Abstract
Fault activation caused by construction, earthquakes, or mining can produce disastrous water-inrush episodes in underground mines. Fault activation is generally caused by stress concentration at the fault tip, so in this study, a computational model of a typical underground stope with a hidden fault was established to quantitatively assess the magnitude of the stress concentration of the stress fields of the fault-tip. Numerical simulation was performed using the extended finite element method and fracture mechanics. Stress intensity factors, which represent the magnitude of the stress concentration, were obtained using the interaction integral method to quantitatively evaluate the tip fields and assess the possibility of fault activation. The mining depth, fluid pressure, fault dip, and fault length were analyzed and the advance of a working face was simulated to determine whether underground mining would cause fault activation.
Zusammenfassung
Störungsaktivierung durch Bautätigkeit, Erdbeben oder Bergbau kann zu verheerenden Wassereinbrüchen in untertägige Bergwerke führen. Störungsaktivierungen werden generell durch Stresskonzentration an der Störungsspitze verursacht. Daher wurde in dieser Studie ein Computermodell eines typischen Stoßes mit einer versteckten Störung aufgebaut, um das Ausmaß der Stresskonzentration des Stressfeldes der Störungsspitze quantitativ zu bewerten. Für die numerische Simulation wurden die Extended Finite Element Methode und die Störungsmechanik benutzt. Stressintensitätsfaktoren, die das Ausmaß der Stresskonzentration repräsentieren, wurden durch die Anwendung der Interaction Integral Methode gewonnen, um die Stressfelder der Störungsspitze quantitativ zu bewerten und die Möglichkeit der Störungsaktivierung. Die Abbautiefe, der Wasserdruck, das Fallen der Störung und die Länge der Störung wurden analysiert und der Abbaufortschritt wurden simuliert, um zu bestimmen, ob der Bergbau eine Störungsaktivierung verursachen würde.
Resumen
La activación de la falla causada por construcción, terremotos o minería puede producir desastrosos episodios de irrupción de agua en las minas subterráneas. La activación de fallas es causada generalmente por la concentración de estrés en la punta de la falla; así en este estudio, se estableció un modelo computacional de una típica mina subterránea con una falla oculta para relevar cuantitativamente la magnitud de la concentración del estres de los campos de estrés de la punta de la falla. Se realizó la simulación numérica usando el método del elemento finito extendido y la mecánica de fractura. Se obtuvieron los factores de intensidad del estrés, que representan la magnitud de la concentración del estrés, usando el método integral de interacción para evaluar cuantitativamente la punta de la falla y analizar la posibilidad de activación de la falla. Se analizaron la profundidad del trabajo minero, la presión del fluido, la longitud y la inmersión de la falla y el avance de la cara de trabajo fue simulado para determinar si la minería subterránea causaría la activación de la falla.
抽象
构造、地震或采矿引起的断层活化可引发灾害性煤矿突水。断层活化往往由断层尖端应力集中引起。建立含有隐伏断层的回采工作面概念模型,定量评价断层尖端应力集中强度。应用扩展有限元和断裂力学方法进行数值分析。应力强度因子代表应力集中,应用交互整合方法定量评价断层尖端应力场和断层活化可能性。采深、液体压力、断层落差、断层延伸长度和回采推进速度被模拟以确定断层是否活化。
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The authors thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for their financial support. We are also grateful to all the reviewers and editors for their comments and suggestions.
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Zhou, Q., Herrera, J. & Hidalgo, A. The Numerical Analysis of Fault-Induced Mine Water Inrush Using the Extended Finite Element Method and Fracture Mechanics. Mine Water Environ 37, 185–195 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-017-0461-5
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