scholarly journals The Mechanical Criterion of Activation and Instability of Normal Fault Induced by the Movement of Key Stratum and Its Disaster-Causing Mechanism of Rockburst in the Hanging Wall Mining

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lyu Pengfei ◽  
Lu Jiabin ◽  
Wang Eryu ◽  
Chen Xuehua
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Normal Fault ◽  
Fault Slip ◽  
Fault Activation ◽  
Key Stratum ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
And Control

Coal mine rockburst is closely related to the complex geological structure. Understanding the criterion of the fault activation instability and the disaster-causing mechanism of rockburst under the influence of mining is the theoretical premise and important guarantee of safe and efficient coal mining. In this paper, based on the theory of key stratum, the mechanical model of fault slip instability in the normal fault during the hanging wall mining was established, and the instability criterion was derived. It is concluded that the fault slip instability of the hanging wall is mainly controlled by two factors: (1) the distance between coal seams and key stratum and (2) the distance between working face and fault. Moreover, these two factors have an inverse relation to the occurrence of rockburst. Subsequently, three conceptual models of rockburst induced by the fault stress transfer, stress concentration of coal pillars, and fault structural instability were proposed. Based on the rock mechanics theory, the rockburst carrier system model of “roof-coal seam-floor” near the fault was established. The mechanical essence of fault rockburst was obtained as follows: under the action of fault, the static load of fault coal pillar was increased and superimposed with the fault activation dynamic load, leading to high-strength rockburst disaster. Based on the occurrence mechanism of fault rockburst, the monitoring and prevention concept and technical measures were proposed in three aspects, including the monitoring and control of fault activation dynamic loads, the monitoring of high static load in fault coal pillar and stress release, and the strengthening roadway support. These prevention and control measures were verified in the panel 103down02 of the Baodian Coal Mine in engineering, and the effectiveness of these measures was proved.

scholarly journals Research on Fault Activation Law in Deep Mining Face and Mechanism of Rockburst Induced by Fault Activation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lyu Pengfei ◽  
Bao Xinyang ◽  
Lyu Gang ◽  
Chen Xuehua
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Fault Structure ◽  
Fault Activation ◽  
Fault Type ◽  
Stress Behavior ◽  
Mining Face ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

To effectively monitor and control the severe mining-induced rockburst in deep fault area, the fault activation law and the mechanical essence of rockburst induced by crossing fault mining were studied through theoretical analysis, microseismic monitoring, field investigation, and other methods; numerical simulation was employed to verify the obtained fault activation law and the mechanical nature. First, the distribution of microseismic sources at different mining locations and the fault activation degree were analyzed. According to the microseismic frequency and the characteristics of the energy stage, the fault activation degree was divided into three stages: fault stress transfer, fault pillar stress behavior, and fault structure activation. It was determined that the impact disaster risk was the strongest in the stage of the fault pillar stress behavior. Based on the periodic appearance law of microseisms in fault area, three types of conceptual models of fault-type rockburst were proposed, and the rockburst carrier system model of “roof-coal seam-floor” in the fault area was established. The mechanical essence of fault-type rockburst was obtained as follows: under the action of fault structure, the static load of the fault coal pillar was increased and superimposed with the active dynamic load of the fault, leading to high-strength impact disaster. Finally, the prevention and treatment concepts of fault-type rockburst were proposed. The monitoring and prevention measures of fault-type rockburst were taken from two aspects: the monitoring and characterization of fault rockburst and weakening control of the high static load of the fault coal pillar and dynamic load of fault activation. The proposed concepts and technical measures have been verified in the working face 14310 of Dongtan Coal Mine with sound results. The research results have a guiding significance for the prevention and control of rockburst in a similar mining face under crossing fault mining.

Imaging Poro-Elastic Effects induced by a Normal Fault Aseismic-to-Seismic Dislocation in Shales

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Guglielmi ◽  
Jens Birkholzer ◽  
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin ◽  
Christophe Nussbaum ◽  
Frederic Cappa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Pressure ◽  
Fault Zone ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Normal Fault ◽  
Fault Reactivation ◽  
Foot Wall ◽  
Fault Activation ◽  
Strain Monitoring ◽  
Receiver Array

<p>Understanding fault reactivation as a result of subsurface fluid injection in shales is critical in geologic CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration and in assessing the performance of radioactive waste repositories in shale formations. Since 2015, two semi-controlled fault activation projects, called FS and FS-B, have been conducted in a fault zone intersecting a claystone formation at 300 m depth in the Mont Terri Underground Research Laboratory (Switzerland). In 2015, the FS project involved injection into 5 borehole intervals set at different locations within the fault zone. Detailed pressure and strain monitoring showed that injected fluids can only penetrate the fault when it is at or above the Coulomb failure criterion, highlighting complex mixed opening and slipping activation modes. Rupture modes were strongly driven by the structural complexity of the thick fault. An overall normal fault activation was observed. One key parameter affecting the reactivation behavior is the way the fault’s initial very low permeability dynamically increases at rupture. Such complexity may also explain a complex interplay between aseismic and seismic activation periods. Intact rock pore pressure variations were observed in a large volume around the rupture patch, producing pore pressure drops of ~4 10<sup>-4</sup> MPa up to 20 m away from the ruptured fault patch. Fully coupled three-dimensional numerical analyses indicated that the observed pressure signals are in good accordance with a poro-elastic stress transfer triggered by the fault dislocation.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the FS-B experiment started in the same fault, this time activating a larger fault zone volume of about 100 m extent near (and partially including) the initial FS testbed. In addition to the monitoring methods employed in the earlier experiment, FS-B features time-lapse geophysical imaging of long-term fluid flow and rupture processes. Five inclined holes were drilled parallel to the Main Fault dip at a distance of about 2-to-5m from the fault core “boundary”, with three boreholes drilled in the hanging wall and two boreholes drilled in the foot wall. An active seismic source-receiver array deployed in these five inclined boreholes allows tracking the variations of p- and s-wave velocities during fault leakage associated with rupture, post-rupture and eventually self-sealing behavior. The geophysical measurements are complemented by local three-dimensional displacements and pore pressures measurements distributed in three vertical boreholes drilled across the fault zone. DSS, DTS and DAS optical fibers cemented behind casing allow for the distributed strain monitoring in all the boreholes. Twelve acoustic emission sensors are cemented in two boreholes set across the fault zone and close to the injection borehole. Preliminary results from the new FS-B fault activation experiment will be discussed.</p>

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 Research on Deformation Characteristics and Control Technology of Soft Rock Roadway under Dynamic Disturbance

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Chuan-Wei Zang ◽  
Yang Chen ◽  
Miao Chen ◽  
Hong-Mo Zhu ◽  
Chen-Ming Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Dynamic Load ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Soft Rock ◽  
Propagation Distance ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Load Intensity ◽  
And Control

In the mining process of an underground coal mine, the dynamic load often causes great damage to the roadway and affects the normal mining of coal mine. In this paper, the deformation of surrounding rocks under static load and different disturbance intensities is studied by numerical simulation. The results show that under the same static load condition, the greater the dynamic load strength is, the more obvious the roadway roof displacement subsidence is. With the increase in dynamic load propagation distance, the amplitude of the dynamic load waveform decreases gradually. Under the same disturbance load intensity, the variation of roadway displacement with different disturbance load frequencies is studied. According to the influence of dynamic load on the deformation of the roadway, a combined support plan of shotcrete anchor net and reinforcement anchor cable is proposed. Finally, the rationality of the optimized support scheme is verified by numerical simulation and field results. The results show that the combined support scheme can effectively increase the strength of the broken soft rock and reduce the deformation of the surrounding rock. At the same time, it releases the expansion energy generated by the mutual compression and deformation of the rock layers, effectively maintaining the long-term stability of the roadway.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation study of mining process of upper and lower walls of normal and reverse faults

2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (3) ◽  
pp. 032071
Author(s):  
Bian Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Normal Fault ◽  
Reverse Fault ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Mining Coal

Abstract Mining coal seams near faults are prone to various mine disasters, and different mining sequences have different effects on coal seam disasters. Under this background, the numerical models of normal fault hanging wall, normal faultfoot wall, reverse fault hanging wall and reverse fault footwall under the same geological conditions are established. It is found that the stress concentration of coal pillar is the largest in the mining process of hanging wall of normal fault and footwall of reverse fault, and the possibility of inducing coal pillar rockburst is the largest. Affected by the fault, the coal pillar abutment stress between the working face and the fault shows an upward trend. When mining the coal seam near the fault, various methods such as hydraulic fracturing should be adopted to reduce the coal pillar abutment stress and reduce the risk of mine disasters.

scholarly journals Development of surface ruptures by hanging-wall extension over a thrust ramp along the Ragged Mountain fault, Katalla, Alaska, USA: Applications of high-resolution three-dimensional terrain models

Geosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah N. Heinlein ◽  
Terry L. Pavlis ◽  
Ronald L. Bruhn
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Hanging Wall ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Active Tectonics ◽  
Normal Fault ◽  
Fault Slip ◽  
The South ◽  
The North ◽  
Terrain Models ◽  
Surface Ruptures

High-resolution three-dimensional terrain models are used to evaluate the Ragged Mountain fault kinematics (Katalla, Alaska, USA). Previous studies have produced contradictory interpretations of the fault’s kinematics because surface ruptures along the fault are primarily steeply dipping, uphill-facing normal fault scarps. In this paper, we evaluate the hypothesis that these uphill-facing scarps represent extension above a buried thrust ramp. Detailed geomorphic mapping along the fault, using 20-cm-resolution aerial imagery draped onto a 1-m-resolution lidar (light detection and ranging) elevation model, was used to produce multiple topographic profiles. These profiles illustrate scarp geometries and prominent convex-upward topographic surfaces, indicating significant disturbance by active tectonics. A theoretical model is developed for fault-parallel flow over a thrust ramp that shows the geometric relationships between thrust displacement, upper-plate extension, and ramp dip. An important prediction of the model for this study is that the magnitude of upper-plate extension is comparable to, or greater than, the thrust displacement for ramps with dips greater than ~45°. This model is used to analyze profile shapes and surface displacements in Move software (Midland Valley Ltd.). Analyses of scarp heights allow estimates of hanging-wall extension, which we then use to estimate slip on the underlying thrust via the model. Assuming a low-angle (30°) uniformly dipping thrust and simple longitudinal extension via normal faulting, variations in extension along the fault would require a slip gradient from ~8 m in the north to ~22 m in the south. However, the same north-south variation in extension with a constant slip of 8–10 m may infer an increase in fault dip from ~30° in the north to ~60° in the south. This model prediction has broader implications for active-fault studies. Because the model quantifies relationships between hanging-wall extension, fault slip, and fault dip, it is possible to invert for fault slip in blind thrust ramps where hanging-wall extension is the primary surface manifestation. This study, together with results from the St. Elias Erosion and Tectonics Project (STEEP), clarifies the role of the Ragged Mountain fault as a contractional structure within a broadly sinistral shear system in the western syntaxis of the St. Elias orogeny.

scholarly journals New integrated monitoring and control system for disaster gas application in coal mine

2017 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 012051
Author(s):  
Deng-yu Zhao ◽  
Xing-ping Lai ◽  
Chang-fa Ji ◽  
Hong-jun Xi ◽  
Zhang Bo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Integrated Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring And Control System ◽  
And Control

A Design of Coal Mine Security Monitoring Substation Based on ZIGBEE and CAN Bus

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 1033-1036
Author(s):  
Hui Jun Wang ◽  
Zhi Qun Yong
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mine ◽  
Can Bus ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Monitoring And Control System ◽  
Security Monitoring ◽  
Mine Development ◽  
Security Monitoring System ◽  
And Control

In view of the shortcoming such as wiring difficulties, poor scalability, and big cable usage in present mine security monitoring system, this paper puts forward a kind of substation monitoring and control system based on ZIGBEE and CAN. With the core of core, The system collects various measurement data of sensors through the ZIGBEE wireless network, realizes the to collect, and then through the CAN bus to realize the transmission of control commands and data of the up and down machine, and monitor the production parameters and environmental parameters in the coal mine. Experiments show that the monitoring substation is of high real-time performance, good stability, strong expansibility, etc., and can meet the requirements of the coal mine development and mining.

Principle of Well-Net Design for Coalbed Methane Exploitation in Coal Mine Area

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 3967-3973
Author(s):  
Bao Shan Han
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Well Location

There are abundant CBM (Coalbed Methane) in China. These CBM has caused a remarkable problem to the coal-mining in China. In order to improve the structure of Chinese energy and eliminate the risk of coal mine gas, the relevant industries and sections have implemented many explorations in CBM enriched areas. With great achievements, there are many important problems in the actions of CBM exploitation. The disadvantageous interaction of the surface CBM well and the later coal mining has been ignored at all. There are many disadvantages and defects. To solve these problems and eliminate or weaken the disadvantageous, the scientific and reasonable design of surface CBM well location is an important step. With the thinking of surface condition, coal mining plan, the arrangement of coal mine laneway, the direction and scale of the in-situ stress, and thinking more about the negative influence to and of surface CBM well, according to the theories of mining dynamics, mining engineering, mining geomechanics, and the CBM engineering, the design theory of the surface CBM well net can be studied. Finally, the arrangement principle of CBM product well in coal field is presented. The existing or future coal pillar will be a critical location for the surface CBM well location.

scholarly journals Stability Control of Deep Coal Roadway under the Pressure Relief Effect of Adjacent Roadway with Large Deformation: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4412
Author(s):  
Houqiang Yang ◽  
Nong Zhang ◽  
Changliang Han ◽  
Changlun Sun ◽  
Guanghui Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Deformation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Western China ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Coal Roadway ◽  
And Control ◽  
Relief Effect

High-efficiency maintenance and control of the deep coal roadway surrounding rock stability is a reliable guarantee for sustainable development of a coal mine. However, it is difficult to control the stability of a roadway that locates near a roadway with large deformation. With return air roadway 21201 (RAR 21201) in Hulusu coal mine as the research background, in situ investigation, theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and engineering practice were carried out to study pressure relief effect on the surrounding rock after the severe deformation of the roadway. Besides, the feasibility of excavating a new roadway near this damaged one by means of pressure relief effect is also discussed. Results showed that after the strong mining roadway suffered huge loose deformation, the space inside shrank so violently that surrounding rock released high stress to a large extent, which formed certain pressure relief effect on the rock. Through excavating a new roadway near this deformed one, the new roadway could obtain a relative low stress environment with the help of the pressure relief effect, which is beneficial for maintenance and control of itself. Equal row spacing double-bearing ring support technology is proposed and carried out. Engineering practice indicates that the new excavated roadway escaped from possible separation fracture in the roof anchoring range, and the surrounding rock deformation of the new roadway is well controlled, which verifies the pressure relief effect mentioned. This paper provides a reference for scientific mining under the condition of deep buried and high stress mining in western China.

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