With　the　advancement　of　underground　engineering　to　greater　depths　and　the　continuous　increase　in　mining　intensity,　the　prevention　and　control　of　dynamic　disasters,　such　as　rockbursts　and　coal　bumps,　have　become　critical　safety　issues　necessitating　urgent　solutions.　To　address　the　deficiencies　of　conventional　support　structures　in　energy　absorption　efficiency,　deformation　capacity,　and　impact　resistance,　a　steel　pipe　shrinkable　energy-absorbing　cable,　based　on　the　principle　of　plastic　deformation　of　steel　pipes,　was　developed.　Systematic　comparative　drop-weight　impact　tests　were　conducted　using　a　self-designed　impact-shear　testing　device,　which　included　conventional　cables　as　well　as　160　kN　and　350　kN　energy-absorbing　cables.　Full-scale　anchored　rock　mass　specimens　were　utilized　to　investigate　the　effects　of　impact　energy　and　frequency　on　the　impact-shear　resistance　characteristics.　The　test　results　demonstrate　that:　(1)　The　rock　mass　reinforced　with　the　160　kN　energy-absorbing　cable　was　able　to　withstand　an　impact　energy　of　103　kJ　without　failure,　as　its　constant　resistor　effectively　absorbed　energy　through　plastic　deformation;　(2)　Compared　to　conventional　cables,　the　energy-absorbing　cables　exhibited　longer　impact　durations　and　smaller　fluctuation　ranges　of　impact　force;　(3)　Under　multiple　consecutive　impacts,　the　constant　resistor　maintained　stable　yielding　deformation　and　constant　resistance.　The　steel　pipe　shrinkable　energy-absorbing　cable　exhibits　excellent　impact-shear　resistance　characteristics,　providing　reliable　technical　support　for　dynamic　disaster　prevention　in　deep　engineering　projects.　©　2025　Academia　Sinica.　All　rights　reserved.