On Oct 16, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics (IRSM) holds a technology communication forum with Shenzhen Investigation and Research Institute Co., Ltd.(SZIRI) in Wuhan. IRSM and SZIRI sign a strategic cooperation framework agreement after the cooperation forum. Director LI Haibo, Science and Technology Division Head JIAO Yuyiong, researcher CHEN Jian from IRSM and Vice General Manager XIAO Bing from SZIRI are present at the forum and the signing ceremony. The forum is hosted by Vice Director SHENG Qian from IRSM.

On the forum, LI Haibo expresses warm welcome to visiting experts on behalf of IRSM. Then JIAO Yuyong gives a general overview of the IRSM history, resent working progress, scientific research achievements of IRSM, and the 135 Developing Plan Innovation 2020. XIAO Bing briefly introduces the development and scientific research achievements of SZIRI, he suggests that the two parties should decide the win-win cooperation mode and mechanism as soon as possible, and then develop virtual cooperation. After visiting supporting facilities and scientific technology platform construction of IRSM, the two parties start heated discussion on specific cooperation form, cooperation field and other cooperation topics. IRSM and SZIRI both agree that they should make full use of their own advantages in relevant subject and industry to build cooperative research team, seek major projects in fields of construction, public work, rail transit work and rock and soil engineering. With the cooperation and scientific research platform construction, the two parties could mutually promote the transformation and transfer of scientific research achievements.

To further develop the communication and cooperation between IRSM and SZIRI, the two parties signs a strategic cooperation framework agreement. Vice Director SHENG Qian from IRSM and Vice General Manager XIAO Bing from SZIRI signs on the agreement on behalf of the two parties. Through the cooperation agreement, IRSM and SZIRI hope to take full advantage of technology and talents, promote science and technology innovation, improve the ability to transfer and transform scientific research achievements, and develop scientific and technological innovation ability.