Sustainability in the Mechanism and Prevention of Coal-Rock Dynamic Disaster and Rock Engineering, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

There are numerous deep-underground projects worldwide, such as deep coal mining, deep-buried tunnel construction, and underground laboratories. As depth increases, the stress distribution, fracture networks, and fluid–solid interactions around deep-underground coal and rock structures become more complex. Ensuring the safety, stability, and sustainability of deep underground engineering presents a growing challenge for both researchers and engineers, with a particular emphasis on preventing and controlling coal–rock dynamic disasters.

During the development of deep underground engineering, maintaining the safety, stability and sustainability of coal and rock masses is the primary concern. This Special Issue aims to foster greater attention and discussion surrounding the mechanisms of coal–rock dynamic disasters and the sustainability of prevention strategies in rock engineering.

The goal of this research topic is to provide researchers with a platform for comprehensive scientific and technological discussions on sustainable approaches to understanding and preventing coal–rock dynamic disasters.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• coal and rock dynamic disaster;
• sustainable coal and rock disaster prevention and control;
• coal and rock instability mechanism;
• coal and rock fluid-solid interaction;
• coal and rock fluid flow characteristics;
• sustainable experimental coal and rock testing;
• disaster evolution process and mechanism;
• risk identification and evaluation;
• sustainable monitoring and early warning.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yubing Liu
Prof. Dr. Dongming Zhang
Dr. Shan Yin
Guest Editors

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