ABSTRACT
Alleviating the rock burst hazard is important to the safe and economic operation of many underground metalliferous mines. The most commonly used approach to the design of dynamically capable support and reinforcement systems for underground rock burst
conditions is based on energy considerations. In the energy approach, it is postulated that the reinforcement elements should possess yielding capability for a specified deformation, velocity and displacement. This has led to an emphasis being placed on the development of yielding reinforcing elements, although attention has also been paid recently to improved surface support techniques such as sprayed liners.
