"... the papers are of a high scientific quality.. The title of the book 'Transit Development in Rock Mechanics' is apposite because the papers do indeed report on state-of-the-art developments at the current time..."John A Hudson FREngEmeritus Professor, Imperial College, London, UKPresident of the International Society for Rock Mechanics 2007-2011"The papers published in the Proceedings cover a wide area of rock mechanics research fields, from fundamental and theoretical works to practical applications including slopes, landslides, tunnels and foundations. Many interesting papers related to the new techniques and methods, such as neural network, intelligent model identification, catastrophe theory are also included in the Proceedings"Xia-ting FengPresident of the International Society for Rock Mechanics