IRSM International Symposium on Rock Mechanics

The International Symposium on Rock Mechanics is the premier conference for leaders and experts in the field of rock mechanics. This exciting field of academic study is taking lecturers and students through twists and turns as it advances every year. The International Symposium on Rock Mechanics aims to push the boundaries of the study of rock mechanics to encourage academic study, innovation, research and public interest on the subject.

The definition of Rock Mechanics

Rock mechanics is the thorough study of how rocks react to external forces around them. Rock mechanics grew out of a desire to figure out how rocks work in the geological environment of Earth. Factors that affect rocks are studied in rock mechanics. These include:

• Density: This is applied in rock mechanics to uncover how the composition of rocks affects how they can be used by industries. Dense rocks are strong which therefore affects how industries such as construction can use them to create buildings and structures for businesses and societies.
• Strength: This is a critical aspect of rock mechanics, one that the International Symposium on Rock Mechanics aims to explore further.

What the Symposium aims to do

The International Symposium on Rock Mechanics will try to understand how rock mechanics can be used by industries and stakeholders in the future. The growing interest in rock mechanics, especially as industries such as mining become more technologically advanced and diversified means that the findings of the Symposium are important for a wide set of interested parties beyond the academic community.

The Symposium is committed to encouraging more international collaboration in the field of rock mechanics. This is why the Symposium wants to encourage practitioners from various nations to come to the conference in order to exchange ideas and collaborate on how to further the study of rock mechanics. By thinking together in a supportive academic environment, the Symposium becomes the focus of innovation in the study of rock mechanics.

Sharing ideas on research within rock mechanics is one of the core goals of the Symposium. Rock mechanics is a field of study that requires research and critique in order to evolve. The Symposium is the perfect environment for this to occur because lecturers and practitioners can come together to share their research and receive critical feedback on how their research is contributing to the field of rock mechanics.

The Symposium is aware that engineering and rock mechanics go hand in hand. This is why the International Symposium on Rock Mechanics wants to encourage excellent standard of work within engineering fields to keep the environment of rocks healthy and safe. As rock mechanics is concerned about how external elements affect rocks, the Symposium wants to encourage responsible handling of rocks by industries such as engineering.

The importance of the Symposium

With a focus on academic rigour, research and economic industry, the International Symposium on Rock Mechanics is the conference for the elite rock scientists in the world to discuss the future and evolution of one of the most important elements on Earth: rocks.