CENTURY ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEW HISTORICAL MISSION OF ROCK MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING IN CHINA
中国岩石力学与工程的世纪成就与历史使命

This paper deals with the development issue of rock mechanics and engineering in China. The major achievements gained in the fields of rock mechanics study and engineering practice are briefly summarized. The paper shows the new opportunities faced to young generation of rock mechanics experts in connection with national development schemes. The author suggests that the rock mechanics community should pay attention to the study of some mechanisms of coupling processes in rocky mechanics and multiple meta-synthetics approaches to rock engineering problems.