scholarly journals Simulated Experiment of Water-Sand Inrush across Overlying Strata Fissures Caused by Mining

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Guibin Zhang ◽  
Hailong Wang ◽  
Shenglei Yan ◽  
Chuanyang Jia ◽  
Xiaoyuan Song
Keyword(s):  
Water Pressure ◽  
Test System ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Support Pressure ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Unconsolidated Sand ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Overlying Strata

In western region of China, the water-sand inrush across overlying strata fissures caused by mining threatens the mine safety production seriously. In order to study the development of water-sand inrush across overlying strata fissures caused by mining, a simulated test system consisted of load support bracket, laboratory module, confined water module, coal seam mining simulator, storage tank, and control system is developed. The combination of coal bearing strata in the south of Shendong mining area is looked on as the engineering background, and a series of new nonhydrophilic composite materials with lower intensity are developed to simulate the coal measure strata. The excavation of physical model can reproduce the whole process of water-sand inrush across overlying strata fissures caused by mining to the life. Under the action of mining and water pressure, after the fourth excavation, the mining-induced vertical fractures of overlying strata pass through the entire bedrock and connect the unconsolidated sand bed, which serves as pathways between the unconsolidated sand bed and working face, triggering water-sand inrush. The water pump suddenly accelerates, and the water yield suddenly increases to the extreme value of 150 L/h. The water pressure rapidly drops to 0 MPa, and a small amount of colored sand enters into the fractures of overlying strata and flows out with the water. The distribution of support pressure around the working face can be divided into 4 areas obviously, that is, the original stress area, the stress-concentrated area, the stress-released area, and the stress restoration area. Test results show that the system is stable and reliable, which have important significance for studying the formation mechanism of water-sand inrush across overlying strata fissures further.

scholarly journals A Mechanical Model of the Overlying Rock Masses in Undersea Coal Mining and a Stress-Seepage Coupling Numerical Simulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Fang ◽  
Lei Tian ◽  
Yanyan Cai ◽  
Zhiguo Cao ◽  
Jinhao Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Fractured Zones ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Overlying Strata

The water inrush of a working face is the main hidden danger to the safe mining of underwater coal seams. It is known that the development of water-flowing fractured zones in overlying strata is the basic path which causes water inrushes in working faces. In the engineering background of the underwater mining in the Longkou Mining Area, the analysis model and judgment method of crack propagation were created on the basis of the Mohr–Coulomb criterion. Fish language was used to couple the extension model into the FLAC3d software, in order to simulate the mining process of the underwater coal seam, as well as to analyze the initiation evolutionary characteristics and seepage laws of the fractured zones in the overlying strata during the advancing processes of the working face. The results showed that, during the coal seam mining process, the mining fractured zones which had been caused by the compression-shear and tension-shear were mainly concentrated in the overlying strata of the working face. Also, the open-off cut and mining working face were the key sections of the water inrush in the rock mass. The condition of the water disaster was the formation of a water inrush channel. The possible water inrush channels in underwater coal mining are mainly composed of water-flowing fractured zones which are formed during the excavation processes. The numerical simulation results were validated through the practical engineering of field observations on the height of water-flowing fractured zone, which displayed a favorable adaptability.

Study on the Structure Characteristics and Ground Pressure Behavior of Overlying Strata with Shallow Buried Coal Seam

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 3780-3785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Yu ◽  
Zhi Zhong Fan ◽  
Gang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Ground Subsidence ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Structure Characteristics ◽  
Pressure Behavior ◽  
Ground Pressure ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Periodic Pressure ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Overlying Strata

The mine pressure behavior characters of shallow buried coal seam differed from both shallow seam mining and general depth seam. Mine pressure observation and numerical analysis were applied to research mine pressure behavior laws in fully mechanized face of shallow buried coal seam with thick bedrock and thin alluvium. It showed that the ground subsidence level phenomenon did not appear obviously although with obvious dynamic loading of fully mechanized face during the pressure period. The appearance was due to non-synchronized fracture from two key layers in the overlying rock layers and their interaction, which leaded to roof breaking initially and caving rocks with the form of an arch. Due to the periodic breaking and caving characteristics appearing as fully cut-down and arch alternately, the periodic pressure of shallow buried coal seam face showed as different size. The conclusion could be a reference for similar working face control.

Study on Mountainous Shallow-Buried Coal Seam Mining Working Face Strata Behaviors and Overlying Strata Movement Features

2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 2911-2916
Author(s):  
Guo Lei Liu ◽  
Ke Gong Fan ◽  
Tong Qiang Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Strata Movement ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Overlying Strata

Through testing the mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mining working face strata behaviors in Faer mine field, it got the strata behaviors: it was of large roof pressure, high rate of safety valve opening in hydraulic support, and even some supports crushed or took separation between top beams and tail beams. Traditional method of calculating supports’ resistance can not be applied to mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mining working face. With the discrete element simulation software UDEC it analyzed the strata movement feature, and got that the overlying strata took collapse and horizontal displacement after mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mined, and the strata movement feature was different between reverse slope mining and positive slope mining.

The Analysis of the Coal Floor Water Inrush Effected by the Fault

2014 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
pp. 626-630
Author(s):  
Yun Xun Zhang ◽  
She Rong Hu ◽  
Ji Chao Peng ◽  
Xue Qing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Pressure ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Mine Pressure ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Working Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
Pressure Water ◽  
Floor Water Inrush

Water inrush from coal floor is some kind of complex geology and mining phenomenon. It is the confined water underlying the coal seams breaking the barrier of the bottom layer, and the water runs into the face of mine in emergencies or delayed, causing natural disasters like discharge increases or flooding. According to the previous studies on water inrush, the water inrush is a joint result of geological structure, water pressure, mine pressure, water-resisting floor and mining of working face. The thesis focuses on the influence of geological fault on the water-inrush from coal floor and analyses the controlling effects of fault property and non-water conducted fault activation of water in order to provide a reference or significance for the analysis of water-inrushs genesis mechanism.

scholarly journals Design of Longwall Coal Pillar for the Prevention of Water Inrush from the Seam Floor with Through Fault

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ang Li ◽  
Bing nan Ji ◽  
Qiang Ma ◽  
Chaoyang Liu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Line Field ◽  
Safety Regulations

Setting up a waterproof coal pillar is an important measure to prevent water inrush from the Weibei mining through fault floor. Based on the plastic slip line field theory, a mechanical model of floor water inrush induced by confined water in the through fault zone was established. The mechanical expressions of confined water pressure and the width of the waterproof coal pillar under the state of limit equilibrium were derived. Combining the laws of floor deformation, failure and fault activation under two kinds of coal pillar width, the safety width of the waterproof coal pillar was determined. Furthermore, the safety threshold is better than the empirical value mentioned in the “coal mine safety regulations.” Following this, grouting transformation was carried out on the K2 sand layer of the cut roadway floor. This provided a theoretical basis and engineering practice for water disaster prevention and the control of the structural floor under similar conditions in the Weibei mining area for future benefit.

scholarly journals Safety Mining Technology of Coal Seams in Weathered Zone Based on Ground J-Type Pregrouting Reinforcement

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Min Tu ◽  
Jinlong Cai ◽  
Hualei Zhang ◽  
Chuanxin Rong
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Test ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Strata Movement ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Weathered Zone ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Fracture Development ◽  
Seam Mining ◽  
Rock Strata ◽  
Overlying Strata

A thin basement coal seam mining model under different overlying strata conditions was developed using the discrete element software UDEC. This approach is used to discuss the safety mining of the thin basement coal seams. Fracture development in overlying and rock strata movement law in the stope was discussed. The relationship between support and surrounding rocks under different overlying strata conditions was analyzed. Lastly, a field industrial test was conducted based on the research results. A few major conclusions could be drawn. Under load transmission in loose water-bearing strata, causing a large-scaled rock strata movement to advance into the working face is easy when only one bearing stratum exists in the overlying strata. Meanwhile, the support bears strong loads, which can easily be collapsed. When two bearing strata exist in the overlying one, the upper bearing stratum can form a voussoir beam structure. Loads on the support decreased substantially compared with those under single bearing stratum, whilst the probability of pressing frame was reduced accordingly. A weathered zone above the stope was reinforced by ground J-type drilling pregrouting, thereby improving the physical and mechanical properties and increasing the bearing capacity of the rock strata in the grouting range and safety mining of the working face in the lower coal seams. Research results provide important references for the safety mining of thin basement coal seams under similar conditions.

Physical Modeling of Floor Failure Above Confined Water: A Case Study in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenmiao WANG ◽  
Yong YUAN ◽  
Zhongshun CHEN ◽  
Cheng ZHU
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Confined Water ◽  
Failure Characteristics ◽  
Water Loading ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Floor Failure ◽  
Loading System ◽  
Coal Wall

Abstract Coal mining in areas with deep confined water is very dangerous; to ensure safety, it is necessary to clarify the damage characteristics of the working face floor. To directly reflect the failure characteristics of the working face floor under the coupled effects of mining stress and confined water pressure, this study takes the II633 working face of the Hengyuan coal mine in the Huaibei mining area as the engineering background. With the use of a self-designed monitoring system for confined water diversion and a similar material simulation experimental method, the mining stress distribution patterns, the deformation and failure characteristics of the overburden, and the diversion characteristics of the confined water in the working face floor are studied. The combined use of a confined water loading system and a confined water lifting system can directly reproduce the floor confined water lifting characteristics affected by floor failure during coal mining. The results show that the floor undergoes three stages of deformation in the horizontal direction: premining stress concentration compression (10-15 m ahead of the working face), postmining floor pressure relief expansion, and roof collapse stress recovery (the distance of the lagging working face is 15-20 m). In the vertical direction, a soft rock layer blocks the continuous transfer of mining stress to deeper layers and produces an important cushioning effect. In the process of coal mining, shear cracks easily develop in the coal wall in front of and behind the working face. After the coal seam is excavated, the length of the fractures that develop in the model is 27 cm. The confined water loading system can visually reproduce the hydraulic characteristics of the confined water during the mining process; that is, the confined water easily bursts at the front and back ends of the coal wall in the goaf. The error, as determined by comparison between the field measurement and the theoretical calculation results, is only 0.617 m, verifying the reliability of the similar simulation method.

scholarly journals Study of the Fracture Law of Overlying Strata under Water Based on the Flow-Stress-Damage Model

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijie Wen ◽  
Suolin Jing ◽  
Yujing Jiang ◽  
Lei Tian ◽  
Jinhao Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Stress ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Test System ◽  
Laboratory Simulation ◽  
Fractured Zone ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Stress Damage ◽  
Overlying Strata

To accurately detect the development height of the water flowing fractured zone (WFFZ) in the overlying strata of the working face after mining under water and to ensure the safety and reliability of coal mining, the coal seam located under Weishanhu Lake in the Jisan coal mine was used as the experimental system. A similar laboratory simulation and water injection-based fracturing test system were used with the working face before and after mining activity to calculate, quantitatively detect, and qualitatively analyze the development height of the WFFZ in the overlying strata. Meanwhile, a flow-stress-damage model and its criterion of fracture expansion were established based on the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, and the FLAC 3D software was used to simulate the deformation and failure of the overlying strata and the evolution of WFFZ during the mining process. The results showed that the height ranges of the WFFZ beneath Weishanhu Lake of the Jisan coal mine as established by the above three methods are 30-45 m, 30-48 m, and 30-50 m. In the process of mining, the caving zone and fractured zone are, respectively, subjected to tensile failure and shear failure. The development height of the water flowing through the fractured zone in the overlying strata is basically consistent with the range of the “breaking arch.” The flow-stress-damage model and its criterion of fracture expansion can be applied to the fracture law of overlying strata under water under similar geological conditions.

scholarly journals Water Inrush and Failure Characteristics of Coal Seam Floor Over A Confined Aquifer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Cao ◽  
Shangxian Yin ◽  
Bin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Abutment Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Confined Aquifer ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Stress Coefficient ◽  
Coal Wall ◽  
Failure Depth ◽  
Seam Mining

Abstract Failure behaviors of the floor rocks under coal seam mining in the conditions of hard magma rock roof and confined aquifer are studied. Based on the theory of rock stresses and elasticity mechanics, the combined effects of the abutment pressure induced by the hard roof and by the water pressure under the thin aquicludes of the floor rocks were considered, and a mechanical model was constructed along the strike of the working face. An analytical solution of stress distribution was derived in the floor rocks, the distributions of vertical, horizontal and shear stresses were calculated. In combination with the in-situ measurement, the results show that: 1) when the periodic pressure caused by the roof collapse occurs on the working face, and the maximum stress concentration in the floor appears at the elastic-plastic junction in the direction of the strike of the working face. With the increase of the depth of the floor, the horizontal stress coefficient tends to decrease, and the corresponding shear stress coefficient isoline shows a “symmetric spiral” distribution and propagates downward to the floor at a certain angle with the vertical direction. This causes the floor rocks to generate compression and shear or tension and shear failure. 2) when the immediate roof of coal seam is the magma rock, the abutment pressure shows a trend of a slow increase initially and then a rapid increase later. The peak value of abutment pressure appears at the location of 4 - 6 meters from the coal wall of the working face, and the concentration coefficient of the abutment pressure is between 1.4 and 1.8. 3) according to the measurement and calculation of the failure depths of the floor at different positions under the same coal seam, it is found that the maximum failure depth appears near the coal wall of the working face. The failure depth reduces by 11.6% after the floor goes through “the roof caving and re-compaction”, which causes the fractures in the floor to close and the thickness of the effective aquiclude increases. In the un-mined area of the working face, the failure depth is 55% of the maximum failure depth. 4) both the theoretical calculation and the numerical simulation show that the failure depth of the floor increases obviously under the combined action of high vertical stress and the water pressure. Under the condition that the thickness of the aquiclude is relatively thin, the water pressure of the floor and pressure intensity of the roof are the sensitive factors to affect the maximum failure depth of the floor.

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