Sound and Vibration in Mining Engineering and Rock Mechanics Laboratory Tests

    Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 April 2026

     

    Special Issue Editors

    Dr. Qing Ma  Website  E-Mail: qingma819@ustb.edu.cn
    University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
    Interests: Rock mechanics and strata control in mines, Rock burst, Closed/abandoned mines and Underground energy storage

    Dr. Pengjin Yang  Website  E-Mail: b2328590@ustb.edu.cn
    University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
    Interests: Rock damage mechanics, Acoustic emission, Monitoring and Control of Mining hazards

    Prof. Deyuan Fan  Website  E-Mail: Deyuan926@126.com
    Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
    Interests: Rock mechanics and strata control in mines, Rockburst

    Dr. Huicong Xu  Website  E-Mail: huicong.xu@xust.edu.cn
    Xi’an University of Science and Technology, China
    Interests: Rock mechanics and strata control in mines, Rock burst

    Dr. Qiang Fu  Website  E-Mail: cumtbfq@163.com
    Tsinghua University, China
    Interests: Self formed roadway without coal pillars, Roof cutting and pressure relief, Stability control of surrounding rock

    Special Issue Information

    With the progressive shift of coal mining operations to greater depths, the occurrence and severity of rockburst hazards have become increasingly prominent. Rockburst is a dynamic failure phenomenon occurring during underground coal mining, characterized by the sudden and violent release of accumulated elastic energy in the surrounding coal and rock mass under the combined influence of in-situ stress and mining-induced stress. Its occurrence is governed by multiple factors, including the mechanical properties of coal and rock, geological structures, mining layout, and coal pillar design. Rockburst events are typically accompanied by intense noise and strong ground vibrations, capable of causing instantaneous destruction over distances ranging from several meters to hundreds of meters along working faces or roadways. Such events can result in support system failure, equipment damage, roadway blockage, and even casualties. Current research on rockburst primarily encompasses theoretical analysis, monitoring and early warning technologies, numerical simulations, physical experiments, similarity modeling, and mitigation techniques. This special issue is devoted to exploring the challenging Sound & Vibration phenomena related to rockbursts.

    Contributions across a wide spectrum of topics are encouraged, including but not limited to:

    -fundamental aspects of mining engineering

    -elastic waves propagation in rock, coal, roadway

    -measurement while drilling in diagnostic and therapeutic of stress concentration

    -precursor of coal and gas outburst

    -precursor of rock failure and rock burst

    -monitoring and early warning in mining engineering

    -microseismic monitoring sensors and recording devices

    -computerized rock failure sounds analysis

    -sound and test the sidewalls and roof

    -mathematical and physical simulation of rock strata movement

    -hazard prevention and control

    As this topic encompasses multidisciplinary areas, research on the coupling between acoustics, physics and rock mechanics is also welcomed.

     

    Keywords

    Mining Engineering; Rock Mechanics; Rockburst; Coal and gas outburst; Coal pillar; Cloased/abandoned mines; Underground energy storage; Acoustic emission; Microseismic monitoring; Case study; Goaf; Crack propagation; Induced seismicity; Measurement while drilling; Borehole pressure relief; Monitoring and early warning; Hazard prevention and control