FMGM 2015 - 2015 International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics

The Australian Centre for Geomechanics is delighted to be hosting the 2015 International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics; a first for Australasia. This Ninth International Symposium will be held in New South Wales and more than 200 mining, civil and tunnelling engineers, and transportation and agricultural professionals will assemble to explore the various topics related to field instrumentation, monitoring and associated project management.
"instrumentation: the key to managing project performance"
Symposium objectives
Serve as a platform for transferring knowledge and insight from practitioners to researchers and vice-versa.
Promote fundamental and applied research into instrumentation.
Promote interest in the subject amongst early career researchers and students.
Document the state-of-the-art in instrumentation.
Explore risk managment strategies.
Symposium themes
Civil tunnelling
Slope stability
Underground mining
Surface mining
Coal mining and associated excavations
Water flow and monitoring
Underground space
Emerging technologies
Carbon sequestration
Coal seam gas
Dam stability
Transport corridors
Case studies
For more information
Josephine Ruddle
FMGM 2015 Event Manager
Australian Centre for Geomechanics
The University of Western Australia
josephine.ruddle-AT-uwa.edu.au
Tel: +61 8 6488 3300