Chapter 1 Rockburst occurrences in mining thick coal seams 1.1 Basic introduction 1.2 Field investigation 1.3 Characteristics of rockburst occurrence in top-coal caving versus slicing mining methods Chapter 2 Experimental study on coal bursting failure under over-strength loading 2.1 Purposes, contents, and approach of the experiments 2.2 Analysis of coal bursting failure behavior 2.3 Mechanism of coal bursting failure under over-strength loading Chapter 3 Mechanism of rockburst induced by over-strength loading in mining thick coal seams 3.1 Strength and deformation characteristics of coal and rock under triaxial compression test 3.2 Static and dynamic loading of rock surroundings and strength distribution of coal rock mass 3.3 Energy accumulation and release within coal-rock masses 3.4 Model and criterion of rockburst induced by over-strength loading Chapter 4 Influence of top-coal caving on rockburst occurrence in mining thick coal seams 4.1 General laws of overburden fracture and movement 4.2 Overburden fracture and movement in top-coal caving mining and its induced dynamic loading 4.3 Overburden structural forms in top-coal caving mining and their influence on static and dynamic loading 4.4 Influence of top-coal caving on rockburst control Chapter 5 Dynamic loading characteristics of top-coal caving mining 5.1 Fracture interval and energy release of overburden in top-coal caving mining 5.2 Dynamic load disturbance on coal mass caused by overlying strata fracture in top-coal caving mining Chapter 6 Static loading characteristics of top-coal caving mining 6.1 Numerical simulation model 6.2 Basic distribution of surrounding rock stresses during the mining of thick coal seams 6.3 Influence factors of stress distribution in surrounding rocks by using top-coal caving mining 6.4 Failure zone distribution Chapter 7 Field application 7.1 Principles of rockburst control using top-coal caving 7.2 Field practice of rockburst prevention using top-coal caving References