Partial contents: Keynote lectures. Forensic engineering for underground construction / E. T. Brown. Thermo-mechanical behavior of rock masses around underground LNG storage cavern / S.-K. Chung. Rock mechanics and hazard control in deep mining engineering in China / M. C. He. Rock mechanics considerations for construction of deep tunnels in brittle rock / P. K. Kaiser. Development and application of discontinuous deformation analysis / Y. Ohnishi, S. Nishiyama and T. Sasaki. The role of on-site engineering in underground projects. W. Schubert. Rock mechanics and excavation by tunnel boring machine - issues and challenges / J. Zhao and Q. M. Gong -- Rocha medal award paper. Strategy for in-situ rock stress measurements / D. Ask and F. H. Cornet -- Extended abstracts. 1. Tunnelling. 1.1. General. Discontinuum analysis of a highway tunnel / R. Chitra, M. Gupta and A. K. Dhawan. Ground reaction to deep draining tunnels / M. El Tani. Behaviour of tunnels in jointed rock mass / M. Gupta, R. Chitra and A. K Dhawan. On the stability of a twin-tube tunnel under complex geology / Y. Y. Jiao ... [et al.]. New approach of tunnel observation using digital photogrammetry / K. Y. Kim ... [et al]. Optimization of the round length in design stage for tunnel excavation in weak rock / Y.-Z. Lee, W. Schubert and C.-Y. Kim. The impact of rock tunnelling on groundwater in epi-fissure-Karst zone and ecological conditions / X. Z. Li, X. B. Zhao and J. Sun. Study on prediction of tunnel deformation considering degradation of rock mass / T. Matsunaga ... [et al.]. Observational method for tunnel construction considering environmental impact to groundwater using the SWING method / Y. Ohnishi ... [et al.] ... Feasibility analysis of physical and chemical soft rock modifications / Z. Y. Chai, T. H. Kang and Y. B. Li. GIS system development for surface subsidence prediction due to complex tabular extractions / I. Djamaluddin, T. Esaki and Y. Mitani. Application of the design parameters from statistical analysis / J. G. Kim, T. W. Ha and H. S. Yang. Stability analysis of spread-footing foundations on weak rock using non-linear FEM modelling / D. Kumar and S. K. Das. Rock damage zone analysis using back-calculated critical strain / J.-G. Lee, E.-S. Hong and K.-H. Cho. Parameter identification and prediction of subsidence using artificial neural networks and FEM database / J. H. Lee, Y. Yokota and S. Akutagawa. Experimental research on pendulum impact properties of frozen clay / Q. Y. Ma and Q. H. Yu. Experimental study on the mechanical behavior of the rib arch structure / S. M. Na ... [et al.]. Effects of composition and microstructures on elastic strain energy in clastic rock / J. N. Pan, Z. P. Meng and J. C. Zhang. Stress variability around large structural features and its impact on permeability for coupled modelling simulations / Q. Ta and S. Hunt. Application of roadheader in high strength sock formations / D. Tumac, C. Feridunoglu and N. Bilgin. The measurement of present crustal stress in Lijin oil field and its application / H. Wang ... [et al.]. Study on the back analysis of multi-parameters / S. L. Wang ... [et al.]. Crustal stresses in Ryukyu Islands of Japan / H. Watanabe ... [et al.]. Research of the seepage law of adsorptive gas in single coal fracture / D. Yang, Y. Hu and Y. Zhao. Method of susceptivity analysis of parameters and engineering application / W. Yang ... [et al.]. Stress and pressure changes analyzed with a fully coupled reservoir model / S. Yin, M. B. Dusseault and L. Rothenburg. Numerical method for mixed failure of rocklike materials based on virtual multi-dimensional internal bonds / Z. Zhang, X. Ge and M. Zhang.