International Society for Rock Mechanics

Commission on Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering (During the term from May 1996 to July 2007)

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Commission President from May 1996 to July 2007:

Professor Koichi Sassa

 Specialized Session:

The Specialized Session on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering, on 12th July 2007 at CCL in Lisbon as one of the specialized sessions in the 11th Congress of ISRM.

Programs and Proceedings of the Past Workshops:

The 7th International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering, at LNEC Congress Center in Lisbon, Portugal on 8th July 2007.

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The 6th International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering
at Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan, on Monday November 29, 2004.

The 5th International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics in Rock Engineering
at Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, Canada, on Sunday July 7th, 2002.

The 4th International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering
at Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China, on September 10th, 2001.

The 3rd International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock and Soil Engineering
at University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, on November 18th, 2000.

The 2nd International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics toRock Engineering
at Parais Congres, Paris, France, on Tuesday August 24th, 1999.

The 1st International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering
at Columbia University, New York, U.S.A., on June 29, 1997.

Working Groups:
The Working Group "Wave Propagation in Fractured and Cracked Media"
The Working Group "Standardization of Geophysical Methods for Rock Engineering"
The Working Group "Estimating Primary State of Stress in Rock Mass using Acoustic Emission Technique"

Publications:

ISRM Suggested Methods for borehole geophysics in Rock Engineering: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 3, April 2006.

ISRM Suggested Methods for Land Geophysics in Rock Engineering: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 6, September 2004.

Special Issue: Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 6, September 2001.

ISRM News Journal Volume 7 Nomber 1, December 2001.

Meetings:
"Lecture Meeting on Rock Engineering"
at Kyoudai Kaikan, Kyoto, Japan, on Wednesday March 19th, 2003.