Overall Positioning:
The Center is committed to addressing the frontiers of scientific and technological research in engineering geomechanics, with a focus on major national infrastructure projects, geodisaster prevention, and sustainable development needs. Adopting an Earth system science perspective, the Center emphasizes the interactions between human engineering activities and the Earth's multiple spheres. Through interdisciplinary integration of engineering geology, hydrogeology, geothermal geology, applied geophysics, and rock-soil mechanics, the Center seeks to innovate and develop new theories in engineering geomechanics. It aims to tackle engineering geological challenges, geohazards, water resource management issues, and environmental concerns in national engineering projects. The Center provides vital support for major infrastructure construction, resource development, geological carbon sequestration, geothermal energy utilization, and geological disaster prevention and control, thus contributing to the national dual-carbon strategy and the realization of the vision of a “Beautiful China”.

Research Directions:
The Center focuses on studying the interactions between human engineering activities and Earth's multiple spheres, examining the genesis, structure, and evolution of engineering geological bodies, as well as groundwater circulation patterns. It aims to elucidate the coupling mechanisms across various domains, including stress, seepage, temperature, chemical, and biological processes. The center develops feedback theories linking geological engineering and environmental considerations, conducts suitability assessments for major geological engineering and environmental projects, and innovates technologies for intelligent sensing and testing of geological body structures and properties, as well as monitoring and modifying the geological environment.

Medium and Long-term Goals:
The Center focuses on frontier topics and key technologies in geological engineering and hazard prevention, providing theoretical and technical support throughout the lifecycle of national geological resources, engineering planning, design, construction, and operation. It promotes emerging interdisciplinary research in areas such as planetary geological engineering and ecological geological engineering, aiming to achieve internationally impactful research outcomes. By integrating science and education, the Center aims to cultivate high-level, multidisciplinary talents in theoretical research, technology development, equipment development, and practical applications. Major research efforts are directed toward key areas such as national infrastructure construction and geodisaster prevention, deep geological engineering and geological carbon sequestration, as well as geothermal resource exploration, evaluation and development. The Center develops new theories and methodologies in engineering geolomechanics, providing the theoretical foundation and critical technologies needed to overcome bottleneck challenges in national engineering projects, and ensuring the security of national resources and energy.

Recent Key Research Directions:

■ Engineering geological body structure and properties
■ Deep geological engineering and geological carbon sequestration
■ Geological hazards and green prevention and control
■ Groundwater circulation and water-rock-gas interactions
■ Geothermal geology and reservoir engineering