A new ISRM ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Basic Friction Angle of Planar Rock Surfaces by Means of Tilt Tests  has been published by the ISRM Commission on Testing Methods. Follow the link for more information.

Based on the cooperation between Prof. Seokwon Jeon from Seoul National University (South Korea) and the ISRM Commissions on Testing Methods and on Education, three new videos on the ISRM Suggested Methods are embedded on the ISRM website.

ISRM members can download 100 papers/year from ISRM Congresses and sponsored Symposia. The ISRM Online Library is included in OnePetro, managed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Due to updates in the OnePetro platform, access was interrupted but is now active again. Follow the link to know more.

For the 23rd ISRM Online Lecture the ISRM invited Professor Maurice Dusseault, from Canada. The title of the lecture is “Subsurface Geomechanics Challenges in Naturally Fractured Rock Masses”.  Follow the link to watch.