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Study on overlying strata movement patterns and mechanisms in super-large mining height stopes

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Aiming at the problem of strong mining pressure in the near shallow buried and super-large mining height face, and considering the first 108 working faces in Jinjitan Coal Mine as the engineering background, the movement pattern and pressure distribution characteristics of the overlying rock layer on the 8.2 m fully mechanized mining face were analyzed from the perspective of theoretical analysis, field monitoring data, and numerical simulation. The results of the spatial structure mechanics model and FLAC3D numerical model of the mining face with a super-large mining height established in this study, which indicated that the mining operation of the mining face with a super-large mining height experienced rock dynamic load pressure and large-small periodic pressure phenomena. The fracture of the lower keystone beam leads to a small pressure cycle, and a large pressure cycle occurs when both the upper and lower keystone beams are fractured. Generally, the step distance during the size cycle is about twice the normal cycle. The site monitoring data shows that the initial incoming pressure step is 102 m and the periodic incoming pressure step is about 28.7 m, which is consistent with the theoretical value. When the working surface advances slowly, the dynamic load factor is smaller, and the incoming pressure step and duration are shorter, and vice versa. The research results are of important reference significance for mine pressure law and disaster prevention in similar conditions.

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We thank anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions to improve the manuscripts.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52104204, 51904167, 51474134, and 51774194), Taishan Scholars Project, Taishan Scholar Talent Team Support Plan for Advantaged & Unique Discipline Areas, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021QE170), and Key R&D Plan of Shandong Province (2019SDZY034-2).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Jicheng Zhang, Xuelong Li, Qizhi Qin, Yabo Wang & Xin Gao

  2. Yankuang Group Co. LTD, Jining, 272100, China

    Qizhi Qin

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Zhang, J., Li, X., Qin, Q. et al. Study on overlying strata movement patterns and mechanisms in super-large mining height stopes. Bull Eng Geol Environ 82, 142 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-023-03185-5

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