Technical program

SUBJECT AREAS

The annual U.S. rock mechanics / geomechanics symposium encompasses all aspects of rock mechanics, rock engineering, and geomechanics, with a focus on fundamental, practical, and educational issues facing our profession. For the Santa Fe 2025 symposium we invite scientific and engineering papers in seven technical tracks.

Civil

Mining

Geothermal

Storage & Sequestration

Petroleum – Conventional

Petroleum – Unconventional

Interdisciplinary

Topics of interest include:

Geomechanics in cultural heritage
Tunneling and underground infrastructure
Slope stability, dams, and foundations
Geohazards risk assessment and mitigation
Innovative laboratory and field testing
Discrete fracture systems
Numerical modeling of geostructures
Mine-scale numerical modeling
Induced seismicity and rockbursting
Ground control in mining
Geomechanics and geothermal resources

Artificial Intelligence and data science in geomechanics
Imaging technologies, non-destructive testing
Relating geology and geomechanics
Coupled processes in geomechanics
AI, AR, and VR in geomechanics
Uncertainty assessment and management
Unconventional resources in geomechanics
Reservoir characterization and simulation
Drilling mechanics and engineering
Underground storage and sequestration (CCUS, Hydrogen, waste materials)
Hydraulic fracturing