scholarly journals Determining the Seepage Stability of Fractured Coal Rock in the Karst Collapse Pillar

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Tianjun Zhang ◽  
Mingkun Pang ◽  
Xiufeng Zhang ◽  
Hongyu Pan
Keyword(s):  
Water Inrush ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Rock Body ◽  
Karst Collapse Pillar ◽  
Coal Rock ◽  
Fractured Coal

The karst collapse pillar (KCP) is a common geological structure in the coal mines of northern China. KCPs contain many fractured coal rocks, which can easily migrate under the action of high-pressure water. The destruction or instability of the cementation structure between the rocks can directly induce coalmine water-inrush accidents. To study the seepage stability of cemented and fractured coal rock under triaxial pressures, a self-designed triaxial seepage testing system was used and the permeability k and non-Darcy factor β of the cemented and fractured coal rock were tested. Furthermore, the 1D non-Darcy seepage equations were used to calculate the evolution criteria of the seepage loss stability. The results show the following: (1) The cemented structure in the KCP under the triaxial pressures can be easily destroyed. The damaged coal and rock body mainly exists in bulk form, and the permeability depends mainly on the effective stress of the particles. (2) The seepage process in the KCP structure is a combination of pore flow, fracture flow, and pipe flow, and the transition of the seepage state is closely related to the change in the magnitude of β. (3) Under the long-term effect of confined underground water, the migration of small fractured particles in the KCP will increase the structural porosity. If the parameter βk2 reaches the threshold value, the seepage system will evolve into a pipeline flow state, eventually causing a water-inrush accident.

scholarly journals In-Situ and Numerical Investigation of Groundwater Inrush Hazard from Grouted Karst Collapse Pillar in Longwall Mining

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Ma ◽  
Xin Cai ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Hongyu Duan
Keyword(s):  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Groundwater Inrush ◽  
Roof System ◽  
Karst Collapse Pillar ◽  
Fractured Coal ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
The Stability

Groundwater inrush is a typical hydrologic natural hazard in mining engineering. Since 2000 to 2012, there have been 1110 types of mine groundwater inrush hazards with 4444 miners died or missing. As a general geological structure in the northern China coalfields, the karst collapse pillar (KCP) contains a significant amount of granular rocks, which can be easily migrated under high hydraulic pressure. Therefore, the KCP zone acts as an important groundwater inrush pathway in underground mining. Grouting the KCP zone can mitigate the risk of groundwater inrush hazard. However, the fracture or instability of the coal pillar near KCP can cause the instability of surrounding rock and even groundwater inrush hazard. To evaluate the risk of groundwater inrush from the aquifer that is caused by coal pillars instability within grouted KCP in a gob, an in-situ investigation on the deformation of the surrounding strata was conducted. Besides, a mechanical model for the continuous effect on the coal pillar with the floor-pillar-roof system was established; then, a numerical model was built to evaluate the continuous instability and groundwater inrush risk. The collective energy and stiffness in the floor-pillar-roof system are the two criterions for judging the stability of the system. As a basic factor to keep the stability of floor-pillar-roof system, the collective energy in coal pillar is larger than that in floor-roof system. Moreover, if the stiffness of floor-roof or coal pillar meets a negative value, the system will lose stability; thus, the groundwater inrush pathway will be produced. However, if there is a negative value occurring in floor-pillar-roof system meets, it indicates that the system structure is situated in a damage state; a narrower coal pillar will enlarge the risk of continuous instability in the system, leading to a groundwater inrush pathway easily. Continuous coal pillars show a lower probability of instability. Conversely, the fractured coal pillars have a greater probability of failure. The plastic zone and deformation of the roadway roof in the fractured coal pillar are larger than that of continuous coal pillar, indicating that the continuous coal pillars mitigate the risk of groundwater inrush hazard effectively.

scholarly journals Geological Structure Exploration of Karst Collapse Column and Evaluation of Water Insulation Properties of the Mud Part

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shijian Yu ◽  
Jiyang Liu ◽  
Peng Bai ◽  
Hongtao Xu ◽  
Runshan He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Inrush ◽  
Splitting Method ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Mineral Compositions ◽  
Collapse Column ◽  
Brazilian Splitting

In this study, the X5 KCC in Shiquan Coal Mine was investigated by means of controlled source audio magnetotelluric exploration and borehole television. In this way, the subsection geological structure of the KCC was obtained. Next, the geological and electrical characteristics of each part were analyzed, and it is concluded that the development status of the mud part under coal seam floor is the key part to judging whether water inrush will occur during working face recovery under aquifer pressure. Furthermore, the mineral compositions of purplish-red mudstone and lime mudstone were obtained by performing an X-ray diffraction experiment on the KCC interstitial materials. On this basis, the water insulation properties of the mud part were qualitatively evaluated. Finally, the tensile strength of the mud part was obtained by the Brazilian splitting method, and the water insulation ability of the mud part at the periods when the tunneling roadway and the working face passed the KCC was calculated, respectively. The research results boast guiding significance for safe recovery of the working face passing KCCs under aquifer pressure.

scholarly journals Mechanism of groundwater inrush hazard caused by solution mining in a multilayered rock-salt-mining area: a case study in Tongbai, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zeng ◽  
Tingting Shi ◽  
Zhihua Chen ◽  
Liu Xiang ◽  
Shaopeng Xiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Salt ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Pollution Source ◽  
Groundwater Inrush ◽  
Solution Mining ◽  
Brine Leakage ◽  
Salt Mining

Abstract. The solution mining of salt mineral resources may contaminate groundwater and lead to water inrush out of the ground due to brine leakage. Through the example of a serious groundwater inrush hazard in a large salt-mining area in Tongbai County, China, this study mainly aims to analyse the source and channel of the inrushing water. The mining area has three different types of ore beds including trona (trisodium hydrogendicarbonate dihydrate, also sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate, with the formula Na2CO3 × NaHCO3 × 2H2O, it is a non-marine evaporite mineral), glauber (sodium sulfate, it is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2SO4 as well as several related hydrates) and gypsum (a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with chemical formula CaSO4 × 2H2O). Based on characterisation of the geological and hydrogeological conditions, the hydrochemical data of the groundwater at different points and depths were used to analyse the pollution source and the pollutant component from single or mixed brine by using physical–chemical reaction principle analysis and hydrogeochemical simulation method. Finally, a possible brine leakage connecting the channel to the ground was discussed from both the geological and artificial perspectives. The results reveal that the brine from the trona mine is the major pollution source; there is a NW–SE fissure zone controlled by the geological structure that provides the main channels through which brine can flow into the aquifer around the water inrush regions, with a large number of waste gypsum exploration boreholes channelling the polluted groundwater inrush out of the ground. This research can be a valuable reference for avoiding and assessing groundwater inrush hazards in similar rock-salt-mining areas, which is advantageous for both groundwater quality protection and public health.

scholarly journals The non-Darcy characteristics of fault water inrush in karst tunnel based on flow state conversion theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (6 Part B) ◽  
pp. 4415-4421
Author(s):  
Zheng-Zheng Cao ◽  
Yu-Feng Xue ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Jia-Rui Chen ◽  
Yu-Lou Ren
Keyword(s):  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Darcy Law ◽  
Brinkman Equation ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Velocity Change ◽  
Key Factor

The fault water inrush is a key factor which leads to tunnel construction in karst regions. Based on the fluid mechanics principles, the paper addresses a numer?ical coupled model for karst fault tunnel with COMSOL Multiphysics software. Besides, the Darcy law equation, Brinkman equation, and Navier-Stokes equation are inserted to stimulate the steady flow of aquifer, the non-linear seepage of fault and the free flow in tunnel excavating area in software, respectively. Then, the pres?sure and flow velocity in three flow fields are analyzed under different permeability ratios in numerical model. It is shown that the fault permeability is the key factor affecting water inrush, and that the pressure and flow velocity change visibly in adjacent domains between two flow fields.

scholarly journals An Index of Aquiclude Destabilization for Mining-Induced Roof Water Inrush Forecasting: A Case Study

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangwei Fan ◽  
Shizhong Zhang ◽  
Dongsheng Zhang ◽  
Chengguo Zhang ◽  
Mingwei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Assessment Index ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Upper Aquifer

Aquiclude plays a critical role in the occurrence of mining-induced roof water inrush in underground coal mines. This paper proposes an assessment index for the evaluation of aquiclude stability and a threshold value of water inrush from the roof, based on a case study of roof water inrush accidents in Cuimu coal mine, China. The relation between roof water inrush and water level variation in the aquifer, and the characteristics of aquiclude deformation, were studied in this assessment. Using the developed assessment criteria, the likelihood of roof water inrush was categorized into different risk levels, which were followed by a proposal for roof water inrush control measures. The main findings of this study are: a) in Cuimu coal mine, the waterbody in the bed separation between the upper aquifer and the aquiclude directly causes the inrush, and inrush occurs after the water level declines in the aquifer; b) tension-induced horizontal strains of aquiclude can be regarded as the index to evaluate the stability of aquiclude affected by underground coal mining—roof water inrush occurs when the maximum horizontal strain reaches a threshold of 10mm/m—c) based on the critical mining height for aquiclude instability, and the different thicknesses of barrier layers, high-risk zones are identified and inrush controls are proposed.

Numerical Simulation on Forming Dynamics Mechanism and Stress State of Qianning Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 226-228 ◽  
pp. 1458-1461
Author(s):  
Sheng Rui Su ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Hu Jun He ◽  
Xiao Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Control Function ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Tectonic Stress ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Rock Body ◽  
High Stress Concentration ◽  
Basin Formation ◽  
Fault Belt ◽  
Rock Mechanical Properties

Two-dimensional finite element model of Qianning basin was built on the basis of depth study on geological structure conditions and of rock mechanical properties in Qianning basin, tectonic stress field characteristics of Qianning fault belt and Qianning basin formation mechanism were inversed. The results show that: (1)A remarkable low stress region is come into being in the central part of Qianning basin, the low stress environment in the strike-slip fault zone has a very important control function for the basin formation. (2)in the rock bridge area of secondary fault belt sinistral right order, high stress concentration zone are formed, rock body subject to extrusion, which often forms pushing structure, the surface morphology appears landforms phenomenon such as surface uplift, drum kits etc.

scholarly journals Application of Directional Borehole Grouting Technology to Structural Complex Foor Reinforcement in Deep Underground Coal Mine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiqing Wang ◽  
Wenping Li
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Directional Drilling ◽  
Rock Stratum ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mining Depth ◽  
Complex Structural

Water inrush from coal floor constitutes one of the main disasters in mine construction and mine production, which always brings high risks and losses to the coal mine safe production. As the mining depth of coal fields in North China gradually increased, especially in the complicated structural region, the threat posed by limestone karstic water of coal floor to the safe stoping of mines has become increasingly prominent. In this paper, the Taoyuan coalmine was taken as an example, for which, the directional borehole grouting technology was utilized to reinforce the coal seam floor prior to mining. Also, the factors affecting the grouting effect were analyzed. These were the geological structure, the crustal stress and the range of slurry diffusion. The layout principle of grouting drilling was put forward and the directional drilling structure was designed. The water level observations in the end hole indicated that the target stratum was accurate and reliable. The effect of grouting was validated through the audio frequency electric perspective method and the holedrilling in the track trough. The results demonstrated that the effect of grouting in third limestone and the rock stratum above the third limestone of coal seam floor was apparent. Simultaneously, no water inrush occurred following the actual mining of the working face, which further demonstrated that the grouting reinforcement effect was apparent. The research findings were of high significance for the prevention and control of floor water disaster and water conservation in deep complex structural areas.

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