scholarly journals Investigations of Coal-Rock Parting-Coal Structure (CRCS) Slip and Instability by Excavation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Guang-Jian Liu ◽  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Ya-Wei Zhu ◽  
Wen-Hao Cao ◽  
Xian-Jun Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Failure ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Failure Zone ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
Coal Structure ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Splitting Failure ◽  
Shear And Tensile Cracks ◽  
Coal Rock

Slip and instability of coal-rock parting-coal structure (CRCS) subjected to excavation disturbance can easily induce coal-rock dynamic phenomena in deep coal mines. In this paper, the failure characteristics and influencing factors of CRCS slip and instability were investigated by theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and field observations. The following main results are addressed: (1) the slip and instability of CRCS induced by excavation are due to stress release, and the damage of the rock parting is partitioned into three parts: shear failure zone, slipping zone, and splitting failure zone from inside to outside with slip; (2) the slip and instability process of CRCS is accompanied by initiation, expansion, and intersection of shear and tensile cracks. The development of the cracks is dominated by shear behaviour, while the tensile crack is the main factor affecting fracture and instability of CRCS; and (3) slip and instability of CRCS are characterized by stick-slip first and then stable slip, accompanied with high P-wave velocity and rockburst danger coefficient based on microseismic tomography.

scholarly journals An Analytical and Numerical Investigation on Punching Shear Behaviour of SCC Slab

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kavinkumar ◽  
R. Elangovan
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Shear Capacity ◽  
Punching Shear ◽  
Shear Behaviour ◽  
Slab Thickness ◽  
Failure Zone ◽  
Self Compacting Concrete ◽  
Concentrated Load ◽  
Different Thickness

<div><p><em>This research is to study the mechanical properties of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) as well as punching shear failure of SCC slabs. Self compacting concrete was first invited in 1988 to achieve durable concrete structures .Design of Reinforced concrete slab is often compromised by their ability to resist shear stress at punching shear surface area. The connection between slabs and supporting columns could be susceptible to high shear stress and might cause sudden and brittle failure. Punching shear failure takes the form of truncated pyramid shape. This program includes investigating the effect of SCC, slab thickness on the punching shear behaviour in terms of load-deflection response and ultimate failure load, failure characteristic of punching shear failure (shape of failure zone and size of failure zone) of simply supported slabs of 1000 x 1000 x 50 and 75mm under concentrated load at centre of slab. The slabs are made with both SCC and Conventional concrete (CC). Investigation included two way specimens with different thickness to evaluate the performance of specimen with different thickness and the effect of thickness on punching shear capacity and performance</em>.</p></div>

Origin of the temporal evolution of elastic properties during laboratory seismic cycle.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Paglialunga ◽  
François X. Passelègue ◽  
Mateo Acosta ◽  
Marie Violay
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Seismic Damage ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Seismic Cycle ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Confining Pressures ◽  
Thermally Treated

&lt;p&gt;Recent seismological observations highlighted that earthquakes are associated to drops in elastic properties around the fault zone (Brenguier et al., 2008). This drop is often attributed to co-seismic damage produced at the rupture tip, and can mostly be observed at shallow depths. However, it is known that in the upper crust, faults are surrounded by a zone of damage (Caine, Evans, &amp; Forster, 1996). Because of this, the origin of the velocity change associated to earthquakes, as well as its recovery in the months following the rupture remains highly debated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We conducted stick-slip experiments to explore the evolution of elastic waves velocities during the entire seismic cycle. The tests were run on saw-cut La Peyratte granite samples presenting different initial degrees of damage, obtained through thermal treatment. Three types of samples were studied: not thermally treated, thermally treated at 650 &amp;#176;C and thermally treated at 950 &amp;#176;C. Seismic events were induced in a triaxial configuration apparatus at different confining pressures ranging from 15 MPa to 120 MPa. Active acoustic measurements were carried through the whole duration of the tests and P-wave velocities were measured.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The evolution of P-wave velocity follows the evolution of the shear stress acting on the fault, showing velocity drops during dynamic slip events. The evolution of the P-wave velocity drops with increasing confining pressure shows two different trends; the largest drops can be observed for low confining pressure (15 MPa) and decrease for intermediate confining pressures (up to 45 MPa), while for confining pressures of 60 MPa to 120 MPa, drops in velocity slightly increase with confining pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our results highlight that at low confining pressures (15-45 MPa), the change in elastic velocity is controlled by the sample bulk properites (damage of the medium surrounding the fault), while for higher confining pressures (60-120 MPa), it might be the result of co-seismic damage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These preliminary results bring a different interpretation to the seismic velocity drops observed in nature, attributed to co-seismic damage. In our experiments co-seismic damage is not observed, except for high confining pressures (laboratory equivalent for large depths), while the change in P-wave velocity seems to be highly related to combined stress conditions and initial damage around the fault for low confining pressures (laboratory equivalent for shallow depths).&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals A Study on the Mechanical Properties and Bursting Liability of Coal-Rock Composites with Seam Partings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Dong Xu ◽  
Mingshi Gao ◽  
Yongliang He ◽  
Xin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Efficient Production ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Splitting Failure ◽  
Coal Rock ◽  
The Stability

Geological tectonic movements, as well as complex and varying coal-forming conditions, have led to the formation of rock partings in most coal seams. Consequently, the coal in coal-rock composites is characterised by different mechanical properties than those of pure coal. Uniaxial compression tests were performed in this study to determine the mechanical properties and bursting liability of specimens of coal-rock composites (hereinafter referred to as “composites”) with rock partings with different dip angles θ and thicknesses D. The results showed that as θ increased, the failure mode of the composite changed from tensile and splitting failure to slip and shear failure, which was accompanied by a decrease in the brittleness of the composite and an increase in its ductility as well as a decrease in the extent of fragmentation of the coal in the composite. Additionally, as θ increased, the uniaxial compressive strength σu, elastic modulus E, and bursting energy index Ke of the composite decreased. The rock parting in the composite was the key area in which elastic energy accumulated. As D increased, σu, E, and Ke of the composite increased. In addition, as D increased, the ductility of the composite decreased, and the brittleness and extent of coal fragmentation in the composite increased. Notably, the curve for the cumulative acoustic emission (AE) counts of the composite corresponding to the stress-strain curve could be divided into four regimes: pore compaction and closure, a slowly ascending linear elastic section, prepeak steady crack propagation, and peak unsteady crack propagation. The experimental results were used to propose two technologies for controlling the stability of coal-rock composites to effectively ensure safe and efficient production at working faces.

scholarly journals Role of Cyclic Thermal Shocks on the Physical and Mechanical Responses of White Marble

Machines ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Yujie Feng ◽  
Haijian Su ◽  
Yinjiang Nie ◽  
Honghui Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Underground Engineering ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Thermal Shocks

Marble is a common rock used in many buildings for structural or ornamental purposes and is widely distributed in underground engineering projects. The rocks are exposed to high temperatures when a tunnel fire occurs, and they will be rapidly cooled during the rescue process, which has a great impact on the rock performance and the underground engineering stability. Therefore, the role of cyclic thermal shocks on the physical and mechanical properties of marble specimens was systematically investigated. Different cyclic thermal shock treatments (T = 25, 200, 400, 600, 800 °C; N = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9) were applied to marble specimens and the changes in mass, volume, density and P-wave velocity were recorded in turn. Then, the thermal conductivity, optical microscopy and uniaxial compression tests were carried out. The results showed that both the cyclic thermal shock numbers (N) and the temperature level (T) weaken the rock properties. When the temperature of a thermal shock exceeds 600 °C, the mass loss coefficient and porosity of the marble will increase significantly. The most noticeable change in P-wave velocity occurs between 200 and 400 °C, with a 52.98% attenuation. After three thermal shocks, the cyclic thermal shock numbers have little influence on the uniaxial compressive strength and Young’s modulus of marble specimens. Shear failure is the principal failure mode in marble specimens that have experienced severe thermal damage (high N or T). The optical microscopic pictures are beneficial for illustrating the thermal cracking mechanism of marble specimens after cyclic thermal shocks.

scholarly journals Generation and propagation of stick-slip waves over a fault with rate-independent friction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuliia Karachevtseva ◽  
Arcady V. Dyskin ◽  
Elena Pasternak
Keyword(s):  
P Wave ◽  
Elastic Rod ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Mass Spring Model ◽  
1D Model ◽  
Shear Spring ◽  
Mass Spring ◽  
Elastic Shear

Abstract. Stick-slip sliding is observed at various scales in fault sliding and the accompanied seismic events. It is conventionally assumed that the mechanism of stick-slip over geomaterials lies in the rate dependence of friction. However, the movement resembling the stick-slip could be associated with elastic oscillations of the rock around the fault, which occurs regardless of rate properties of the friction. In order to investigate this mechanism, two simple models were considered: a mass-spring model of Burridge and Knopoff type (BK model) and a one-dimensional (1D) model an infinite elastic rod driven by elastic shear spring. The results show that frictional sliding in the case of BK model demonstrates stick-slip-like motion even when the friction coefficient is constant. The 1D rod model predicts that any initial disturbance moves with a p-wave velocity, that is supersonically with the amplitude of disturbances decreasing with time. This effect might provide an explanation to the observed supersonic rupture propagation over faults.

scholarly journals Geophysical and analytical determination of overstressed zones in exploited coal seam: a case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Chlebowski ◽  
Zbigniew Burtan
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Seismic Tomography ◽  
Analytical Modeling ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Vertical Stress ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Rockburst Hazard ◽  
State Of Stress ◽  
P Wave Velocity

AbstractA variety of geophysical methods and analytical modeling are applied to determine the rockburst hazard in Polish coal mines. In particularly unfavorable local conditions, seismic profiling, active/passive seismic tomography, as well as analytical state of stress calculating methods are recommended. They are helpful in verifying the reliability of rockburst hazard forecasts. In the article, the combined analysis of the state of stress determined by active seismic tomography and analytical modeling was conducted taking into account the relationship between the location of stress concentration zones and the level of rockburst hazard. A longwall panel in the coal seam 501 at a depth of ca.700 m in one of the hard coal mines operating in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin was a subject of the analysis. The seismic tomography was applied for the reconstruction of P-wave velocity fields. The analytical modeling was used to calculate the vertical stress states basing on classical solutions offered by rock mechanics. The variability of the P-wave velocity field and location of seismic anomaly in the coal seam in relation to the calculated vertical stress field arising in the mined coal seam served to assess of rockburst hazard. The applied methods partially proved their adequacy in practical applications, providing valuable information on the design and performance of mining operations.

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