Rock mechanics in Australia |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geotechnical Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;2. Zhejiang Traffic Detection Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 311215, Zhejiang, China;3. State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics & Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, China;4. Key Laboratory of Rock Mechanics and Geohazards of Zhejiang Province, College of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, 312000 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China |
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| Abstract: | This paper introduces this Special Issue by providing an overview of rock mechanics in Australia. It begins with an account of the establishment and development of rock mechanics as an identifiable engineering discipline in Australia, placing particular emphasis on the pioneering work carried out on the monumental Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme in the period 1949–1969. An outline is then given of the organisational frameworks within which research, professional practice and learned society activity in rock mechanics are carried out in Australia. Finally, summaries are given of the nine papers selected for inclusion in this Special Issue to represent the range of the best current Australian research and practice in rock mechanics. Throughout the paper, examples are given of significant Australian contributions to rock mechanics research and practice, nationally and internationally. |
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