scholarly journals Study on the Pressure-Bearing Law of Backfilling Material Based on Three-Stage Strip Backfilling Mining

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Shao ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Long Wang ◽  
Zhiyu Fang ◽  
Bingchao Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Main Bearing ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Rock Load

During strip backfilling mining in coal mines, the backfilling material is the main support structure. Therefore, studying the pressure law of the backfilling material is essential for the safe and efficient mining of coal resources. Based on research into strip backfilling mining at working face number 3216 of the Shanghe Coal Mine, and to smooth transition of overlying strata loads to the backfilling material, this study proposes a three-stage strip backfilling mining method. Based on thin-plate theory, an elastic thin-plate model, a reasonable spacing of strip mining is constructed, and the reasonable mining parameters of “mining 7 m to retain 8 m” at working face number 3216 of the Shanghe Coal Mine are determined. The law of backfilling pressure in three-stage strip backfilling mining is studied through numerical simulation and physical simulation experiments. The results show that field measurement results are basically consistent with the experimental results and numerical simulation results. When three-stage strip backfilling mining is adopted, the stage-one backfilling material is the main bearing body to which the overlying rock load transfers smoothly and gradually, and the structure of the “overburden-coal pillar (or backfilling strip)” in the stope remains stable. In three-stage strip backfilling mining, the overlying rock load is ultimately transferred to the stage-one backfilling material, the stage-two backfilling material is the auxiliary bearing body, and the stage-three backfilling material mainly provides long-term stable lateral support for the stage-one backfilling material.

Optimization Coal Pillar Size of Top Coal Caving Face with Dynamic Pressure Impact

2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 1395-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhou Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Large Error ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Pressure Impact ◽  
Mine Depth ◽  
Pillar Size

AH Wilson coal pillar was used widely as it’s simply, but it’s appeared large error for field implementation as its difference assume conditions, mine depth H and mine thickness m. AH Wilson coal pillar formula was studied precisely by in-site stresses test and numerical simulation analysis for N3-5 top coal caving working face of CHANGCUN coal mine in Lu’an coal district of China, then modified AH Wilson formula was put forward as L = 0.008mH + 8.4,then the precise coal pillar size 18m was used in filed implementation, filed testing proved coal pillar size was reasonable.

scholarly journals Mechanism and Evolution Control of Wide Coal Pillar Bursts in Multithick Key Strata

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Wenhao Guo ◽  
Anye Cao ◽  
Chengchun Xue ◽  
Yang Hu ◽  
Songwei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Western China ◽  
Key Strata ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Microseismic Events ◽  
Evolution Control

Coal mine pillar burst frequently occurs in Western China, which seriously restricts safe production. This paper takes the 35 m coal pillar of the 3102 working face of MKQ coal mine as the engineering background. The mechanism and evolution control of pillar bursts in multithick key strata are studied using field investigation, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation. The mechanism of dynamic and static stress-induced pillar bursts was revealed combining the “O-X” broken features for key strata and numerical simulation of pillar stress evolution. A prevention scheme is put forward for strata presplit blasting and adjusting coal pillar width to minimize the dynamic and static stresses. The results demonstrate the following. (1) In the multithick strata, the first and second near-field subkey strata have perpendicular “O-X” broken features, whereas the third far-field subkey has parallel “O-X” broken features. The working face has three kinds of periodic weighting phenomena: long, medium, and short. (2) The simulated vertical stress curve of 35 m coal pillar goes through three states: two-peak, asymmetric trapezoidal and symmetrical trapezoidal shape with the different advancing position of working face. The stress concentration is extensively promoting a high-risk area for rock burst. (3) The coal pillar burst was induced by the superposition of energy released by the key strata breaking and the elastic energy accumulated in the wide coal pillar. (4) The monitoring data showed that the long, medium, and short periodic weighting steps of multithick key strata are 141.6 m, 43.2–49.6 m, and 17.6–27.2 m, respectively. The microseismic events energy, frequency, and stress of hydraulic support increment are the highest during the long periodic weighting, and the spatial distribution of microseismic events coincides with the stress concentration area. The theoretical analysis is confirmed with the field practice.

scholarly journals Deviatoric Stress Evolution Laws and Control in Surrounding Rock of Soft Coal and Soft Roof Roadway under Intense Mining Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Dongdong Chen ◽  
Chunwei Ji ◽  
Shengrong Xie ◽  
En Wang ◽  
Fulian He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Deviatoric Stress ◽  
Anchor Cable ◽  
Soft Coal ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Failure Line

Aiming at the problem of large deformation and instability failure and its control of soft coal and soft roof roadway under intense mining, laboratory experiments, theoretical calculations, Flac3D numerical simulation, borehole peeping, and pressure observation were used to study the deflection characteristics of the deviatoric stress of the gas tailgate and the distribution and failure characteristics of the plastic zone in the mining face considering the strain softening characteristics of the roof and coal of roadway, and then the truss anchor cable-control technology is proposed. The results show the following: (1) The intense mining influence on the working face will deflect the peak deviatoric stress zone (PDSZ) of the surrounding rock of the gas tailgate. The influence distance of PDSZ is about 20 m in advance and 60 m in lag; the PDSZ at the gob side of the roadway is located in the range of 3–5.5 m from the surface of the coal pillar, while the coal wall side is mainly located in the range of 3–4.5 m at the shoulder corner and bottom corner of the solid coal. (2) The intense mining in the working face caused the nonuniform expansion of the surrounding rock plastic area of the gas tailgate. The two shoulder angles of the roadway and the bottom of the coal pillar have the largest damage range, and the maximum damage location is the side angle of the coal pillar (5 m). Angle and bottom angle of coal pillar are the key points of support control. (3) The plastic failure line of the surrounding rock of the gas tailgate is always between the inner and outer contours of the PDSZ, and the rock mass in the PDSZ is in a stable and unstable transition state, so the range of anchor cable support should be cross plastic failure line. (4) The theoretical calculations and numerical simulation results agree well with the drilling peep results. Based on the deflection law of the PDSZ and the expansion characteristics of the plastic zone, a truss anchor cable supporting system with integrated locking and large-scale support function is proposed to jointly control the roof and the two sides, which effectively solves the problem of weak surrounding rock roadway under severe mining deformation control problems realizing safety and efficient production in coal mines under intense mining.

scholarly journals Support design of main retracement passage in fully mechanised coal mining face based on numerical simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yalong Li ◽  
Mohanad Ahmed Almalki ◽  
Cheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Coal Face ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Surrounding Rock Control ◽  
Mining Face ◽  
Mining Pressure

Abstract For the comprehensive mechanised coal mining technology, the support design of the main withdrawal passage in the working face is an important link to achieve high yield and efficiency. Due to the impact of mining, the roof movement of the withdrawal passage is obvious, the displacement of the coal body will increase significantly, and it is easy to cause roof caving and serious lamination problems, and even lead to collapse accidents, which will affect the normal production of the mine. In this paper, the mining pressure development law of the main withdrawal passage support under the influence of dynamic pressure is designed, the most favourable roof failure form of the withdrawal passage is determined, and the action mechanism and applicable conditions of different mining pressure control measures are studied. The pressure appearance and stress distribution in the final mining stage of fully mechanised coal face are studied by numerical simulation. The deformation and failure characteristics and control measures of roof overburden in the last mining stage of fully mechanised coal face are analysed theoretically. Due to the fact that periodic pressure should be avoided as far as possible after the full-mechanised mining face is connected with the retracement passage, some auxiliary measures such as mining height control and forced roof blasting are put forward on this basis. The relative parameters of the main supporting forms are calculated. The main retracement of a fully mechanised working face in a coal mine channel is put forward to spread the surrounding rock grouting reinforcement, reinforcing roof, and help support and improve the bolt anchoring force, the main design retracement retracement channels in the channel near the return air along the trough for supporting reinforcing surrounding rock control optimisation measures, such as through the numerical simulation analysis, the optimisation measures for coal mine fully mechanised working face of surrounding rock is feasible. Numerical simulation results also show that the surrounding rock control of fully mechanised working face of coal mine design improvements, its main retreat channel under the roof subsidence, cribbing shrank significantly lower, and closer, to better control the deformation of surrounding rock, achieved significant effect, to ensure the safety of coal mine main retracement channel of fully mechanised working face support.

scholarly journals Analysis of Roof Deformation Mechanism and Control Measures with Roof Cutting and Pressure Releasing in Gob-Side Entry Retaining

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Bing-Jun Sun ◽  
Xin-Zhu Hua ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jiadi Yin ◽  
Kai He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Cutting Angle ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Support Resistance ◽  
Key Block ◽  
Cutting Height ◽  
Basic Roof ◽  
Roof Support

The mechanical model of the basic roof fracture structure is established on the basis of key block theory to study the roof breaking mechanism of gob-side entry retaining under roof cutting and pressure relief, and the analytical formula of roof support resistance is derived when the key block of the basic roof is stable. The influence of roof cutting angle and cutting height on roof support resistance is also analyzed. Determining the cutting seam parameters of the retained roadway roof is necessary to identify the support resistance of the roadway roof due to the correlation between the roof cutting parameters and the support resistance. Taking the II 632 haulage drift of the Hengyuan coal mine as the engineering background, FLAC3D numerical simulation is used in this paper to analyze the influence of different roof cutting angles and cutting heights on the surrounding rock structure evolution of retained roadways. Results show that the roof cutting angle and cutting height respond to the support resistance of the retained roadway roof, and the support resistance required by the roof increases with the roof cutting angle and cutting height. This condition ensures that the side roof of the gob can be cut off smoothly, and the support resistance required by the roof of retained roadways is within a reasonable range. Through theoretical and numerical simulation analysis, the reasonable roof cutting height of II 632 haulage drift is 8 m and the roof cutting angle is 15°. The theoretical analysis and numerical simulation results reveal that the required support resistance to maintain the stability of the roadway roof is 0.38 MPa. The supporting scheme of the roof of the II 632 haulage drift in the Hengyuan coal mine is then designed. Finally, the field industrial test is used for verification. The borehole imaging results show that the overall line of the retained roadway roof is small based on the description of field monitoring results. The deformation of the surrounding rock surface of the retained roadway is less than 100 mm, and the roadway is 40 m from the lagging working face. The deformation rate of surrounding rock decreases with the increase in distance from the working face. The integrity of the retained roadway roof is good, and the deformation of the surrounding rock is effectively controlled.

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 Study on the Mechanism and Control of Rock Burst of Coal Pillar under Complex Conditions

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Xingping Lai ◽  
Huicong Xu ◽  
Jingdao Fan ◽  
Zeyang Wang ◽  
Zhenguo Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Vertical Stress ◽  
Body Area ◽  
High Stress Concentration ◽  
Solid Coal ◽  
Working Face

In order to explore the mechanism of coal pillar rock burst in the overlying coal body area, taking W1123 working face of Kuangou Coal Mine as the engineering background, the full mining stage of W1123 is simulated by FLAC3D. It is found that the high stress concentration area has appeared on both sides of the coal pillar when W1123 does not start mining. With the advance of the working face, the high stress concentration area forms X-shaped overlap. There is an obvious difference in the stress state between the coal pillar under the solid coal and the coal pillar under the gob in W1123. The concrete manifestation is that the vertical stress of the coal pillar below the solid coal is greater than the vertical stress of the coal pillar below the gob. The position of the obvious increase of the stress of the coal pillar in the lower part of the solid coal is ahead of the advancing position of the working face, and the position of the obvious increase of the stress of the lower coal pillar in the gob lags behind the advancing position of the working face. At the same time, in order to accurately reflect the true stress environment of coal pillars, the author conducted a physical similarity simulation experiment in the laboratory to study the local mining process of the W1123 working face, and it is found that under the condition of extremely thick and hard roof, the roof will be formed in the gob, the mechanical model of roof hinged structurer is constructed and analyzed, and the results show that the horizontal thrust of roof structure increases with the increase of rotation angle. With the development of mining activities, the self-stable state of the high stress balance in the coal pillar is easily broken by the impact energy formed by the sudden collapse of the key strata. Therefore, the rock burst of coal pillar in the overlying coal body area is the result of both static load and dynamic load. In view of the actual situation of the Kuangou Coal Mine, the treatment measures of rock burst are put forward from the point of view of the coal body and rock mass.

scholarly journals Physical Simulation of the Water-Conducting Fracture Zone of Weak Roofs in Shallow Seam Mining Based on a Self-Designed Hydromechanical Coupling Experiment System

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Hao Zha ◽  
Weiqun Liu ◽  
Qinghong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Hydromechanical Coupling ◽  
Fracture Evolution ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Seam Mining

Due to inappropriate mining practices, water-conducting fracture zones can develop in an aquifer, not only destroying the surface-water environment but also causing water inrush, even hurting or killing workers. To avoid such disasters, investigating and simulating the evolution mechanism of water-conducting fractures are becoming a research focus in mining engineering, especially regarding the organisation and development of fractures. Our work mainly involved the design of low-strength analogous materials and the simulation of fracture evolution for weak-roof problems in shallow seam mining based on a self-built experimental hydromechanical coupling system. The experimental results show that the vertical stress in the roof increases first as the working face approaches and finally decreases to near its initial value as the working face passes. The relationship between fracture depth and coal-seam excavation distance is obviously nonlinear. The leakage velocity of surface water remains stable in the early stage of excavation and increases when the fracture develops through the main aquifuge. The maximum fracture depth is 76.18 m for the Yili coal mine with weak roofs and shallow coal seams. In addition, we numerically simulated and verified the evolution patterns with the FLAC3D platform. The simulated fracture depth of the Yili coal mine agreed with the in situ borehole observation very well and was more accurate than the output of the empirical formula. Our work provides new methods and relevant data for research on the evolution of water-conducting fractures in weak roofs during shallow seam mining.

Numerical Simulation Study on Setting Stopping Line of Working Face in Shuguang Mine

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 2554-2557
Author(s):  
Hua Jun Xue ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
Jie Kong ◽  
Zhi Jun Hao
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Recovery Rate ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Rock Stability ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Stopping Line

The surrounding rock deformation of pedestrian roadway was serious under the influence of the working face. And it has affected the safety and normal use of roadway. To ensure the long-term stability of the pedestrian roadway surrounding rock and increase the coal recovery rate of working face, the paper studied the position of stopping line of 1203 working face by numerical simulation. The results show that setting 115m wide of security coal pillar between 1203 working face and pedestrian roadway that the area of stress concentration near the working face has less effect on the pedestrian roadway could better control the surrounding rock stability of the pedestrian roadway and meet the need of the long-term normal production use. It narrows the width of security coal pillar, increase the coal resources recovery rate and achieve the better economic benefits.

scholarly journals Controlling the Deformation of a Small Coal Pillar Retaining Roadway by Non-Penetrating Directional Pre-Splitting Blasting with a Deep Hole: A Case Study in Wangzhuang Coal Mine

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 3084
Author(s):  
Shixing Cheng ◽  
Zhanguo Ma ◽  
Peng Gong ◽  
Kelong Li ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Longwall Mining ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Vertical Stress ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Deep Hole ◽  
Fracture Length

In longwall mining of coal mines, the large deformation of small pillar retaining roadways creates difficulties for the safe and efficient retreating of the mining panel. Based on the engineering background of a small coal pillar retaining roadway in Wangzhuang coal mine, pressure relief technology for non-penetrating directional pre-splitting blasting with a deep hole ahead was proposed. The influence of the non-penetrating fracture length on the pre-splitting effect was studied by numerical simulation. The results showed that the vertical stress in the coal pillar center, the small pillar retaining roadway deformation, and the energy accumulation on the pillar decreased with an increase in the non-penetrating fracture length. The vertical stress at the working face end increased with an increase in the non-penetrating fracture length. The field application and monitoring results indicated that non-penetrating directional pre-splitting blasting could effectively control the deformation of small pillar retaining roadways. The roof-to-floor and rib-to-rib maximum convergences of the 6208 tail entry were reduced by 53.66% and 52.62%, respectively, compared to the results with no blasting. The roadway section met the demands of mining panel high-efficiency retreating, thereby demonstrating the rationality of the technical and numerical simulation results. The research results shed light on the improvement of small coal pillar retaining roadway maintenance theory and technology.

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