The 7th International Symposium on Rockburst and
Seismicity in Mines (RaSiM7) was held in Dalian,
China, 21-23 August 2009. Past symposia have been
held in South Africa in 1982; Minneapolis, USA in
1988; Kingston, Canada in 1993; Krakow, Poland in
1997; South Africa again in 2001; Perth, Australia
in 2005. The event has long been an opportunity for
researchers and industry professionals to meet and
present the latest technical findings, and share
ideas and experiences on one of the most complex
technical problems facing mining and other rock
engineering around the world.
The theme of RaSiM7 is “Controlling Seismic
Hazard and Sustainable Development of Deep
Mines”, and the symposium program was developed to
not just address the critical questions regarding
mining-induced seismicity and rockburst, but also
the related problems met in other civil engineering.
Papers in the two volumes have been grouped in three
parts: understanding seismic hazard, managing
seismic hazard and dynamic behavior in civil
engineering, with the third part particularly
emphasized in coal outburst and water inrush in coal
mining.
