Rock mechanics and rock engineering: from the past to the future / Горная механика и инженерия горных пород: из прошлого в будущее

The International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) has entrusted the Turkish National Society for Rock Mechanics with the organization of the EUROCK2016 ISRM International Symposium entitled “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: From the Past to the Future”, which will be held in Cappadocia (Ürgüp – Nev¸sehir), Turkey, 29–31 August 2016. EUROCK2016 is a continuation of the successful series of ISRM Symposia for Europe which was first held in 1992 in Chester, UK. We are honourd and pleased that the Turkish community of rock mechanics has been given the opportunity to host for the first time a EUROCK symposium. It is also a pleasant occasion that EURCK2016 coincides with the semi-centennial anniversary of the First ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics which was held in September 1966, in Lisbon, Portugal <...>