INTEGRATING INNOVATIONS OF ROCK MECHANIC

Proceedings of the 8th South American Congress on Rock Mechanics 1518 November 2015 Buenos Aires Ar. In November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina became the location of several important events for geo-professionals, with the simultaneous holding of the 8th South American Congress on Rock Mechanics SCRM, the 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering XV PCSMGE, and the 6th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, as well as the 22nd Argentinean Congress of Geotechnical Engineering CAMSIGXXII. This synergy brought together international experts, researchers, academics,