Seismic events with non-shear component: II. Rock bursts with implosive source component

The rock burst mechanism of an implosive character is introduced and discussed; it is based on the idea that the compressional component of the stress field around the loaded stress concentrator can participate in the rock burst event. For easier classification of the rock burst from this viewpoint, a set of P-wave radiation patterns of the rock burst with a varying portion of the implosive component and varying propagation velocity of the displacements is presented and discussed. To support the credibility of the rock burst mechanism of an implosive character the seismic signals of the rock bursts from the mid-Bohemian coal district with negative signs of the P-wave first onsets are presented.