RS Kumamoto 2nd.
Bulletin
INTRODUCTION
The aims of the Symposium
- RS Kumamoto '97 - are to discuss various problems and topics
on rock stress and rock stress measurements for the benefit of
exchanging knowledge concerning recently developed techniques
and to spread the knowledge to all the countries of the world
for further development.
We have accepted 110
abstracts from 25 countries representing a wide field of research
and application. The three days program will include two special
lectures, five keynote lectures and six technical sessions. Oral
and poster presentations will be held in the following technical
sessions:
1. Methods for stress measurement
2. Interpretation of rock stresses
3. Interpretation of rock fracture phenomena
4. State of stress in the earth crust
5. Application of rock stress measurements in mining
6. Application of rock
stress measurements in civil engineering
LOCATION
Kumamoto City is located the center of Kyushu Island, the southern most main island of Japan. By air, it takes 90 minutes from Tokyo and 60 minutes from Osaka, by train it is 80 minutes from Fukuoka. Kumamoto has one of Japan's finest castles plus a contender for Japan's best garden title and various natural surroundings, which include Mt. Aso, with gigantic caldera and an active volcano, and Amakusa Islands, with beautiful seascapes. The Kumamoto area also has an abundance of natural hot springs.
October is the best season
to come to Kumamoto.
As you plan to attend
RS Kumamoto '97, note that the 1st Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium
will be held in October 13-15, 1997, in Seoul, an hour from Kumamoto
by air.
SPECIAL LECTURES
The Importance of Rock
Stress Measurement and Interpretation for Rock Storage of Hazardous
Waste
by Prof. Ove Stephansson
Royal Institute of Tech.,
SWEDEN
Measuring Rock Stress
and Rock Engineering in Japan
by Prof. Katsuhiko Sugawara
Kumamoto Univ., JAPAN
KEYNOTE LECTURES
Fault Dynamics - Dynamic
Triggering of Fault Slip -
by Prof. Hans P. Rossmanith
Tech. Univ. of Vienna,
AUSTRIA
The Phenomena of Borehole
Breakouts and Core Disking as Tools for Estimating In situ Stress
in Deep Wellbores
by Prof. Bezalel C. Haimson
Univ. of Wisconsin, USA
The Regional Stress Field
and its Heterogeneity
by Dr. Francois H. Cornet
Institut de Physique du
Globe de Paris, FRANCE
Stress Measurements by
Borehole Pressurization and its Potential for Future Rock Engineering
Projects in Japan
by Prof. Yoshiaki Mizuta
Yamaguchi Univ., JAPAN
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
Tuesday, Oct. 7 1997
10:00 - 16:30 Excursion
15:00 - 17:00 Registration
17:00 - 19:00 Welcome
party
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997
9:00 - 10:00 Registration
9:30 - 10:00 Opening session
10:10 - 12:00 Special lectures
13:00 - 17:30 Oral presentation
Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997
9:00 - 12:00 Oral presentation
13:30 - 15:10 Oral presentation
15:20 - 17:30 Poster presentation
18:00 - 21:00 Banquet
Friday, Oct. 10 , 1997
9:00 - 12:00 Oral presentation
13:30 - 16:20 Oral presentation
16:30 - 16:50 Closing
session
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language
of the Symposium is English which will be used for all presentations
and printed materials.
PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings will
be published by Balkema Publishers. The proceedings will contain
special papers, keynote papers and all papers accepted by the
Technical Review Committee and will be available at the symposium.
EXCURSION
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997
Mt. Aso Tour : 10:00-16:30
The Mt. Aso, 30 km east of Kumamoto City, is an active volcano with gigantic caldera. The diameter of the caldera is about 30 km and, inside this caldera, there are towns, roads, farms and a number of smaller volcanoes. You will go to inside of the caldera and visit Mt. Naka-dake and Aso Volcanic Museum. At the summit of Mt. Naka-dake which is still active, you can walk around the edge of the crater rim.
Price: 9,000yen/person(including luncheon, English guide, transportation
and admission fees)
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration fee before July 30 30,000Yen*
Full registration fee after July 30 40,000Yen*
Accompanying person's fee 5,000Yen*
before 30 July
Accompanying person's fee 10,000Yen*
after 30 July
*Registration fee does
not include banquet fee.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Organizing Committee
has appointed the Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. Ltd. (KNT) as the official
travel agency to handle the accommodations. KNT has reserved
for participants a sufficient number of rooms at various hotels.
Please see the hotel
reservation form for hotel information and booking. All
correspondence on these matters should be addressed to :
Mr. Touichirou SHIMAMURA
Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. Ltd.
1-10-28 Shimotouri, Kumamoto, 860 JAPAN
Tel : +81-96-325-4891,
Fax : +81-96-322-6661
FURTHER INFORMATION
All correspondence relating
to RS Kumamoto '97 should be addressed to :
Prof. Katsuhiko SUGAWARA
Chairman of RS Kumamoto '97,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Kumamoto University,
2-39-1, Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860 JAPAN
Tel. & Fax. : +81-96-342-3685
E-mail : sugawara@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
ACCOMPANYING PERSON'S
PROGRAM
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997
Garden Tour : 10:00 - 15:30
Guided Tour of Suizenji
Garden, Taisyoji Temple and Fujisakigu Shrine. Suizenji
Garden originated with a temple in 1632 is one of the Japan's
best three gardens. Taishoji temple built in 1646 has a famous
tea-ardor for tea ceremony and a beautiful moss garden. You may
understand the Japanese culture.
Price: 5,500yen/person (including English guide, transportation and
admission fees)
Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997
Castle Tour : 10:00 - 16:00
Guided Tour of Kumamoto Castle, Old Samurai's House and Traditional Craft Center. Kumamoto Castle was one of the great castles of feudal Japan. Within their 12 km circumference, the wall contains two main towers, 49 turrets and nu-merous structures. Traditional Crafts Center has an interesting collection of odds and ends including porcelains.
Price: 5,500yen/person (including English guide, transportation and
admission fees)
Friday, Oct. 10, 1997
Unzen Tour : 9:30 - 16:40
Unzen, 60 km west of Kumamoto, is a popular re-sort with a lot of hot springs and an active volcano, Mt. Fugen-dake. In 1991, Mt. Fugen-dake erupted after laying dormant for 199 years and nearby vil-lages were completely damaged. You will go to Unzen by bus and ferry boat and visit the 'hells', natural hot springs where the water bubbles forth from underground, and the finest lookout point over Mt. Fugen-dake.
Price: 9,000yen/person (including luncheon, English guide, transportation
and admission fees)
Katsuhiko SUGAWARA
Department of Civil Engineering,
Kumamoto University,
2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto, 860 Japan
Tel 096-342-3685
Fax 096-342-3687
sugawara@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp