scholarly journals Investigation of Strong Strata Behaviors in the Close-Distance Multiseam Coal Pillar Mining

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Hongwei Mu ◽  
Yongsheng Bao ◽  
Dazhao Song ◽  
Dongfang Su
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Support Pressure ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Close Distance

According to the new stress distribution pattern and the strong strata behaviors as the characteristics of the coal pillars in the close-distance multiseam coal pillar mining, the common characteristics of different types of overlying coal pillars were summarized and analyzed. Moreover, a theoretical model for the mechanism of strong strata behaviors in the close-distance multiseam coal pillar mining was established, which was validated by the monitoring data of seismic computed tomography CT, microseism, and electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Furthermore, the results of the study indicated that the main factors affecting the strong strata behaviors were the static stress concentration caused by the overlying coal pillars and the dynamic disturbance caused by the fracturing and slipping of the overlying coal pillars and roof under the influence of mining. In the case of Xinzhouyao coal mine, the transmitted stress and lateral support pressure of the overlying coal pillars accounted for 78.3% and 16% of the vertical concentrated stress, respectively, and the areas closer to the overlying coal pillars were more susceptible to dynamic load disturbances. The monitoring results of seismic computed tomography CT and EMR demonstrated the static load stress concentration area was distributed near the overlying coal pillar, and the stress concentration degree was greater in the area of superimposed lateral support pressure and advanced support pressure. Moreover, microseismic spatial positioning revealed that the high-energy microseismic events were mainly concentrated near the overlying large coal pillars and roof. The on-site multiparameter detection results were highly consistent with the characteristics of actual strata behaviors and the conclusions of the theoretical model. This method could provide a reference for the quantitative calculation of stress distribution under similar conditions and the identification of the danger zone of strata behaviors.

scholarly journals Modeling the Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Stress during Multiworking Face Mining in Close Distance Coal Seams

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Jinkun Yang ◽  
Jiaxuan Zhang ◽  
Xiaoming Sun ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Close Distance ◽  
Close Distance Coal Seams

Mining in close distance coal seams (CDCSs) is frequently associated with engineering disasters because of the complicated nature of stress distribution within CDCSs. In order to establish a layout of a roadway to minimize the occurrence of disasters associated with mining CDCS, here the spatial and temporal evolution of stress distribution during the multiworking face mining of a CDCS was explored through numerical simulation based on the engineering and geological conditions of the Nantun Coal Mine. The numerical simulation results indicate that, after the extraction of adjacent multiple working faces, the spatial distribution of stress can be characterized with areas of increased, reduced, and intact stress. The superposed stress of inclined seams that are very close to each other propagates through coal pillars in the bottom floor, and this propagation follows neither the line along the axis of the coal pillar nor the line perpendicular to the direction of the floor. It instead propagates along a line angled with the axis of the coal pillar. The roadway can be arranged in the area with reduced stress, to improve its the stability. Based on the computed spatial and temporal evolution of stress, an optimized layout of roadway was proposed. This layout features a reasonable interval between the mining roadway and a minimal proportion of increased stress areas along the mining roadway and is aligned with geological structures.

scholarly journals Research on Failure Mechanism and Strengthening of Broken Roadway Affected by Upper Coal Pillar

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulian He ◽  
Zheng Zheng ◽  
Hengzhong Zhu ◽  
Bo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Control Area ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Horizontal Line ◽  
Protective Function ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Roadway Deformation

The principal stress difference is introduced as a new evaluation index in order to better understand the failure mechanism of roadways affected by upper coal pillars and characterize failure of rock mass. Compared with traditional methods, it facilitates quantitative analysis. Moreover, we combine the semiplane theory and we obtain the stress distribution on the coal pillar’s bedrock and the strengthening control area from the “change point” position along a 21 m horizontal line. The influence of multiple stresses induced from mining on a roadway is analyzed. It is found that rock failure is most likely while mining the 051606 working face, followed by mining the 051604 working face, and the stress influence on the upper pillar has the lowest failure probability. In addition, based on the asymmetry of the surrounding rock stress distribution, this study proposes strengthening control technology of surrounding rock on the basis of a highly stressed bolting support and anchor cable, adding to the steel ladder beam, steel mesh, and shed support’s protective function to the roadway’s roof and ribs. Finally, through field observations, it is concluded that the roadway deformation is within the controllable range.

scholarly journals Study on Stress Relief of Hard Roof Based on Presplitting and Deep Hole Blasting

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Peng Gong ◽  
Yongheng Chen ◽  
Zhanguo Ma ◽  
Shixing Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Deep Hole ◽  
Hard Roof ◽  
Formation Conditions ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Mining Coal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pillar Size

For the problem that the hard roof causes wider end-mining coal pillar, and the roadway is greatly affected by mining, this paper took Shanxi Luning Coal Mine as the engineering background; based on the stress distribution characteristics of the coal pillar, the calculation method of the limit end-mining coal pillar size was given; considering the formation conditions and transmission forms of the advanced abutment stress, a method combining presplitting and deep hole blasting was proposed to weaken the advanced abutment stress. The numerical simulation was used to analyze the stress distribution of coal pillars, which was verified by on-site industrial tests. The results showed that the presplitting can achieve the blocking of stress. The closer it is to the peak of the abutment stress, the better the blocking effect. Deep hole blasting can weaken the source of the advanced abutment stress and reduce the peak of abutment stress. With the combination of the two blasting methods, the end-mining coal pillar size of Luning Coal Mine can be reduced to 60 m. The method combining presplitting and deep hole blasting can effectively reduce the end-mining coal pillar size and reduce the impact of mining on the deformation of the dip roadway.

scholarly journals Mechanism of Coal Burst and Prevention Practice in Deep Asymmetric Isolated Coal Pillar: A Case Study from YaoQiao Coal Mine

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Chengchun Xue ◽  
Anye Cao ◽  
Wenhao Guo ◽  
Songwei Wang ◽  
Yaoqi Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Support Pressure ◽  
Mining District ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Coal pillar bursts continue to be a severe dynamic hazard. Understanding its mechanism is of paramount importance and crucial in preventing and controlling its occurrence. The extreme roadway deformations from the asymmetric isolated coal pillars in the central mining district of YaoQiao Coal Mine have responded with frequent intense tremors, with risky isolated coal pillar bursts. The theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and field measurements were done to research the impact of spatial overburden structure and stress distribution characteristics on the isolated coal pillar area, aiming to reveal the mechanism of coal pillar burst leading to the practice of prevention and control in the asymmetric isolated coal pillar area. The study shows that the overburden structure of the asymmetric is an asymmetric “T” structure in the strike-profile, and the stress in the coal pillar is mostly asymmetric “saddle-shaped” distribution, with the peak stress in the east side of the coal pillar, and the coal pillar is a “high stress serrated isolated coal pillar.” Numerical simulation results showed that the support pressure in the isolated coal pillar area on the strike profile was asymmetrically “saddle-shaped” distribution. The peak vertical stress in the coal pillar area continued to rise and gradually shifted to the mining district's deep part. As a result, the response of the roadway sides to the dynamic load disturbance was more pronounced. They developed a coal burst prevention and control program of deep-hole blasting in the roof of asymmetrical isolated coal pillar roof and unloading pressure from coal seam borehole. Monitored data confirmed that the stress concentration was influential in the roadway’s surrounding rock in the asymmetric isolated coal pillar area, circumventing coal pillar burst accidents. The research outcomes reference the prevention and control of coal bursts at isolated working faces of coal pillars under similar conditions.

scholarly journals Ground Stress Distribution and Dynamic Pressure Development of Shallow Buried Coal Seam Underlying Adjacent Room Gobs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Chen Cao ◽  
Bingjie Huo
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Horizontal Stress ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Ground Stress ◽  
Stress Environment ◽  
Coal Pillars

The condition of the coal pillars remained in the room-and-pillar gobs is complicated. The stresses loaded on the pillar floor may be transmitted and overlapped. It changes the stress environment of the lower coal seam roof, leading abnormal periodic weighting. In the procedure of coal seam 3−1 mining in the Huoluowan Coal Mine, the ground stress is high while the working face passing through the room pillars of overlying coal seam 2−2, leading to hydraulic shield being broken. In this paper, theoretical analysis, numerical calculation, and similar material simulation were used to analyse the stress environment of lower seam and the effect of coal pillars remained in close-distanced upper seam. The stress transfer model was established for the room pillars of coal seam 2−2, and the stress distribution of underlying strata was obtained based on theoretical analysis. The joint action of dynamic pressure of high stress-coal pillar with movement of overlying rock strata in the working face 3−1 under the coal pillar was revealed. The results showed that the horizontal stress and vertical stress under the large coal pillar of the room gob in coal seam 2−2 were high, being from 9.7 to 15.3 MPa. The influencing depth of vertical stress ranged from 42 m to 58 m. The influencing depth of horizontal stress ranged from 10 to 23 m. The influencing range of the shear stress was from 25 to 50 m. When the working face 3−1 was mined below the coal pillar of 20 m or 50 m, abutment pressure was relatively high. The stress concentration coefficient reached 4.44–5.00. The dynamic pressure of the working face was induced by the stress overlying of the upper and lower coal seams, instability of the inverted trapezoid rock pillar above the coal pillar, and collapsing movement of the roof. The studying results were beneficial for guiding the safety mining of the coal seam 3−1 in the Huoluowan Coal Mine.

scholarly journals Investigation into Mechanism of Floor Dynamic Rupture by Evolution Characteristics of Stress and Mine Tremors: A Case Study in Guojiahe Coal Mine, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Guangjian Liu ◽  
Zonglong Mu ◽  
Atif Javed ◽  
Shaokun Gong ◽  
Jing Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Dynamic Rupture ◽  
Evolution Characteristics ◽  
Floor Failure ◽  
Mine Tremors

In order to explore the mechanism of floor dynamic rupture, the current study adopts a thin plate model to further investigate the condition of floor failure. One of the possible explanations could be floor buckling due to high horizontal stress and dynamic disturbance ultimately leading to rapid and massive release of elastic energy thus inducing dynamic rupture. Seismic computed tomography and 3D location were employed to explore the evolution characteristics of floor stress distribution and positions of mine tremors. In the regions of floor dynamic rupture, higher P-wave velocity was recorded prior to the dynamic rupture. On the contrary, relatively lower reading was observed after the dynamic rupture thus depicting a high stress concentration condition. Meanwhile, evolution of mine tremors revealed the accumulation and subsequent release of energy during the dynamic rupture process. It was further revealed that dynamic rupture was induced due to the superposition of static and dynamic stresses: (i) the high static stress concentration due to frontal and lateral abutment stress from coal pillar and (ii) dynamic stress from the fracture and caving of coal pillar, hard roof, and key stratum. In the later part of this study, the floor dynamic rupture occurrence process would be reproduced through numerical simulations within a 0.6 sec time frame. The above-mentioned findings would be used to propose a feasible mechanism for prewarning and prevention of floor dynamic rupture using seismic computed tomography and mine tremors 3D location.

scholarly journals Research on stress release for the gob-side roadway using the roof-cutting technology with a chainsaw arm

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 191663
Author(s):  
Yang Tai ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
Binwei Xia ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
Hongchu Xia
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Deformation And Failure ◽  
Hard Roof ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Stress Relieving ◽  
Cutting Experiment ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Cutting Height

The narrow pillar mining method is widely adopted for working faces in coal mines. However, in cases of an overlying hard roof, a suspended triangle roof plate or a cantilever will be formed near the goaf. At this point, the coal pillar extrusion and serious deformation will occur in the gob-side roadway. In order to mitigate the problem, the roof-cutting technology with a chainsaw arm and its equipment have been developed. In this paper, based on the analysis of deformation and failure characteristics of 2312 roadway, which is close to the goaf of 2311 working face in Tashan Coal, the roof-cutting technology with a chainsaw arm was chosen to be applied in 2311 roadway. Then, the roof-cutting process and the load acting on the coal pillar were discussed and analysed. A numerical model was established to analyse the stress releasing effects after roof cutting. Moreover, the roof-cutting height and the support parameters of the roadway were optimized through numerical analysis and the results manifested that the roof cutting was the most effective when the roof-cutting height was 6.4 m. After roof cutting, the vertical stresses within the coal pillars were lowered by about 25.0%. Finally, the roof-cutting experiment was carried out in the 2311 roadway in Tashan Coal Mine. The on-site roof-cutting depth was 6.4 m and the roof-cutting width was 42 mm guided by the numerical analysis. To verify the stress-relieving effects, the borehole stress meters were applied to monitor the peak advancing stresses of narrow pillars at various depths. The measured results indicated that the peak advancing stresses decreased by 22.8% on average, and therefore, roof cutting and stress releasing effects were achieved.

scholarly journals Design a Reasonable Width of Coal Pillar Using a Numerical Model. A case study of Khe Cham basin, Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 01043
Author(s):  
Phuc Le Quang ◽  
Vladimir Zubov ◽  
Thang Pham Duc
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Underground Mines ◽  
Support Pressure ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Mining System ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Roadway Deformation

Problems in surrounding rock displacement, roadway deformation and complex support are the hallmarks of the long wall mining system. Such problems seriously affect the safety and efficient production of coal mines. To control the deformation of the rocks around the roadway next to the goaf, to reduce the support pressure, in Vietnamese underground mines often leave supporting coal pillars. Identification of a reasonable design for roadway supporting pillars by a numerical simulation study was conducted under the geological and technical foundation of I-10- 2 working faces at the Khe Cham coal mine, Vietnam . The characteristics of stress and pressure distribution of roof layers on coal pillars are modeled under different pillar widths. The results show a great linear increase of the vertical stress on the narrow coal pillar and as the width of the coal pillar increases, the area of the elastic core area also increases and the level of stress increase tends to be stable without any apparent uptrend. Coal pillar deformation decreases with increasing coal pillar width, but it leads to large coal loss and waste of resources. Therefore, with the current supporting solutions to increase the stability of the coal pillar, the size range of a coal pillar is determined to be 6-8 m through numerical simulation. The conclusions obtained may provide a certain reference number to choose the logical location of the furnace lines under similar geological conditions.

Coal Pillar Size of Ultra Closed Distance Seam and Layout of Mining Gateway

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 465-470
Author(s):  
Chun Lei Ju ◽  
Guo Dong Zhao ◽  
Feng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Stress Effect ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Pillar Size

The support effectiveness of mining gateway at closed-distance seam is determined by the layout of mining gateway and the stress effect of the upper coal pillar load on the bottom seam. The stress effect is affected by the coal pillar size and the properties of the coal pillar and surrounding rocks. These factors may cause the variation of the stress concentration, which could cause the difference in the stress distribution on the bottom seam. This paper studies on the proper coal pillar size of ultra closed-distance upper and bottom coal seam in Fu Cheng coal pit and the layout of the mining gateway.

Study of Reasonable Width of Section Coal-Pillar in Contiguous Seams

2015 ◽  
Vol 1092-1093 ◽  
pp. 1464-1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Bing Hou ◽  
Jun Dong Sun ◽  
Peng Hai Deng ◽  
Yuan Yuan Kang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Theoretical Calculation ◽  
Pressure Range ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Support Pressure ◽  
Pillar Width ◽  
Optimization Study ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Close Distance

Considering the serious destruction of S2 section tailgate of Liujia mine 6-7coal seam, the theoretical calculation, numerical simulation and other methods were comprehensively applied to the optimization study on the coal pillar width of very close distance coal seam. Study have shown that the lower roadway must be decorated out of the support pressure range of the upper left pillar. On basis of the theoretical calculation, the paper included the reasonable width of coal pillar is 7-9m.When the width of pillar is 8m, the stability of S2 section tailgate is good. Comprehensive consideration to determine the coal pillar width is 5 meters.

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