Abstract：In order to get an effective prediction of coal spontaneous combustion in coal mine,a powerful method rock engineering systems(RES) is presented,which is a comprehensive approach to analyze the relationship of all factors.The interaction matrix was utilized to describe the general concept of the influences.Meanwhile,the weights and the parameter interaction situation of the factors contributing to spontaneous combustion are evaluated by the cause-effect(C-E) plot.Then,a new model for prediction of coal spontaneous combustion is presented based upon the basic concepts of rock engineering systems.Finally,several samples of spontaneous combustion occurred in coal mine were used to validate the prediction performance of new model.The results show that rock engineering system is a valuable new tool for predicting the coal spontaneous combustion,which suggested relatively good concordance in coal mine,and it is valuable for applications.

Keyword：coal spontaneous combustion;rock engineering systems(RES);interaction matrix;danger predictin;