Measurement of sub-surface strata behaviour in bord and pillar mining: a case study

1991 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Bord And Pillar Mining

scholarly journals Stability of Split-Level Gob-Side Entry in Ultra-Thick Coal Seams: A Case Study at Xiegou Mine

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junwen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Solid Coal ◽  
Stress Fluctuation ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Rock Specimens

Split-level longwall gob-side entry (SLGE) has been applied as a special form of small gate pillar mining (or non-coal pillar mining) in thick coal seams. The stability of the coal pillar directly affects the rationality of the layout of the SLGE. Starting from the mining-induced influence around the SLGE, this paper compares the mechanical properties of coal under different mining effects, and studies the rationality of “zero pillar” location against the Xiegou coal mine. The study shows that the key to success of the application of the SLGE is the existence of an intact zone within the triangular coal pillar in spite of double disturbances due to tunneling and coal mining extraction. Laboratory testing shows that the density and uniaxial compressive strength of rock specimens obtained from the triangular coal pillar are smaller than that from the other part of the panel which is concluded to be due to the varied degree of mining-induced influence. The numerical modeling results show that most of the triangular coal pillar is intact after extraction of the panel, and that the peak stress is located in the solid coal beyond the triangular coal pillar. The plastic zone of the triangular coal pillar is only about 1 m after the excavation of the tail gate of the next split-level panel. The physical modeling shows that the tail gate of the next panel is in the destressed zone with only a very small stress fluctuation during the extraction of the next panel. The study shows that the location of the SLGE at Xiegou coal mine is reasonable. SLGE is preferable for ultra-thick coal seams.

scholarly journals A Case Study on Optimization and Control Techniques for Entry Stability in Non-Pillar Longwall Mining

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojie Yang ◽  
Eryu Wang ◽  
Xingen Ma ◽  
Guofeng Zhang ◽  
Ruifeng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Deformation ◽  
Longwall Mining ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Immediate Roof ◽  
Optimization And Control ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
And Control ◽  
Entry Roof

In order to reduce large deformation failure occurrences in non-pillar longwall mining entries due to roof weighting behaviors, a case study in Halagou coal mine was conducted on optimization and control techniques for entry stability in non-pillar longwall mining. The Universal Discrete Element Code (UDEC) modeling was adopted to study entry stability in non-pillar mining, and the characteristics of deformation and stress and crack propagation were revealed. The large deformation transmission between the entry-immediate roof and the gob-immediate roof could be eliminated by optimizing the entry roof structure through a directional roof-cutting method. The localized tensile stresses generated in the entry-surrounding rock caused the generation of coalescent macroscopic fractures, which resulted in the instability of the entry. The tensile stress state could be inhibited by an active flexible support system through enhancing the confining pressure on the surrounding rock. Serious rotation subsidence occurs in the entry roof due to periodic weighting of the main roof, which could be greatly reduced by a passive rigid support pattern. The numerical and field test results both showed that the roof weighting pressure was offloaded by the technique and that the deformation of the entry surrounding the rock in non-pillar mining was quite small. Thus, the technique can effectively ensure the stability of the gob-side entry, which can provide references for entry stability control in non-pillar longwall mining.

scholarly journals Validation study of no‐pillar mining method without advance tunneling: A case study of a mine in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojie Yang ◽  
Ruifeng Huang ◽  
Gang Yang ◽  
Yajun Wang ◽  
Jindong Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Validation Study ◽  
Mining Method ◽  
Pillar Mining

scholarly journals Key Technologies and Application Test of an Innovative Noncoal Pillar Mining Approach: A Case Study

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zimin Ma ◽  
Jiong Wang ◽  
Manchao He ◽  
Yubing Gao ◽  
Jinzhu Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiments ◽  
Longwall Mining ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Key Technologies ◽  
Safety Production ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Surrounding Rock Control ◽  
Entry Roof

The waste of coal resources, a complicated production process and slow mining speed seriously restrict the rapid development of longwall mining. To achieve effective mining, an innovative noncoal pillar mining approach (i.e., Gob-side Entry Retaining by Roof Cutting (GERRC)) was introduced. The mechanism of the GERRC approach and its three key technologies (i.e., roof support technology, directional presplit cumulative blasting technology and surrounding rock control technology) were studied by theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, laboratory and field experiments. The new approach was finally tested under medium-thick coal seam and compound roof conditions. The results show that the directional presplit cumulative blasting technology can effectively control the damage evolution in the roof rock, maintain the integrity of the entry roof and contribute the gob roof to the cave in time. The support technologies in different roof movement stages can control the entry surroundings, and the final section of the retained entry met the safety production requirements. The test results suggested that the proposed approach for coal effective mining is feasible, and the introduced key technologies and design methods potentially produce reasonable values for applications of pillarless mining in similar projects.

scholarly journals Design of remnant pillar in mechanized depillaring using continuous miner

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Shailendra Chawla ◽  
Ashok Jaiswal ◽  
B. K. Shrivastva
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fish Bone ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Mining System ◽  
Continuous Miner ◽  
Indian Coal ◽  
Natural Support ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Bord And Pillar Mining

Ribs and snooks are the critical natural support at the goaf edge in the mechanized depillaring operation of the bord and pillar mining system. The pillar extraction has been carried out by taking the slices and leaving ribs and snooks during the depillaring operation. Remnants are the remaining portion of the extracted pillar. The depillaring operation leads to an unsupported roof, and the immediate unsupported roof imposes its weight on the pillar (remnant) under extraction. The remnant’s purpose is to provide a necessary reaction to the overhang to restrict roof failure until the pillar’s final slice. The remnant’s stability during depillaring operation has been accessed in the study using three-dimensional numerical simulations. A scheme has also been proposed in the study to evaluate the factor of safety (FOS*) of the remnant pillar in the residual phase at different stages of slicing operation. A case of an Indian coal mine using the fish-bone method has been chosen for the study. A typical depillaring stage has been selected for the extraction of the pillar using the fish-bone method. The numerical simulation of the considered panel provides the vertical stress and yielding profile on the pillars at different stages of depillaring. The simulation results show the influence zone up to one pillar from the goaf edge. The immediate intact pillar shows considerable yielding of about 60% of the pillar area. The remnants have completely yielded during the slicing operation but provide a reaction to the immediate strata. The remnant should provide the reaction to the immediate roof till taking the final slice from the pillar. The remnant’s FOS* is calculated by taking the ratio of reaction offered by the remnant (numerical simulations) and the weight of the overhang (estimation). The area’s borehole section shows two layers of medium to coarse-grained sandstone as an immediate stratum. The weight of the immediate strata has been estimated in the study considering the immediate strata’s thickness. Two different scenarios of immediate strata thickness (i.e., 4.75 m and 9 m) have been considered in the study to evaluate the remnant’s FOS at different depillaring stages.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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