Rockburst early warning based on microseism and critical point theory

Abstract

During the tunnel construction, rockbursts occurred, posing a risk to safety. To mitigate this risk, a microseismic monitoring system was installed in the tunnel to provide early warning of rockbursts. After conducting research on the evolution of microseismic events in terms of number, moment magnitude, and energy within a specific time frame, an approach for rockbursts risk assessment based on microseismic moment magnitude was proposed. The critical point theory was utilized to quantitatively analyze the energy release process of the surrounding rock before intense rockbursts. This analysis revealed that the energy release of the surrounding rock before rockbursts can be divided into three stages: stable energy release stage, transitional energy release stage and accelerated energy release stage. The obtained process, derived from the critical point theory, was compared and analyzed alongside the evolution process of value of b, cumulative apparent volume, and energy index.