Evaluation method of rockburst: State-of-the-art literature review

The evaluation of rockburst is becoming increasingly important as mining activities reach greater depths below the ground surface. In the literature, rockburst assessment has been tackled by many researchers with various methods. However, there has not been a study that examines and compares different rockburst assessment methods. In this paper, rockburst classification and its varying definitions are briefly summarized. A comprehensive review of the research efforts since 1965 then follows. This includes empirical, numerical, statistical and intelligent classification methods. Of particular significance is that in all the above-mentioned techniques, the review highlights the source of data, timeline of study and the comparative performance of various techniques in terms of their prediction accuracy wherever available. The review also lists current achievements, limitations and some promising directions for future research.