The 5th International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress (ISRSV) sponsored by ISRM was held in Beijing, China, on August 25-27 2010, which is jointly organized by Institute of Crustal Dynamics (ICD) from China Earthquake Administration (CEA), Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), and Seismological Society of China (SSC). ISRSV was chaired by Prof. F.R. Xie, director of ICD. Professor Y.C. Liu, Deputy Director General of CEA, Professor J.A. Hudson, President of the ISRM, and Professor C.A. Tang, President of China Group of ISRM, gave the warm welcome address at the opening ceremony, respectively. |