ABSTRACT
The study is the review of some results in the field of induced seismicity in Poland due to rockbursts. Mining shocks are the most intense phenomena generated by human activity and are called paraseismic sources. These vibrations can cause not only significant damage to surface structures but also they can have a negative influence on people occupied buildings. In Poland, rockbursts can usually only be observed in mining regions. Rockbursts are not subject to human control, and they are random events with respect to their time, place, and magnitude. There are many differences between earthquakes and mining tremors. The major differences are e.g. magnitude of energy, intensive phase duration, peak ground accelerations and velocity (PGA, PGV), the content of predominant frequencies, frequency of occurrence, depths of hypocentre. Mining-related vibrations stand out by having the greatest intensity of all forms of paraseismic vibrations.
