Study on Support of Roadways in Fractured Rock Mass under Mining-Induced Stresses

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 2332-2339
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Jin Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Abutment Pressure ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
The State ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Initial Stresses ◽  
Induced Stresses ◽  
The Stability

One of the difficult issues in underground mining is the ground control of roadway subject to mining induced stresses. As a longwall face advances, the state of initial stresses dramatically changes. Accordingly, lateral abutment pressure forms on the pillar and frontal abutment pressure on the roof and lateral sides of the roadway. These pressures will lead to severe deformation and deterioration of the rock mass surrounding the entries. In this paper, a systemic study on this issue is proposed using the combination of numerical modeling and in-situ monitoring which was carried out at a coal mine in the Lu.An Group, China. The condition of stress redistribution caused by mining-induced stresses and the state of the surrounding rock mass of the roadway situated in front the work face are systematically investigated. Different patterns of support and reinforcement as well as their effects on the stability of the roadway are also presented.

The Failure and Falling of the Rock Mass in the Underground Mining

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 2586-2591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhao ◽  
Shiyue Wu ◽  
Wan Cheng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Underground Mine ◽  
Rock Masses ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Iron Mine ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Theory Research

In this paper, the process of failure and falling of the rock masses in the underground mining is studied; and the relationship between the processes of failure and falling of rock masses is proposed based on the rockmass strength theory. Research indicates that the failures of the rock and rock masses are probably not at all in common. Even though the rock masses go into the plastic condition, even to the extent that come into being in the failure, they do not surely fall. Hence, the mechanical properties of rock mass, especially after the failure, still need to be further researched. The laneway and the stope in the mining engineering are the temporary engineering, the load- carrying ability of the rock masses should be bought into play as far as possible, and therefore the stabilization during failure process is a significant for the supporting in the underground mine under safety prerequisite. Since 1 million m3 of the mined-out area is formed by mine for many year at Xishimen iron mine in China, and the gob roof is only 54m from the ground, the mined-out area is potentially dangerous to the underground mine. This paper analyzes the pattern of the stability and falling process in the mined-out area based on the theoretical analysis and numerical calculation, in order to obtains the falling criterion of the roof rock masses and stabilize the mined-out area. The predicted falling shape and range of the mined-out area is compared well with the in-situ observations. This contribution has also been popularized in many mines of China.

Judgement Method for Surrounding Rock Stability of Guanjiao Tunnel Based on Catastrophe Theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 90-93 ◽  
pp. 2307-2312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Jiang Li ◽  
Su Min Zhang ◽  
Xian Min Han
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Catastrophe Theory ◽  
Soft Rock ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Stability Of Surrounding Rock ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Rock Tunnel

The stability judgement of surrounding rock is one of the key jobs in tunnel engineering. Taking the Erlongdong fault bundle section of Guanjiao Tunnel as the background, the stability of surrounding rock during construction of soft rock tunnel was discussed preliminarily. Based on plastic strain catastrophe theory, and combining numerical results and in-situ data, the limit displacements for stability of surrounding rock were analyzed and obtained corresponding to the in-situ monitoring technology. It shows that the limit displacements obtained corresponds to engineering practice primarily. The plastic strain catastrophe theory under unloading condition provides new thought for ground stability of deep soft rock tunnel and can be good guidance and valuable reference to construction decision making and deformation managing of similar tunnels.

scholarly journals Stability Assessment of Mining Excavations: the Impact of Large Depths

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Majcherczyk ◽  
Zbigniew Niedbalski ◽  
Łukasz Bednarek
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Stability Assessment ◽  
Underground Excavations ◽  
Deformation Prediction ◽  
Large Depth ◽  
Coal Deposits ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBack in the early 1980s, coal deposits occurring at depths of ~700 m below surface were already regarded as large-depth deposits. Meanwhile, today the borderline depth of large-depth mining has extended to >1,000 m. Design, excavation and maintenance of mining roadways at the depth of >1,000 m have, therefore, become crucial issues in a practical perspective in recent years. Hence, it is now extremely important to intensify research studies on the influence of large depths on the behaviour of rock mass and deformation of support in underground excavations. The paper presents the results of the study carried out in five mining excavations at depths ranging from 950 to 1,290 m, where monitoring stations with measurement equipment were built. The analysis of data from laboratory and coal mine tests, as well as in situ monitoring, helped to formulate a set of criteria for stability assessment of underground excavations situated at large depths. The proposed methodology of load and deformation prediction in support systems of the excavations unaffected by exploitation is based on the criteria referring to the depth of excavation and the quality of rock mass. The depth parameter is determined by checking whether the analysed excavation lies below the critical depth, whereas the rock mass quality is determined on the basis of the roof lithology index (WL) and the crack intensity factor (n)

scholarly journals Automatic Monitoring System Designed for Controlling the Stability of Underground Excavation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr MAŁKOWSKI ◽  
Zbigniew NIEDBALSKI ◽  
Łukasz BEDNAREK
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Automatic Monitoring ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Automatic Monitoring System ◽  
Underground Workings ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
The Given

Ensuring the stability of mining excavations is a crucial aspect of underground mining. For thispurpose, appropriate shapes, dimensions, and support of workings are designed for the given mining andgeological conditions. However, for the proper assessment of the adequacy of the used technical solutions,and the calibration of the models used in the support design, it is necessary to monitor the behavior of theexcavation. It should apply to the rock mass and the support. The paper presents the automatic systemdesigned for underground workings monitoring, and the example of its use in the heading. Electronicdevices that measure the rock mass movements in the roof, the load on the standing support, and on bolts,the stress in the rock mass, are connected to the datalogger and can collect data for a long of time withoutany maintenance, also in hard-to-reach places. This feature enables the system to be widely used, inparticular, in excavations in the vicinity of exploitation, goafs, or in the area of a liquidated exploitationfield.

scholarly journals Transient Analysis of Grout Penetration With Time-Dependent Viscosity Inside 3D Fractured Rock Mass by Unified Pipe-Network Method

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zizheng Sun ◽  
Xiao Yan ◽  
Rentai Liu ◽  
Zhenhao Xu ◽  
Shucai Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Pipe Network ◽  
Fractured Rock Mass ◽  
Network Method ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Dependent Viscosity

Grouting is widely used for mitigating the seepage of underground water and enhancing the stability of fractured rock mass. After injection, the viscosity of the grout gradually increases until solidification. Conventional multifield analysis models ignoring such effects greatly overestimate the penetration region of the grout and the stability of the grouted rock structures. Based on the 3D unified pipe-network method (UPM), we propose a novel numerical model considering the time-dependent viscosity of the grout, therein being a quasi-implicit approach of high efficiency. The proposed model is verified by comparing with analytical results and a time-wise method. Several large-scale 3D examples of fractured rock mass are considered in the numerical studies, demonstrating the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method. The influence of the time-dependent viscosity, fracture properties, and grouting operation methods are discussed for the grout penetration process.

Monitoring and Analysis on the Supporting Structure for Deep Foundation Pit

2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 787-790
Author(s):  
Hai Xia Sun ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Si Li Chen
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Deep Foundation ◽  
Foundation Pit ◽  
Metro Station ◽  
Deep Foundation Pit ◽  
Supporting Structure ◽  
Deformation Features ◽  
The Stability

This article mainly expounds the importance of in-situ monitoring on the construction process of deep foundation pit. Taking the deep foundation pit of some Shenyang metro station for example, the deformation features of the supporting structure and the internal and external of foundation pit is analyzed, according to the monitoring data of the fender pile displacement during the excavation of deep foundation pit. The conclusion is obtained that the timely and accurate in-situ monitoring information is necessary to guaranteeing construction safety. We should pay more attention to the excavation speed and exert the interior support timely during the excavation of foundation pit to avoid large deformation and danger. The analytical results of monitoring data shows that the whole stage of foundation pit excavation is stable and the fender pile with internal supports can guarantee the stability of foundation pit.

scholarly journals Calculation of Elastic Modulus for Fractured Rock Mass Using Dimensional Analysis Coupled with Numerical Simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Fengyu Ren ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Zhihua Ouyang ◽  
Hao Hu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Dimensional Analysis ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Continuum Theory ◽  
Equivalent Model ◽  
Fractured Rock Mass ◽  
Natural Rock

Underground mining activities make the fractures in the natural rock mass develop randomly. The elastic modulus of the fractured rock mass Em is changed with the redistribution and development of the fractures. An equivalent model of fractured rock mass is structured to represent the hydraulic conductivity and the rock mass strain because of the continuum theory. Dimensional analysis is very useful to build relationship of the parameters in complex physical phenomena. Based on the engineering phenomenon of groundwater flowing into the goaf along the fracture in the rock mass, a fuzzy expression among parameters such as the parameter Em, the seepage flow Q, and the exposed area of the goaf A is obtained using dimensionless analysis. To calculate the parameter Em, the fuzzy relationship is then characterized by Darcy’s law and numerical simulation. Under the scripting environment of Python, an automated program to realize the numerical simulation of all scenarios is established, which also provides convenience for drawing the dimensionless flux charts. The results show that the parameter Em can be calculated by the dimensional analysis coupled with numerical simulation. In addition, the parameter Em decreases with the increase of the parameter Q, and the integrity of rock mass is also worse. Finally, a mine example is used to verify the feasibility of the method.

MODELLING THE WASTE DISPOSAL DEPOSIT - (PART IV)

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Dorel Gusat ◽  
◽  
Ioan Bud ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
Principal Stresses ◽  
Municipal Landfill ◽  
Induced Stresses ◽  
The Stability

This paper is part IV and a continuation of the scientific research conducted on the modeling and simulation of the state of induced stresses on a municipal landfill. The geometry of the proposed WASTE DISPOSAL DEPOSIT, the initial principal stresses, in the body of the warehouse and the stability calculations performed on them are presented.

Induced seismicity associated with fluid injection into a fractured rock mass

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Lecampion ◽  
Federico Ciardo ◽  
Alexis Saèz Uribe ◽  
Andreas Möri
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Percolation Threshold ◽  
Pore Pressure ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Fluid Injection ◽  
Aseismic Slip ◽  
Dynamic Rupture ◽  
Fractured Rock Mass

<p>We investigate via numerical modeling the growth of an aseismic rupture and the possible nucleation of a dynamic rupture driven by fluid injection into a fractured rock mass. We restrict to the case of highly transmissive fractures compared to the rock matrix at the scale of the injection duration and thus assume an impermeable matrix. We present a new 2D hydro-mechanical solver allowing to treat a large number of pre-existing frictional discontinuities. The quasi-static (or quasi-dynamic) balance of momentum is discretized using boundary elements while fluid flow inside the fracture is discretized via finite volume. A fully implicit scheme is used for time integration. Combining a hierarchical matrix approximation of the original boundary element matrix with a specifically developed block pre-conditioner enable a robust and efficient solution of large problems (with up to 10<sup>6</sup> unknowns). In order to treat accurately fractures intersections, we use piece-wise linear displacement discontinuities element for elasticity and a vertex centered finite volume method for flow.</p><p>We first consider the case of a randomly oriented discrete fracture network (DFN) having friction neutral properties. We discuss the very different behavior associated with marginally pressurized versus critically stressed conditions. As an extension of the case of a planar fault (Bhattacharya and Viesca, Science, 2019), the injection into a DFN problem is governed by the distribution (directly associated with fracture orientation) of a dimensionless parameter combining the local stress criticality (function of the in-situ principal effective stress, friction coefficient and local fracture orientation) and the normalized injection over-pressure. The percolation threshold of the DFN which characterizes the hydraulic connectivity of the network plays an additional role in fluid driven shear cracks growth. Our numerical simulations show that a critically stressed DFN exhibits fast aseismic slip growth (much faster than the fluid pore-pressure disturbance front propagation) regardless of the DFN percolation threshold. This is because the slipping patch growth is driven by the cascades of shear activation due to stress interactions as fractures get activated. On the other hand, the scenario is different for marginally pressurized / weakly critically stressed DFN. The aseismic slip propagation is then tracking pore pressure diffusion inside the DFN. As a result, the DFN percolation threshold plays an important role with low percolation leading to fluid localization and thus restricted aseismic rupture growth.</p><p>We then discuss the case of fluid injection into a fault damage zone. Using a linear frictional weakening model for the fault, we investigate the scenario of the nucleation of a dynamic rupture occurring after the end of the injection (as observed in several instances in the field). We delimit the injection and in-situ conditions supporting such a possibility.</p>

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