Workshop on Soft Rocks 2025 - International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Auditorium of the School of Engineering of the University of Porto |

The Soft Rocks Commission of the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) is organizing the ISRM Workshop on Soft Rocks, to be held in Porto, Portugal, in May 2025. 

Themes & Topics of the Workshop:

  • Concept and classification of soft rocks
  • Physical and mechanical characterization of soft rocks
  • Stability analysis, monitoring and control technology of soft-rock slopes
  • Deformation mechanism and control technology of soft-rock tunnels
  • Design measures of soft-rock engineering

Among the organisers of the workshops are the ISRM Commission of Soft Rocks, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), the China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME) and the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG)

For publication in the Special Issue Soft Rock Engineering of the International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, submit your manuscript until 20th March 2025.

Find more info on the website.