INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF NSFC PROJECTS OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY IN 2010

The NSFC proposals and grants of engineering geology in 2010 were analyzed.The amount of proposals increases fast.The competitiveness of the proposals has yet to be improved.The distribution of researchers in fundamental studies is not balanced among the different institutions.Concentration ratio of research capability increases among the different institutions.The age distribution of the applicant tends to be reasonable.There are no obvious differences of funded ratio between different age group.