplified Assumptions and Classification Systems in Rock Engineering: Enhancing Understanding of Deformation and Failure Processes through Advanced Hybrid Numerical

7. Name: Hanlong Liu, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chongqing University
Title: Development and application of microbial mineralization restoration technology for geotechnical cultural relics

8. Name: Hide Yasuhara, Kyoto University (Japan), Rocha Award Winner in 2007
Title: Exploring interactions of THMC processes governing fluid flow and transport behavior in fractured rocks: Insights from Japan's geological disposal research

9. Name: Chuangbing Zhou, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Nanchang University
Title: Research Progress on Lifecycle Stability Assessment and Safety Control of High Steep Slopes in Hydropower Engineering

10. Name: Netra Prakash Bhandary, Ehime University (Japan)
Title: Ring shear machine-based laboratory assessment of residual-state creep displacement of landslides and prospects of numerical modeling

11. Name: Yishan Pan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Liaoning University
Title: Rock Burst in Coal Mines in China: Theory, Practice, and Management

12. Name: Mostafa Sharifzadeh, Curtin University (Australia)
Title: Tunnel design approaches with emphasis on energy absorbing reinforcement design

13. Name: Murat Karakus, University of Adelaide (Australia)
Title：Energy-based strain burst criterion

Main Venue (Chengdu) - Sub-venues and Themes:

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Technical Training (Topics and Locations):