The "Short-term Prediction of Rock Failure Competition" is an event held to promote the resolution of key scientific issues related to major natural and engineering disasters in rock mass systems such as earthquakes, landslides, rock bursts, and gas outbursts. The activity takes the form of conducting indoor large-scale rock sample failure tests. The purpose of the competition is to promote the innovation of theories, methods, technologies, and monitoring instruments for complex geological disasters and nonlinear rock mechanics, and to enhance human ability to predict and forecast major natural disasters in rock mass systems.

Previous editions were hosted by Taiyuan University of Technology, China. The 5th competition will be held from 31 October to 3 November 2025 in Wuhan, China, and is sponsored by the ISRM Commission on Ultradeep Rock Mass Mechanics and Engineering and the Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering.

The organizers welcome research teams in rock mechanics from around the world to participate, exchange knowledge, and advance the science and technology of rock disaster prediction. For more details, please download the official announcement.