Abstract

More than 70 years have passed since establishing the Chair of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Geology at the Technical Faculty in Skopje; exactly 71 years since the application of the radial jack testing method for the very first time in the world, and more than half of century after the Second Congress of International Society for Rock Mechanics, held in Belgrade in 1970. Having this in a mind, as a tribute to these important events, some data about tradition of rock mechanics in Macedonia are presented, as well as contributions of experts from the region of Former Yugoslavia to the development of rock mechanics worldwide. Facts about scientific and teaching tradition, first-time-ever application of rock testing methods, and some rare phenomenons – part of the world geological heritage, are underlined. Beside this, the idea is to ensure applicable engineering politics in the region and to contribute to the promotion of enlarging the rock mechanics community.

Keywords:
upstream oil & gas, macedonia government, wellbore design, portugal government, engineering, macedonian association, serbia government, reservoir characterization, symposium, university
Subjects:
Wellbore Design, Reservoir Characterization, Rock properties, Exploration, development, structural geology, Seismic processing and interpretation, Reservoir geomechanics
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