From Dec 10th to 11th, IRSM holds Major Program Initiation Seminar of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Research Center. A group of key scientific researchers and leaders of IRSM are present at the seminar, including Vice Director Kong Lingwei; Zheng Hong, Vice Director of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering; researcher Wei Changfu; Chen Shanxiong, Yao Hailin and Zhou Zhengming from Soil Mechanics and Foundation Research Center.

The seminar has three topics, Major Program Implementation Proposal, Construction of Instrument and Equipment Support Platform, Rapid Cultivation of Key Scientific Researchers. Kong Lingwei, Chen Shanxiong and Yao Hailin hosts the three discussions separately. Kong gives a brief introduction of the 12th Five-Year Plan tasks and major project initiation of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Research Center, he also reports on Dynamic Damage Effect and Structure Condition Assessment of Typical Special Soil and Soil Mechanics Instruments and Equipments Support Platform Construction. Chen Shanxiong gives a lecture on Some Thoughts on Soil Mass Interaction Research. Yao reports on Performance Decay Mechanism and Deformation Control Method of Highway Roadbed Affected by Traffic Load and Environment Factors. Participants further discuss on research content, key methods, request of instrument and equipment support, and implementation method of increasing the impact of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Research Center at home and abroad.

Zheng Hong and Wei Changfu give separated lectures to encourage the three research teams to strive for major breakthrough on key scientific topics and promote the development of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Research Center. They also stress, the three teams should also sum up experiences, expand the influence and contribute to the support of national key projects.

Kong Lingwei stresses, the main target of this seminar is to respond to the 135 Plan of CAS, coordinate the research of different teams of the center, gain remarkable achievements in soil mechanics and foundation research. Meanwhile, young talents cultivation should be accelerated to inject fresh vigor into the creative and sustainable development of the institute.