INVITATION

    The 3rd Shaoxing International Forum on Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology (SXFRG) and the 9th session of the 14th International Congress on Engineering Geology and the Environment, "Innovations in Engineering Geology" (hereinafter referred to as "the Forum") will be held on September 23-25, 2023 at Chengdu Century City International Convention Centre. The forum is held in the form of a sub-session of the International Congress on Engineering Geology and Environment, which is also hosted by Shaoxing University and organized by the International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG), Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), Geological Society of China, IAEG China National Group, State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection of Chengdu University of Technology, Key Laboratory of Rock Mechanics and Geohazards of Zhejiang Province, PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Zhejiang Rock Innovation, Hangzhou Ruhr Technology Co., Ltd., Shaoxing Education Bureau, Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Zhejiang Rock Innovation, Hangzhou Ruhr Technology Co., Ltd, and Shaoxing City Investment and Renewable Resources Co., Ltd. More than 20 other organizations have provided sponsorship and support. The 3rd SXFRG, with the theme of " Technological Innovation in Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology", aims to showcase and promote innovative technological achievements in the field of geological engineering. It seeks to foster the development of rock mechanics and engineering geology theories and applied technologies, strengthen the application of relevant innovative technologies in infrastructure construction, and usher in a more convenient and intelligent era of geological engineering. We sincerely invite you to be together with us on the forum.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

 With the rapid advancement of economic globalization, the concept of international strategic cooperation represented by the “Belt and Road” has been increasingly valued by various countries, and has gradually formed a new stage of deep cooperation in infrastructure construction among countries and regions. The successful development of large-scale construction projects requires the joint efforts of experts from the fields of engineering geology and rock mechanics. Therefore, it is necessary for IAEG and ISRM, the two leading scientific societies to further promote the exchanges and cooperation to jointly solve key problems that are constantly emerging in the construction projects.
 
Correspondingly, some conventional engineering geological and rock mechanical test, monitoring and survey technologies can no longer meet the challenges of new projects in terms of scale, depth and difficulty. Their improvements together with the introduction of new technologies have become an urgent demand in global engineering construction. At the same time, the different test methods and technical codes of different countries have led to frequent contradictions and difficulties in international engineering cooperation, leading to higher demands for the standardization of technical means.

  Under the above opportunities and challenges, the development of highly targeted, reliable scientific research and engineering methods and techniques is the common goal pursued by the global engineering geology and rock mechanics scholars. This is the topic to be discussed on this forum.
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