本刊前编委、陕西省岩石力学与工程学会第一届理事长张海东教授，因病医治无效于2002年4月9日在西安不幸逝世，享年84岁。 张海东教授曾任中国岩石力学与工程学会理事，是陕西省岩石力学与工程学会的创始人，长期以来对学会工作及学科的发展极为关心和重视，为我国岩石力学事业 Our editorial board, Professor Zhang Haidong, first director of Shaanxi Institute of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, died of an unfortunate death in Xi’an on April 9, 2002, at the age of 84, for invalid medical treatment. Professor Zhang Haidong served as director of China Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, is the founder of Shaanxi Province Institute of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, for a long time to learn the work and the development of disciplines are extremely concerned and valued for the cause of rock mechanics in China