Abstract
The failure and movement of overlying strata with a thick aquifer are closely related to the water-inrush pressure and the hydraulic coupling in coal mining faces. However, there is limited research on the large-scale failure mechanism and displacement law of overlying strata by considering fluid–solid coupling. In this study, taking Daojiao coal mine as an engineering background, the failure mechanism and movement characteristics of overlying strata with a thick aquifer are comprehensively investigated after considering fluid–solid coupling by means of theoretical analysis, large-scale physical simulation, and numerical simulation. The results show that seepage and water pressure can significantly affect the overlying strata-movement parameters that the initial and periodic breaking distances of the aquifuge under the action of hydraulic coupling increase with the increase of the tensile strength of rock, and the decrease of hydrostatic head. In addition, the overlying strata of thick aquifer can be regarded as tensile failure based on the simulation results. The overlying strata above the goaf generally sinks downward with a funnel shape, and the main roof periodically appears to be a cantilever-beam structure. Moreover, the periodic breaking distance of the aquifuge is about half of the initial breaking distance, which is consistent with the results of theoretical analysis.
Highlights
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The expressions of the initial and periodic breaking distance of the aquifuge by considering hydraulic coupling are established.
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A large-scale physical simulation test of fluid-solid coupling under the combined action of water pressure and karst water seepage is designed.
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The numerical model of aquifer waterless mining and fluid-solid coupling mining are constructed.
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The failure mechanism and movement characteristics of overlying strata with a thick aquifer are expounded.
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We acknowledge the financial support from the Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program (Natural Science) (Qianke He Foundation-ZK [2024] Key 022), the Qianke He Platform Talents (GCC [2023] 056), Guizhou Provincial Department of Education 2023 Annual College Science and Technology Innovation Team (Guizhou Education Technology [2023] 055), National Natural Science Foundation of China Regional Fund (No. 52064005, 52164005, 52164002) and Guizhou University Cultivation Plan ([2020] No. 23).
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National Natural Science Foundation of China Regional Fund (No. 52164005, 52064005, 52164002), Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program (Natural Science) (Qianke He Foundation-ZK [2024] Key 022), Qianke He Platform Talents (GCC [2023] 056), Guizhou Provincial Department of Education 2023 Annual College Science and Technology Innovation Team (Guizhou Education Technology [2023] 055), Guizhou University Cultivation Plan ([2020] No. 23).
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Wang, Y., Kong, D., Wu, G. et al. Failure Mechanism and Movement Characteristics of Overlying Strata in Longwall Mining Face with Thick Aquifer. Rock Mech Rock Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03929-z
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