scholarly journals Analysis on Rock Burst Risks and Prevention of a 54 m-Wide Coal Pillar for Roadway Protection in a Fully Mechanized Top-Coal Caving Face

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Zhihua Li ◽  
Ke Yang ◽  
Jianshuai Ji ◽  
Biao Jiao ◽  
Xiaobing Tian
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Abutment Pressure ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Coal Pillars

A case study based on the 401103 fully mechanized caving face in the Hujiahe Coal Mine was carried out in this research to analyze the rock burst risks in a 54 m-wide coal pillar for roadway protection. Influencing factors of rock burst risks on the working face were analyzed. Stress distribution characteristics on the working face of the wide coal pillar for roadway protection were discussed using FLAC3D numerical simulation software. Spatial distribution characteristics of historical impact events on the working face were also investigated using the microseismic monitoring method. Results show that mining depth, geological structure, outburst proneness of coal strata, roof strata structure, adjacent mining area, and mining influence of the current working face are the main influencing factors of rock burst on the working face. Owing to the collaborative effects of front abutment pressure of the working face and lateral abutment pressure in the goaf, the coal pillar is in the ultimate equilibrium state and microseismic events mainly concentrate in places surrounding the coal pillars. Hence, wide coal pillars become the regions with rock burst risks on the working face. The working face adopts some local prevention technologies, such as pressure relief through presplitting blasting in roof, pressure relief through large-diameter pores in coal seam, coal seam water injection, pressure relief through large-diameter pores at bottom corners, and pressure relief through blasting at bottom corners. Moreover, some regional prevention technologies were proposed for narrow coal pillar for roadway protection, including gob-side entry, layer mining, and fully mechanized top-coal caving face with premining top layer.

scholarly journals Study on the Law of Fracture Evolution under Repeated Mining of Close-Distance Coal Seams

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 6064
Author(s):  
Feng Cui ◽  
Chong Jia ◽  
Xingping Lai ◽  
Yanbing Yang ◽  
Shuai Dong
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Short Distance ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Expansion Rate ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Lower Section ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Adjacent Face ◽  
Coal Pillars

The western region of China is rich in mineral resources. The vigorous development of mineral resources has exacerbated the environmental and safety problems in the region. One of the important links to solve this problem is to control the development laws and distribution characteristics of the overburdened cracks in the mining of this area. In this paper, the Xiashijie coal mine 3-2 coal seam and 4-2 coal seam are examples of repeated mining, and are examined as the background, through theoretical analysis to optimize the size of the coal pillars in the lower section, using the 3DEC numerical simulation experiment method and the rise of the cracks in the short-distance coal seam. Repeated mining monitoring and analysis of the development law are used to ascertain distribution characteristics of overburdened cracks caused by the repeated mining process of the working face. The results show that: (1) By establishing a mechanical model of the overlying strata structure under short-distance coal seam group mining, and carrying out the force analysis of the double section coal pillar under repeated mining, the reasonable size of a lower section coal pillar was determined to be 70 m. (2) As the development height of a fracture progresses with the working face, its expansion rate undergoes four obvious changes: fluctuations within a certain range, the expansion rate reaches the peak after the rock formation is concentrated and broken, the cyclical change gradually decreases, and the expansion rate is zero after complete mining. (3) The fracture zone height of 222 and 224 face under repeated mining in the 4-2 coal seam was 19.56–22.31 times and 22.38–24.54 times larger, respectively, and the post-mining fracture extension of the face with larger width and deeper burial under repeated mining was higher than that of the adjacent face. This study provides scientific guidance for the rational division of coal pillars and the solution of the problem of water conservation mining under repeated mining in the adjacent face of a short-distance coal seam.

scholarly journals Study on Microseismic Monitoring, Early Warning, and Comprehensive Prevention of a Rock Burst under Complex Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ke Ding ◽  
Lianguo Wang ◽  
Mei Yu ◽  
Wenmiao Wang ◽  
Bo Ren
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Elastic Strain Energy ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Control Effect ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Microseismic Events

Rock bursts in coal mines are usually unpredictable. In view of this problem, the energy–frequency relationship and spatial distribution characteristics of microseismic events during the mining of 5305 working face in Xinhe Coal Mine under complex geological conditions were analyzed in this study. Besides, the law and precursors of rock burst occurrence in this working face were discussed. The following research results were obtained. Before the rock burst occurred in 5305 working face, the energy and frequency of microseismic events vary in the following order: “peak-drop-rise-rock burst.” The analysis on spatial characteristics of microseismic events suggests that microseismic events were mainly concentrated at the boundary between the roof and the coal seam or at the hard roof near the coal seam within 0–160 m in front of the working face, and most of the events lay on the goaf side. Moreover, the energy and frequency of microseismic events both decrease in the above region before the rock burst occurred. This “microseismic event absence” phenomenon can be regarded as one of the precursors of rock burst occurrence. In addition, a multilevel antiburst scheme was proposed for the complex conditions: (1) to adopt large-diameter boreholes pressure relief technology and key layer high-level pressure relief technology for adjusting the stress distribution in the surrounding rock of crossheading in front of the working face and dissipating elastic strain energy; (2) to determine the advance speed to be 1.5 m/d for reducing the mining disturbance; (3) to adopt full-section reinforced support of the roadway for enhancing the antiburst capacity of surrounding rock. After the implementation of this scheme, the energy and frequency of microseismic events monitored on-site changed gently, and 5305 working face was safely recovered to the stop line position. The scheme boasts a remarkable rock burst prevention and control effect.

scholarly journals Research on Reasonable Width of Coal Pillars of Non-equal Width Isolated Working Face Heading Goaf in Deep Mine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
weili yang ◽  
Quande wei ◽  
Zhonghui Wang ◽  
Zhizeng Zhang ◽  
Xiaocheng Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Burst ◽  
Critical State ◽  
Research Result ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Stress Monitoring ◽  
Equilibrium Relation ◽  
Deep Mine ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Coal Pillars

Abstract Setting reasonable coal pillar is a key to ensure safe mining of island coal face heading goaf in deep mine. With determination of reasonable width of coal pillars of non-equal width isolated working face 3201 in worked-out area in one mine in Shandong as the engineering background, a research was conducted on the mechanism of rock burst induced by and the reasonable width of coal pillars of isolated working face in worked-out area and the main conclusions are as follows: (1) the coal pillars of isolated working face 3201 in worked-out area changed from pillars with goaf on two sides→pillars with goaf on three sides→pillars with goaf on four sides, resulting in evolution of overlying strata from pre-mining static “┒-shaped” structure→“C-shaped” structure→“O-shaped” structure and corresponding spatial stress from “saddle-shaped” profile→“platform-shaped” profile→“arch-shaped” profile; (2) the rock burst was induced by coal pillars, because the high stress on coal pillars at critical state of a rock burst was greater than their comprehensive strength and induced a rock burst due to sudden instability; (3) by establishing a bearing and load model of coal pillars at critical state of a rock burst and based on the equilibrium relation, an method for estimating reasonable width of coal pillars of isolated working face in worked-out area in deep mine was derived and applied to the isolated working face 3201 in worked-out area, thus comprehensively determining that the width of coal pillars should be 130m. The field stress monitoring verified the reasonability. The research result is of great significance to prevention of rock burst induced by coal pillars of isolated working face in worked-out area in deep mine.

scholarly journals Stress Relief and Support for Stability of Deep Mining Roadway with Thick Top Coal in Hujiahe Coal Mine with the Risk of Rock Burst

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Wenjing Liu ◽  
Deyu Qian ◽  
Xingguo Yang ◽  
Sujian Wang ◽  
Jinping Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Burst ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Deformation Speed ◽  
Plastic Transformation

Rock burst is a typical dynamic disaster in deep underground coal mining. Based on the support problems of the deep roadways in fully mechanized caving face 401111 of Hujiahe Coal Mine suffering from rock burst in Shaanxi Province of China, the failure law and influencing factors of the surrounding rock of the roadway are analyzed. The results show that the deformation of surrounding rock in the roadway shows the characteristics of elastic, plastic transformation, rheology, and expansion. At the same time, it has the typical characteristics of deep roadway, such as the fast deformation speed, long duration, asymmetric deformation, and large loose broken area of surrounding rock. Based on the principle of “strengthening support in shallow zones” and “deep pressure relief in deep zones” in the surrounding rock, the control scheme of surrounding rock in the return roadway of fully mechanized caving working face 401111 is proposed by taking the large diameter pressure relief and deep hole blasting as the main means of pressure relief. The practice shows that the surrounding rock of the return roadway is relatively stable after the implementation of the new scheme, which shows that the design of the new support scheme is reasonable and reliable. It is of great significance for the stability control of surrounding rock of the mining roadway suffering from rock burst.

scholarly journals Ground Stress Distribution and Dynamic Pressure Development of Shallow Buried Coal Seam Underlying Adjacent Room Gobs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Chen Cao ◽  
Bingjie Huo
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Horizontal Stress ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Ground Stress ◽  
Stress Environment ◽  
Coal Pillars

The condition of the coal pillars remained in the room-and-pillar gobs is complicated. The stresses loaded on the pillar floor may be transmitted and overlapped. It changes the stress environment of the lower coal seam roof, leading abnormal periodic weighting. In the procedure of coal seam 3−1 mining in the Huoluowan Coal Mine, the ground stress is high while the working face passing through the room pillars of overlying coal seam 2−2, leading to hydraulic shield being broken. In this paper, theoretical analysis, numerical calculation, and similar material simulation were used to analyse the stress environment of lower seam and the effect of coal pillars remained in close-distanced upper seam. The stress transfer model was established for the room pillars of coal seam 2−2, and the stress distribution of underlying strata was obtained based on theoretical analysis. The joint action of dynamic pressure of high stress-coal pillar with movement of overlying rock strata in the working face 3−1 under the coal pillar was revealed. The results showed that the horizontal stress and vertical stress under the large coal pillar of the room gob in coal seam 2−2 were high, being from 9.7 to 15.3 MPa. The influencing depth of vertical stress ranged from 42 m to 58 m. The influencing depth of horizontal stress ranged from 10 to 23 m. The influencing range of the shear stress was from 25 to 50 m. When the working face 3−1 was mined below the coal pillar of 20 m or 50 m, abutment pressure was relatively high. The stress concentration coefficient reached 4.44–5.00. The dynamic pressure of the working face was induced by the stress overlying of the upper and lower coal seams, instability of the inverted trapezoid rock pillar above the coal pillar, and collapsing movement of the roof. The studying results were beneficial for guiding the safety mining of the coal seam 3−1 in the Huoluowan Coal Mine.

scholarly journals Study on Failure Law of Mining Process of Narrow Coal Pillars in Fully Mechanized Caving Roadway

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
Haifeng Ren ◽  
Xuewen Zhao ◽  
Peng Cao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Difference ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Anchor Cable ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Safety Production ◽  
Damage Law ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Coal Pillars

In order to determine the damage law of narrow coal pillars in the roadway along the goaf, taking the 4-5(06) working face of a mine in Xinjiang as the research object, the 3D finite difference software FLAC3D is used to analyse the stress and displacement distribution characteristics of narrow coal pillars in the mining process. The results show that the internal stress of the coal pillar reaches the peak when the narrow coal pillar advances from 11m to 12m, and the coal pillar is subjected to the pre-supporting pressure, the range of the rupture zone is increased, and the bearing capacity is obviously reduced. When the working face advances 65m, the displacement in the coal column reaches a peak, and the deformation of the coal column is more serious. The field test results show that the damage law of the narrow coal pillars in the working face mining process is basically consistent with the simulation results. After the bolts, the cable-stayed anchor cable and the shotcrete, the deformation of the narrow coal pillar is in a controllable range, and the safety production requirements of the working face are realized.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of the Volumetric Strain Distribution of a Protected Coal Seam

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hengyi Jia
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Strain Distribution ◽  
Volumetric Strain ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Permeability Enhancement ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Coal Pillars ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Seam Mining

To investigate the deformation characteristics of protected coal seams, the numerical simulation of the mining of an upper protective coal seam was carried out in the present study. Based on the basic definition of strain, a method for the extraction of the strain data of the protected coal seam was proposed, and the strain distribution characteristics were obtained. It was found that the x -direction strain is mainly distributed near the coal pillars on both sides and inside the goaf, the y -direction strain is mainly distributed at the working face, the initial mining line, and inside the goaf, and the z -direction strain is mainly distributed at the working face, the initial mining line, the coal pillars on both sides, and inside the goaf. The distribution characteristics and the value of volumetric strain were found to be basically consistent with the z -direction strain. As the working face advances, the protected coal seam undergoes compression and damage expansion in turn. The turning point between compression and damage expansion is approximately 15 m in front of the working face. The variation law of gas drainage in the boreholes of the protected coal seam is closely related to the distribution characteristics of volumetric strain. The results of this research are of great significance for the comprehensive investigation of the effects of pressure relief and the permeability enhancement of protective coal seam mining.

scholarly journals Reasonable Arrangement of High-Level Orientation Extraction Boreholes of Pressure Relief Gas in Overlying Strata under High-Strength Fully Mechanized Mining in Low-Gas-Thick-Coal Seam

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Han Gao ◽  
Xuanping Gong ◽  
Xiaoyu Cheng ◽  
Rui Yu ◽  
Hui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Thick Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Accumulation ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Gas Control

In order to solve the problem of pressure relief gas control under high-strength fully mechanized top-coal caving in low-gas-thick-coal seams, this paper studies the evolution of overburden structures and the distribution characteristics of fissure fields during the initial and stable period of working face by physical simulation and numerical analysis. The mathematical model of coupling between mining fracture field and pressure relief gas field is established. The results reveal the distribution characteristics of pressure relief gas field that considers mining-induced fissure field. According to the distribution of mining gas accumulation area, the high directional long boreholes have been put forward to control the pressure relief gas in goafs, and the effect has been tested. The results show that the initial pressure and three periodic pressures occurred from the cutting hole to 135 m in the initial mining period of the working face. The height of collapse zone developed to 22 m, and fracture height developed to 75 m. The development height of caving zone is stable at 25∼27 m, and the development height of fissure zone is stable at 75∼95 m. The process and distribution of pressure relief gas flow in goaf are obtained by solving the numerical model of pressure relief gas flow in mining fissure field. The gas accumulation area is located within 25∼55 m from return laneway and 25∼50 m from the roof of coal seam. After the implementation of high directional long drilling gas drainage technology in the initial mining period and the stable mining period, good results have been obtained in the gas control, where the average concentration of gas extraction is 5.8%, the average gas flow rate is 0.71 m3/min, and the gas concentration in upper corner and return air is less than 0.8%. The results can provide a reference for pressure relief gas control under similar conditions.

scholarly journals Study on Dynamic Behavior Law and Microseismic Monitoring in Stoping Process of Roadway with High Gas and Wide Coal Pillar

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Baobin Gao ◽  
Chuangnan Ren ◽  
Qun Dong ◽  
Liwei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Coal Pillar ◽  
Microseismic Monitoring ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Pillar Width ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Microseismic Activity

In order to study the dynamic characteristics and microseismic distribution in the mining process of roadway with high gas and wide coal pillar, combined with the two dynamic events of N2105 working face in Yuwu Coal Industry, theoretical analysis and field measurement research were carried out. According to the theory of structural mechanics and geomechanics, the causes of dynamic appearance are analyzed. Combined with the specific situation, the influence of mining depth, coal pillar width, gas pressure, and content on the dynamic performance is analyzed. Stress monitoring and microseismic monitoring are carried out on one side of coal seam. The results show that, with the increase of the mining distance, the backside roof of the goaf is prone to unbalanced fracture due to the lack of lateral stress, and the impact pressure generated is used for the reserved protective coal pillar behind the goaf, causing the floor heave of coal seam. The combined stress generated by the anticlinal structure below the working face interacts with the abutment pressure of the working face to produce superposition effect, which promotes the occurrence of dynamic appearance. The critical depth of rock burst in Yuwu Coal Industry is about 600m. The increase of coal elastic energy caused by roof subsidence is more uniform with the increase of coal pillar width. The decrease of gas pressure in coal seam promotes the rock burst disaster. The vertical stress of coal seam at one side of the working face shows different evolution characteristics along the trend and strike. The vertical stress of coal seam in the lateral range of 53 m is adjusted to different degrees and tends to be stable until 300 m behind the working face. The active microseismic area in the middle of the working face was located 50 m in front of the working face, and the microseismic activity continued to 30–50 m behind the working face. The active microseismic area at the side of the roadway was located 30 m in front of the working face, and the microseismic activity continued to 100–180 m behind the working face. The inflection point, where the stress in the elastic area of coal pillar increases sharply, corresponds to the active microseismic area, which indicates that the dynamic characteristics in the mining process of roadway with high gas and wide coal pillar are related to the distribution law of microseismic. This study has a certain guiding significance for optimizing the width of reserved coal pillar, monitoring the coal seam stress/microseismic, and understanding the dynamic disaster of coal and rock under complex conditions.

scholarly journals Pressure-Relief Mechanism and Application of Large-Diameter Boreholes in Coal Seams with Rockburst Hazard

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zhen Hao ◽  
Guangzhong Sun ◽  
Haihang Wei ◽  
Jiayu Liu ◽  
Maolin Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Pressure Relief ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Rockburst Hazard ◽  
Working Face

Drilling of large-diameter boreholes is regarded as an effective measure for rockburst prevention. By investigating the morphological characteristic and evolution of plastic zone in borehole surrounding rock, the pressure-relief mechanism of large-diameter borehole was ascertained, and the engineering application of large-diameter boreholes was assessed in the 13230 working face of Gengcun Coal Mine, Henan Province, China. The results showed that (1) the plastic zone in surrounding rock of borehole appear as circular, elliptical, and butterfly shapes, in which the maximum size of the butterfly wings of the plastic zone is several times larger than the borehole diameter; (2) under certain stress conditions, multiple large-diameter boreholes distributed in coal seam with rockburst risk lead to the generation and coalescence of large-range butterfly-shape plastic zone. They reduce the stress concentration and capacity for storing elastic energy of coal seam, thus reducing the rockburst risk of the coal seam; (3) large-diameter boreholes significantly decrease the stress concentration in front of the 13230 working face and improve the stress environment in the head entry, promoting the safe mining of the working face.

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