scholarly journals Prevention Technology for Strong Mine Pressure Disaster in the Hard-Roof Large-Mining-Height Working Face

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Hongfei Duan ◽  
Lijuan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Overburden Rock ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Rock Stratum ◽  
Hard Roof ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Mining Height

The movement and destruction of the hard roof in a stope is an important reason for the occurrence of strong ground pressure disasters at the working face. Considering Tongxin Coal Mine as the engineering background, the stress distribution law of the surrounding rock and the overburden rock damage characteristics of a large-mining-height working face under the hard roof were investigated. To solve the problem whereby the stope’s hard roof is difficult to collapse, the hard rock key stratum of the roof was hydraulically fractured to weaken the mechanical properties of the roof rock stratum. Additionally, microseismic monitoring technology was used to monitor the cracking effect of the rock stratum. The theoretical calculation and numerical simulation results reveal that, after hydraulic fracturing, a crack with a more consistent trend formed inside the hard rock stratum and a large area of the rock stratum was damaged. According to the monitoring results of the stope stress after hydraulic fracturing, the law governing the occurrence of the leading bearing pressure was in effect. In contrast, the influence range and peak strength of the leading bearing pressure were considerably reduced at the working face after hydraulic fracturing. After performing hydraulic fracturing on the roof of the working face, the bearing pressure of the working face can satisfy the production requirements better. Finally, the results obtained through this study can be used as a reference for determining the width of coal pillars under similar mining conditions.

scholarly journals Control of Gob-Side Roadway with Large Mining Height in Inclined Thick Coal Seam: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xie Fuxing
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Rock Structure ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Mining Height

The gob-side roadway of 130205, a large-mining-height working face in the Yangchangwan coal mine, was investigated in terms of the mine pressure law and support technology for large mining heights and narrow coal pillars for mining roadways. The research included field investigations, theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, field tests, and other methods. This paper analyzes the form of movement for overlying rock structure in a gob-side entry with a large mining height and summarizes the stress state and deformation failure characteristics of the surrounding rock. The failure mechanism of the surrounding rock of the gob-side roadway and controllable engineering factors causing deformation were analyzed. FLAC3D numerical simulation software was used to explore the influence law of coal pillar width, working face mining height, and mining intensity on the stability of the surrounding rock of the gob-side roadway. Ensuring the integrity of the coal pillar, improving the coordination of the system, and using asymmetric support structures as the core support concept are proposed. A reasonably designed support scheme for the gob-side roadway of the working face for 130205 was conducted, and a desirable engineering effect was obtained through field practice verification.

scholarly journals Roof Fracture Characteristics and Strata Behavior Law of Super Large Mining Working Faces

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Guozhen Zhao ◽  
Baisheng Zhang ◽  
Lihong Zhang ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
Shuai Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Step Length ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Rock Stratum ◽  
Fracture Characteristics ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Strata Behavior ◽  
Mining Height

Exploiting the working face in coal mines using a super long mining length and large mining height has become important for intensive production with high yield and high efficiency. The paper develops a roof structure model to analyze the influence of 195 m, 242.4 m, and 376 m working face lengths at large mining height in Wangzhuang Coal Mine in China as the case study. The roof fracture characteristics, migration law, and strata behavior law under different working face lengths are compared and studied by numerical simulation, and the reliability of support selection in the working face at large mining height is analyzed by field measurement statistics. The results show that the roof fracture mode of a super large working face is a successive layered fracture. The length of the working face has little effect on the roof fracture step length, and the fracture step length is positively correlated with the thickness of the rock stratum. The roof subsidence law for a super large working face is different from the intermittent subsidence of the unimodal Gaussian distribution curve of ordinary working faces, which shows the intermittent subsidence of multiple ordinary working faces. The roof periodic weighting of a super large working face, which fluctuates violently within 100 m at both ends, is more drastic than that of an ordinary working face as a whole. Field statistical analysis shows it is more appropriate to choose high-strength support for a super large working face.

scholarly journals Research on Technology of Supporting in Super-Large Section Cut in Working Face with Large Mining Height

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Zhicheng Ren ◽  
Minghui Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Large Section ◽  
Rock Stratum ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Structure Detection ◽  
Fracture Area ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Design Plan ◽  
Computer Numerical Simulation ◽  
Roof Strata ◽  
Mining Height

For the support problem of the super-large section cut in working face with large mining height, the 1105 cut pilot chamber of Zhaogu No. 2 Mine, the roof strata structure detection and the strata movement rule research were conducted. The results prove that concentrate fracture area, gradually sparse fracture area, and rare fracture area regularly distributed from the surface to the deep area of the roof of 1105 cut, and less fracture exists in the rock stratum of roof above 3.5 m, and the stratum of roof within the range of 4–6 m is stable. Authors propose the long bolt and cable combined supporting technology and optimized the design plan applying theoretical calculation and computer numerical simulation. The scheme has been applied in the field of the 1105 super-large section cut in Zhaogu No. 2 Mine. The monitoring results show that the scheme can effectively control surrounding rock of roadway, and the support with long bolt has good effectiveness.

The Three-Dimensional Similar Simulation of Stress Regular Pattern of Roof of Large Mining Height

2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 1190-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Tao Zeng ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Cong Jiang ◽  
Yun Yi Zhang ◽  
Gang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Stimulation Test ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Pressure Behavior ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Roadway Deformation ◽  
Mining Height

Based on the distribution of in-situ stress and the special conditions of the large mining height in one mining area, the author conducted the analogy stimulation test of the mine pressure behavior and the roadway deformation law. This research, mainly based on the geographical conditions of 1 to 2 coal seam of this mining area, stimulated the mine pressure behavior of the working face and the roadways, as the mining height is 5meters and 6meters. Through this analogy stimulation test, the mine pressure behavior of working face, in the mining process with large mining height, is analyzed and summarized.

scholarly journals Study on Fracture and Stress Evolution Characteristics of Ultra-Thick Hard Sandstone Roof in the Fully Mechanized Mining Face with Large Mining Height: A Case Study of Xiaojihan Coal Mine in Western China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Ju ◽  
Meng Xiao ◽  
Zequan He ◽  
Pai Ning ◽  
Peng Huang
Keyword(s):  
High Strength ◽  
Western China ◽  
Stress Evolution ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Mining Condition ◽  
Evolution Characteristics ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Evolution Laws ◽  
Mining Face ◽  
Mining Height

Ultra-thick hard sandstone roofs present high thickness, poor delamination, and wide caving range. The strata pressure of the working face during actual mining increases, having a significant influence on the safe mining of the working face. Especially, in the mining areas of western China, the fully mechanized mining faces with high mining height and high-strength mining are more prominent. Understanding the fractures and stress evolution characteristics of the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof during actual mining is of high significance to control the dynamic pressure on the working face. In this paper, the typical ultra-thick hard sandstone roof of the Xiaojihan coal mine was taken as an example. The structural and chemical composition characteristics were analyzed. Besides, the fracture characteristics of ultra-thick hard roof during the working face mining were analyzed. Moreover, the fracture structure consistency was verified through physical simulation and a field measurement method. Finally, the stress evolution laws in the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof fracture were studied through numerical simulation. The findings demonstrated that (1) the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof was composed of inlaid coarse minerals, which had compact structure, while the Protodyakonov hardness reached up to 3.07; (2) under the high-strength mining condition of fully mechanized mining face with large mining height, the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof had the characteristics of brittle fracture, with a caving span of 12 m; (3) under the high-strength mining condition of fully mechanized mining face with large mining height, the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof followed the stress evolution laws that were more sensitive to the neighboring goaf. Therefore, it was necessary to reduce the fracture span or layering of ultra-thick hard sandstone roof through the manual intervention method adoption or increase either the strength of coal pillar or supporting body, to resist the impact generated during ultra-thick hard sandstone roof fracture.

scholarly journals Determination of Optimal Extrication Location of High Extraction Roadway of Large-Mining-Height Fully Mechanized Face

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xue-bo Zhang ◽  
Ming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
High Position ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Extraction Site ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Porosity And Permeability ◽  
Permeability Distribution ◽  
Mining Height

Determining the optimal extrication location of the high extraction roadway can improve the gas extrication effect of highly gassy mine and solve the problem of gas concentration overrun at the upper corner, which is of great significance to safety and efficient mine production. According to the actual situation of mine, the gas gushing amount in the goaf, pressure difference at both ends of the working face, the 3D porosity, and permeability distribution of the caving zone and fissure zone were obtained by field measurement and numerical calculation. Through theoretical calculation, the proper extraction site of a high-position alley was determined. On this basis, the optimal extraction site of a high-position alley was determined by numerical analysis of the gas extraction effect at different sites. The results show that as the perpendicular distance between high-position alley and goaf floor increases, the gas extraction amount increases first and then decreases. The concentration of extraction gas gradually increases, and the increasing trend is gradually diminished. With the increase of the horizontal distance between the air return way and the high-position alley, the gas extraction amount and gas extraction concentration increase first and then decrease. The optimal extraction site of a high-position alley should be 39 m vertically away from the goaf floor and 30 m horizontally away from the air return way.

scholarly journals Research on Surface Failure Law of Working Faces in Large Mining Height and Shallow Buried Coal Seam

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Li ◽  
Yingkun Pang ◽  
Yongsheng Bao ◽  
Zhanyuan Ma
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Surface Cracks ◽  
Large Space ◽  
Key Strata ◽  
Key Stratum ◽  
Surface Failure ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Large Mining Height ◽  
Mining Height

In the process of high-intensity and large-space mining in Shendong mining area, various surface cracks are generated on the surface, resulting in serious damage to the surface buildings and the local ecological environment. To study the influence of overlying rock movement on surface failure of near-field single key strata of near-shallow buried and large mining height working face, the relationship between overburden movement, strata pressure appearance, and surface failure at working face 52307 in Daliuta mining area was analyzed by field measurement and numerical simulation. The results show the following: (1) there is only one thick and hard key stratum in the overburden of large mining height and near-shallow buried working face. Under the condition of presplitting roof blasting, the first weighting step is still as high as 95 m, and the periodic breaking step of roof is 20–30 m. During the weighting, the working resistance of support is still close to the rated resistance. (2) The single key stratum plays an obvious role in controlling overburden movement. After the first weighting of the working face, a stepped subsidence crack appears on the surface within a short time, and the crack lags behind the working face for about 5 m. (3) During each periodic weighting process, the breaking and subsidence of key blocks are accompanied by surface cracks.

scholarly journals Study on the Development Height of Overburden Water-Flowing Fracture Zone of the Working Face

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ke Ding ◽  
Lianguo Wang ◽  
Wenmiao Wang ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Bo Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Fracture Zone ◽  
Tensile Deformation ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Overburden Rock ◽  
Material Transfer ◽  
Rock Stratum ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Sandstone Rock

Mining-induced fractures in underground coal mining face affect the stability of overburdens and provide preferential channels for water and material transfer in the underground environment. Therefore, to study the development of water-flowing fracture zones in overburdens of working face and goaf is of great significance for roof control, gas drainage, water resistance, disaster reduction, and efficient mining from the mining. In this study, a new method for predicting the development of overburden water-flowing fracture zone height (DHOWFFZ) was proposed based on the characteristics of overburden rock in No. 3 coal seam of Xin’an Coal Mine. First, the stope of No. 3 coal seam exhibits a rock stratum structure of mudstone and sandstone overlapping. Considering this characteristic, the overburden strata of No. 3 coal seam are divided into several “mudstone-sandstone” rock stratum groups. Furthermore, the ultimate tensile deformation of soft rock is greater than that of hard rock. It is proposed to judge the development degree of penetrating fracture in each rock stratum by adopting the elongation rate of mudstone intermediate layer. Meanwhile, the DHOWFFZ of “mudstone sandstone” composite rock stratum structure in the 3402 working face of No. 3 coal seam is calculated to be smaller than 43.1 m according to the actual situation. Finally, the DHOWFFZ in the 3402 working face was measured in the field, which verifies the rationality of the new DHOWFFZ prediction method. The research results provide new ideas for the prediction of DHOWFFZ and are helpful for future research in related fields.

scholarly journals Mining-Induced Stress Control by Advanced Hydraulic Fracking under a Thick Hard Roof for Top Coal Caving Method: A Case Study in the Shendong Mining Area, China

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1405
Author(s):  
Kaige Zheng ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Tong Zhang ◽  
Jingzhong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Stress Transfer ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Fracture Networks ◽  
Horizontal Fracture ◽  
Hard Roof ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Mining Pressure ◽  
Impact Kinetic Energy ◽  
Mining Height

Fully mechanized top-coal caving mining with high mining height, hard roofs and strong mining pressure are popular in the Shendong mining area, China. The occurrence of dynamic disasters, such as rock burst, coal and gas outburst, mine earthquakes and goaf hurricanes during the coal exploitation process under hard roof conditions, pose a threat to the safe production of mines. In this study, the characteristics of overburden fracture in fully mechanized top-coal caving with a hard roof and high mining height are studied, and the technology of advanced weakening by hard roof staged fracturing was proposed. The results show that the hard roof strata collapse in the form of large “cantilever beams”, and it is easy to release huge impact kinetic energy, forming impact disasters. After the implementation of advanced hydraulic fracturing, the periodic weighting length decreases by 32.16%, and the length of overhang is reasonably and effectively controlled. Ellipsoidal fracture networks in the mining direction of the vertical working face, horizontal fracture networks perpendicular to the direction of the working face, and near-linear fracture planes dominated by vertical fractures were observed, with the accumulated energy greatly reduced. The effectiveness of innovation technology is validated, and stress transfer, dissipation and dynamic roof disasters were effectively controlled.

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