Cook, Neville G.W.2018-03-192018-03-191962https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24233A Thesis presented to the Department of Geophysics of the University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgViolent failure of the rock surrounding under ground excavations forms a major hazard and obstacle in deep-level mining. (Abbreviation abstract)enRock excavationRock burstsRocks -- AnalysisRocks --Fatigue -- MeasurementRock pressure -- MeasurementSeismometersMining engineering -- TechniqueThesis