scholarly journals Seepage Property of Crushed Mudstone Rock in Collapse Column

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-Yang Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Bin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Underground Water ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Hydraulic Pressure ◽  
Water Flow Velocity ◽  
Collapse Column ◽  
Seepage Properties

The karst collapse column composed of crushed rocks and fine argillaceous or clay particles is easy to form the fissure channels between the coal seam working face and the confined limestone aquifer under mining and causes water inrush disasters with the loss of underground water resource, economic losses, and casualties. It is of great necessity to understand the seepage properties of crushed rock in karst collapse column for the prevention of water inrush and the protection of underground water resource. A self-developed seepage test system is used in this paper to conduct laboratory experiments on seepage properties of crushed mudstone specimens. The effects of the particle size distribution, the porosity (specimen height), and the hydraulic pressure on the water flow velocity and the permeability of crushed specimen are analyzed. The results indicate that the permeability of specimen increases with the particle size, porosity, and hydraulic pressure. It can be known from the comparative experiments of progressive hydraulic pressure on one specimen and variable hydraulic pressure on different specimens with constant particle size and porosity that more fine particles leak out from the specimen with repeated application of hydraulic pressure on one specimen. Therefore, the permeability of one specimen is bigger than that of different specimens under the condition of same hydraulic pressure.

scholarly journals Damage Characteristics and Mechanism of a 2010 Disastrous Groundwater Inrush Occurred at the Luotuoshan Coalmine in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangpeng Cui ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Chen Xiong ◽  
Xiang Chen ◽  
Fanlan Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Groundwater Inrush ◽  
Collapse Column ◽  
Great Damage

On 1 March 2010, a disastrous groundwater inrush occurred at the Luotuoshan coalmine in Wuhai (Inner Mongolia, China). Great effort was taken during the post-accident rescue. However, triggered by a large amount of groundwater rushed in from the Ordovician limestone aquifer underlying the No.16 coal seam through the fractured sandy claystone and the karst collapse column, it caused great damage, including 32 deaths and direct economic losses of over 48 million yuan. The groundwater inrush originated from the floor heave in the air return gallery of the No.16 coal seam. The peak inflow rate was 60,036 m3/h. The gallery excavation under conditions caused by the incompletely recognized hydrogeological environment induced the accident. The unidentified spatial distribution of the karst collapse column triggered the accident directly. The high-pressure groundwater accumulated in the collapse column and the gallery excavation, which caused the redistribution of the in situ stress, contributing to progressive fractures in the floor of the No. 16 coal seam. Eventually, an intensive water-conductive passage consisting of the fractured floor and the karst collapse column formed. Administratively/technically, that mandatory regulations on gallery excavation were not carried out which contributed the accident. Moreover, the poor awareness about groundwater inrush recognition and quick remediation also contoirbuted to the disastrous extent of the accident.

scholarly journals A non-linear flow model for the flow behavior of water inrush induced by the karst collapse column

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1656-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian'gang Hou ◽  
Wenhao Shi ◽  
Tianhong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Model ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Flow Transition ◽  
Linear Flow ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Collapse Column

A non-linear flow model that couples three flow types is built based on flow transition to investigate the flow behavior of water inrush induced by KCC.

scholarly journals Modeling Rock Fracture Propagation and Water Inrush Mechanisms in Underground Coal Mine

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shichuan Zhang ◽  
Baotang Shen ◽  
Yangyang Li ◽  
Shengfan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Rock Fracture ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Water Channel ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Fracturing Process ◽  
Collapse Column

Water inrush in underground mines is a major safety threat for mining personnel, and it can also cause major damage to mining equipment and result in severe production losses. Water inrush can be attributed to the coalescence of rock fractures and the formation of water channel in rock mass due to the interaction of fractures, hydraulic flow, and stress field. Hence, predicting the fracturing process is the key for investigating the water inrush mechanisms for safe mining. A new coupling method is designed in FRACOD to investigate the mechanisms of water inrush disaster (known as “Luotuoshan accident”) which occurred in China in 2010 in which 32 people died. In order to investigate the evolution processes and mechanisms of water inrush accident in Luotuoshan coal mine, this study applies the recently developed fracture-hydraulic (F-H) flow coupling function to FRACOD and focuses on the rock fracturing processes in a karst collapse column which is a geologically altered zone linking several rock strata vertically formed by the long-term dissolution of the flowing groundwater. The numerical simulation of water inrush is conducted based on the actual geological conditions of Luotuoshan mining area, and various materials with actual geological characteristics were used to simulate the rocks surrounding the coal seam. The influences of several key factors, such as in situ stresses, fractures on the formation, and development of water inrush channels, are investigated. The results indicate that the water inrush source is the Ordovician limestone aquifer, which is connected by the karst collapse column to No. 16 coal seam; the fracturing zone that led to a water inrush occurs in front of the roadway excavation face where new fractures coalesced with the main fractured zone in the karst collapse column.

scholarly journals Evolution Mechanism of Water-Conducting Channel of Collapse Column in Karst Mining Area of Southwest China

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhengzheng Cao ◽  
Yulou Ren ◽  
Qinting Wang ◽  
Banghua Yao ◽  
Xinchao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Coal Field ◽  
Conducting Channel ◽  
Evolution Mechanism ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Collapse Column

There are many karst collapse columns in coal seam roof in the southern coal field in China, which are different from those in coal seam floor in the northern coal field, due to the stratum characteristics. The karst collapse column in coal seam roof tends to reactivate and conduct water and induce the serious water inrush disaster, when the karst collapse column communicates with the overlying aquifer. In order to reveal the evolution mechanism of water-conducting channel of collapse column in karst mining area of southwest China, the aquifers and water inflow rule in 1908 working face in Qianjin coal mine are analyzed. Besides, the particle size distribution and mineral component of collapse column are researched by the X-ray diffraction test and the screening method, which are the basis for researching the water inrush mechanism in karst collapse column. On this basis, the water inrush of roof collapse column under the influence of mining is researched by establishing the numerical calculation model with the UDEC numerical software. The results show that the water flowing into the 1908 working face comes from the Changxing formation aquifer and Yulongshan formation aquifer above the coal seam, and the proportion of coarse particles and fine particles in collapse column is 89.86% and 10.14%, respectively. With the advance of working face, the water-conducting channel connected the working face with the aquifer, or the surface is formed by collapse pits, karst caves, and collapse column. The research results can be treated as an important basis for the water-preserved mining in southern coal field in China.

scholarly journals Analysis and Application of the Mechanical Properties of the Karst Collapse Column Fillings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Zhibin Lin ◽  
Boyang Zhang ◽  
Xiaofei Gong ◽  
Limin Sun ◽  
Wenzhen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Filling Material ◽  
Cohesive Stress ◽  
Consolidation Pressure ◽  
Collapse Column

The filling material of the karst collapse column (KCC) is easy to be activated by mining. During this process, the mechanical properties of KCC fillings change, and its water resisting capacity constantly deteriorates and thus often leads to water inrush disaster. In this study, the samples of KCC fillings were taken on-site and then were remolded by the consolidation drainage method. The variation laws of the compressive strength, tensile strength, cohesive stress, internal friction angle, and permeability of the filling samples with respect to the consolidation pressure and moisture content were tested and analyzed. Based on an engineering example, the yield and activation and particle loss of the filling material of the KCC are analyzed. A mechanism for the lagging water inrush of KCC in the process of mining is proposed. The main results of the present study can be concluded concisely as follows. (1) The KCC fillings show obvious soft rock characteristics in the process of uniaxial compression and Brazilian split. The ratio of the uniaxial compressive strength to splitting tensile strength is between 12 : 1 and 8 : 1. The larger the consolidation pressure or the smaller the moisture content, the larger the ratio. (2) With the increase of consolidation pressure or the decrease of moisture content, the uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, splitting tensile strength, cohesive stress, and internal friction angle of the filling material of the KCC increase linearly, while its permeability increases exponentially. (3) When the crack field of the surrounding rocks of the stope is connected with the KCC, its filling material will continue to yield, activate, and migrate under the fluid-solid coupling effect and finally result in the lagging water inrush from the KCC.

scholarly journals Characterization and Remediation of Karst Collapse Columns for Mining Safety and Environmental Protection: A Case Study in Renlou Coal Mine, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Shuning Dong ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Wanfang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Directional Drilling ◽  
Hydrogeological Characteristics ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
Underground Workings ◽  
Water Plug

Karst collapse columns are unique collapse structures in karst terranes. Coal mining in China has exposed numerous such features of tens of meters in diameter and hundreds of meters in height. Hydraulically conductive collapses functioned as groundwater pathways between underground workings and aquifers, resulting in water inrushes during coal mining. Over the last 60 years, water inrushes through these collapses have caused fatalities, economic losses, and degradation in the environment. Determination of locations and hydrogeological characteristics of the karst collapse columns are essential in preventing water inrush incidents through them. Advanced geophysical prospecting, directional drilling, aquifer testing and accompanied dye tracing are effective approaches to detecting and characterizing these structures. Five geophysical techniques consisting of both surface and underground geophysical surveys and directional drilling of three exploratory boreholes up to 986 m deep identified a concealed collapse feature of more than 135 m high in Renlou Coal Mine, China. The roof of the collapse feature was at approximately 785 m deep, and there was an open void of 1.5 - 2 m high at the top. Geotechnical properties, results from packer testing and tracer testing, monitoring of potentiometric pressures, and geochemical fingerprinting suggested that this collapse column was hydraulically conductive and still actively developing. Water in the confined thin-bedded limestone and Ordovician limestone aquifer that either overlies or underlie coal seams could flow into the underground working areas if this feature were not identified in advance but encountered during mining. A grouting program was designed and implemented to construct a water plug in the collapse that effectively cut off the hydraulic connections from the aquifers to the underground workings. Successful construction of the water plug in the collapse was confirmed by performance monitoring of the aquifers.

A method for prevent water inrush from karst collapse column: a case study from Sima mine, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Li ◽  
Haibo Bai ◽  
Jianjun Wu ◽  
Huiming Zhao ◽  
Kai Ma
Keyword(s):  
Water Inrush ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Collapse Column

scholarly journals Geological Structure Exploration of Karst Collapse Column and Evaluation of Water Insulation Properties of the Mud Part

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shijian Yu ◽  
Jiyang Liu ◽  
Peng Bai ◽  
Hongtao Xu ◽  
Runshan He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Inrush ◽  
Splitting Method ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Karst Collapse ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Mineral Compositions ◽  
Collapse Column ◽  
Brazilian Splitting

In this study, the X5 KCC in Shiquan Coal Mine was investigated by means of controlled source audio magnetotelluric exploration and borehole television. In this way, the subsection geological structure of the KCC was obtained. Next, the geological and electrical characteristics of each part were analyzed, and it is concluded that the development status of the mud part under coal seam floor is the key part to judging whether water inrush will occur during working face recovery under aquifer pressure. Furthermore, the mineral compositions of purplish-red mudstone and lime mudstone were obtained by performing an X-ray diffraction experiment on the KCC interstitial materials. On this basis, the water insulation properties of the mud part were qualitatively evaluated. Finally, the tensile strength of the mud part was obtained by the Brazilian splitting method, and the water insulation ability of the mud part at the periods when the tunneling roadway and the working face passed the KCC was calculated, respectively. The research results boast guiding significance for safe recovery of the working face passing KCCs under aquifer pressure.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of Water-Sand Mixed Fluid Initiation and Migration in Filling Fracture Network during Water Inrush

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Bin Yang ◽  
Tianhong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Critical Velocity ◽  
Network Flow ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Functional Relation ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Nonlinear Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
And Migration

For water inrush induced by fracture network flow, the critical velocity of the incipient motion of sand particles was obtained, and the functional relation between critical velocity and particle size was established through a series of tests on the nonlinear flow characteristics of a filling fracture network. The influence of the particle size distribution, hydrodynamic force, and geometric features of the fracture network on the characteristics of particle loss; distribution laws; and water-sand, two-phase migration was also explored. Moreover, the interactions amongst water, movable particles, the surface of the skeleton, and fracture walls, and the formation mechanism of the flow channel were qualitatively analyzed. In addition, the change rules of the mass loss characteristics and porosity of the samples with time were tested successfully. The calculation methods of the permeability and non-Darcy factor of the filling fracture network were also determined.

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