When rock support is designed in a seismically active underground mine, it is important tochoose the right ejection velocity and calculate corresponding kinetic energy. Field monitoringand back-analyses have shown that ejection velocity of the order of 10 m/s and higher can resultfrom seismic events of moderate magnitude. Such velocities are much higher than those predictedusing peak particle velocity (PPV) obtained from scaling laws. Many researches have reportedthe amplification of particle velocity near excavation surface. Velocity amplification of P-wavetravelling through fractured rock near a free surface was recently studied. The amplification ofseismic waves on the skin of excavation is of interest in case of large seismic events. Seismic eventswith large magnitude are often associated with slip along weaknesses or shear fracturing of intactrock, which according to observations radiate much stronger S-wave as compared to P-wave.In this paper, velocity amplification of S-wave was investigated by modelling the dynamicinteraction between fractured rock and a free surface using a 2D discontinuum-based numericalprogram, UDEC (Universal Distinct Element Code). A 1D model with a fractured zone wasused to represent the fractured rock in this investigation. It is found that the shear stress ratio,wave frequency, fracture stifness, fracture spacing and thickness of fractured zone afect thevelocity amplification, in which the shear stress ratio is the most crucial factor influencing wavetransmission. The results have proved that the interaction of the seismic wave and multiplefractures near the free surface strongly influences the ground motion.