As a review paper

the discourses on the mechanism and the definition of rockburst of authoritative experts were quoted

based on these discourses and according to the different mechanisms of rockburst

rockbursts are divided into the sliding mode rockburst resulting from fault-slip events and strain mode rockburst resulting from the failure of the rock. Combined with the specific accident cases

the mechanism and characteristics of the two types of rockburst are analyzed. Finally

based on the analysis of the mechanism

the quantitative forecast and numerical simulation of rock (coal) pillar strain mode rockburst

enclosing rock strain mode rockburst and sliding mode rockburst are introduced

in which

the author’s latest research of quantitative forecast and numerical simulation for strain mode rockburst after incompatible deformation by using non-Euclidean geometry model is included.