ISRM

The International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is a non-profit scientific association dedicated to the discipline of Rock Mechanics.

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The next ISRM Young Members’ Seminar will take place on 31 March 2026 at 9:00 PM (GMT). The seminar will feature expert presentations on tunnel digital twins, carbon storage, experimental rock mass behaviour and soft rock masses. Registration is free at
https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0.

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The 2025 issue, volume 28, of the ISRM News Journal is now online on the ISRM website: https://t.co/TKxTN6Czaf

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You can now watch the 53rd ISRM Online Lecture by Dr Mark Diederichs, with the title "Putting Geology Back in the Numbers – The Role of Engineering Geology in Rock Engineering and Risk Mitigation". Go to https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0 to watch the lecture .

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53rd ISRM Online Lecture will be given by Dr Mark Diederichs, from Canada, and the title is "Putting Geology Back in the Numbers – The Role of Engineering Geology in Rock Engineering and Risk Mitigation". Go to https://t.co/h1mTGzPNMy to know more.

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Swedish is now available at the ISRM Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Glossary. You can now browse or search through more than one thousand terms in 19 different languages. https://t.co/792bHDemaO

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The next @IntSocRockMec Young Members’ Seminar will take place on 15 January 2026 at 4:00 PM (GMT). It will feature expert presentations on deep tunnelling, underground reservoir, and fractured rock mass behaviour. Registration is free at https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0

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The 52nd ISRM Online Lecture by Mr. William Joughin from South Africa on "Design of concrete plugs for sealing of tunnels to prevent inrush of water and mud" is online at the ISRM website.
https://t.co/TxILxayfhX

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The ISRM Suggested Method for determining the tensile strength and elastic constants of rocks by the direct tension test has been published at the Rock Mechanics Rock Engineering (RMRE) journal and is also available to ISRM members free of charge: https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0

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The 52nd ISRM Online Lecture will be given by Mr. William Joughin from South Africa on the topic "Design of concrete plugs for sealing of tunnels to prevent inrush of water and mud" on December 11 at 10 A.M. UTC at https://t.co/h1mTGzPNMy

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The “ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Rate-Dependent Shear Strength and Mode II Fracture Toughness of Rock Materials Using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar” was publishedhttps://isrm.net/news/show/707

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A video on the Suggested Method for Determining the Abrasivity of Rock by the CERCHAR Abrasivity Test was prepared by the Rock Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Energy Resources Engineering of the Pukyong National University, Korea.

https://t.co/kRq5EfeVnG

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The 51st ISRM Online Lecture by Professor Michel Van Sint Jan from Chile is now online! The lecture's title is "Rockbursts: Mechanisms, Hazards, and Engineering Implications" and will remain available on the Online Lecture's page. https://t.co/aDBqzkdmlK

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The 51st ISRM Online Lecture by Professor Michel Van Sint Jan from Chile will have the topic "Rockbursts: Mechanisms, Hazards, and Engineering Implications". It will be broadcast in September on a date to be announced. https://t.co/wjOwHiynZ8

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50th ISRM Online Lecture by Prof. Hehua Zhu from Tongji University, China will broadcast on 15 July. The topic is “Generalized Zhang-Zhu (GZZ) Three-Dimensional Rock Strength Theory and Application to Real-Time Stress-Control Analysis in Deep Tunneling”.
https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0

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The next Young Members' Seminar will be held on 8th July at 3 PM (UTC) and will feature presentations on underground and surface mining from South Africa. Make sure to register at https://t.co/c0cbu56uSr to secure your spot.

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The 50th ISRM Online Lecture will be given by Prof. Hehua Zhu from Tongji University, China and will broadcast mid-July.
https://t.co/h1mTGzPNMy
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Dr Ignacio Pérez-Rey won the ISRM Young Rock Engineer Award.
https://t.co/dbgubO2etC

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The 2025 awardee of the ISRM Technological Innovation Award is the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. https://t.co/Is5xCkq3XY

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The next ISRM Online Lecture will be broadcast next Thursday, 5th June, at 10 AM UTC. Professor Robert Zimmerman from Imperial College London is the 49th lecturer, and the title of his lecture is "Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks”. https://t.co/XLTrAM5n7M

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The 49th ISRM Online Lecture will be given by Professor Robert Zimmerman from Imperial College London, UK. The title of his lecture will be "Fluid Flow in Fractured Rocks”.
The lecture will broadcast on June 2025, on a date to be announced. https://t.co/h1mTGzPfX0