Rockburst is the phenomenon where the elastic deformation potential energy accumulated in rock mass is released suddenly and violently so that the rock is ejected or thrown off with accompanying sound and vibration. Since the first report regarding a tin mine rockburst in the United Kingdom in 1738, rockburst disasters have been recorded in countries and regions such as South Africa, Poland, Canada, the United States, India, Australia, China, and Japan. Rockburst was initially encountered in deep mining drifts or vertical shafts, e.g., it occurred in the drifts and vertical shafts in mines over a 1000 m deep underground in South Africa, Canada, and Australia. It also occurred frequently during the construction of transportation tunnels, sewage pipelines, diversion tunnels, and oil pipelines.
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The conditions for the occurrence of rockburst: the rock mass contains high ground stress that exceeds the rock strength, and the rock has high brittleness and...
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Cai M-F, Ji D, Guo Q-F (2013) Study of Rockburst prediction based on in-situ stress measurement and theory of energy accumulation caused by mining disturbance. Chin J Rock Mech Eng 32(10):1973–1980
Feng X-T, Chen B-R, Zhang C-Q et al (2013) Mechanism, warning and dynamic control of Rockburst development processes. Science Press, Bei**g
Wang C-L, Wu A-X, Liu X-H (2013) Rockburst microseismic monitoring, warning, and control technology for deep mining. Metallurgical Industry Press, Bei**g
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Jianpo, L. (2024). Rockburst, Causes and Classification of. In: Kuangdi, X. (eds) The ECPH Encyclopedia of Mining and Metallurgy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2086-0_398
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