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In Situ Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Failure Depth of an Inclined Coal Seam Floor: A Case Study

In situ Untersuchung und numerische Simulation der Bruchtiefe des Liegenden eines geneigten Kohlenflözes

Investigación in situ y simulación numérica de la profundidad de falla de una veta de carbón en piso inclinado: un estudio de caso

倾斜煤层底板破坏深度的现场实测和数值模拟:案例研究

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Abstract

The 1131 working face of the Yangcheng coal mine was used for a research demonstration to study the failure characteristics of an inclined coal seam floor. A numerical simulation was carried out using Flac3D software and a team-designed mining and failure observation system was used for an in situ investigation. The results included: (a) the failure characteristics along the inclined direction were consistent with that along the strike direction; the failure zone of the rock mass floor had an asymmetrical distribution, in that the lower plastic zone was large and the upper shaping zone was small; (b) The variation trend of the maximum principal stress was basically the same as the failure depth in the floor’s plastic zone. The failure depth reached a maximum when the working face advanced to 200 m. (c) The field-measured maximum floor failure depth was 31.5 m, while that of the numerical simulation was 32.3 m, indicating the results of the system measurements are accurate.

Zusammenfassung

Die Abbaufront 1131 der Yangcheng Kohlenmine wurde genutzt, um Forschung zur Untersuchung der Bruchcharakteristika des Liegenden eines geneigten Kohlenflözes zu demonstrieren. Eine numerische Simulation mittel Flac3D und ein von einem Team konzipiertes Beobachtungssystem wurden zur in situ Untersuchung eingesetzt. Die Ergebnisse umfassten: (a) die Bruchcharakteristika entlang der Neigungsrichtung waren konsistent mit jenen der Streichrichtung; die Bruchzone der liegenden Felsmasse zeigte eine unsymmetrische Verteilung, indem die liegende plastische Zone groß und die obere frei geformte Zone klein war. (b) Der Variationstrend der maximalen Hauptspannung war grundsätzlich gleich mit der Bruchtiefe in der plastischen Zone des Liegenden. Als die Abbaufront 200 m vorgetrieben war, erreichte die Bruchtiefe ein Maximum. (c) Eine Messung der maximalen Bruchtiefe in der Mine ergab 31.5 m, während die numerische Simulation in 32.3 m resultierte. Daraus wird geschlossen, daß die Ergebnisse der Systemmessungen korrekt sind.

Resumen

La cara de trabajo 1131 de la mina de carbón Yangcheng se usó para una demostración para estudiar las características de falla de una veta de carbón en piso inclinado. Se realizó una simulación numérica utilizando el software Flac3D y se utilizó un sistema de observación de fallas y minería diseñado por el equipo para una investigación in situ. Los resultados incluyeron: (a) las características de falla a lo largo de la dirección inclinada fueron consistentes con las de la dirección de ataque; la zona de falla del piso de masa rocosa tenía una distribución asimétrica, en el sentido de que la zona plástica inferior era mayor y la zona de conformación superior era menor; (b) La tendencia de variación de la tensión principal máxima fue básicamente la misma que la profundidad de falla en la zona plástica del piso. La profundidad de falla alcanzó un máximo cuando la cara de trabajo avanzó a 200 m. (c) La profundidad máxima de falla del piso medida en el campo fue de 31,5 m, mientras que la simulación numérica fue de 32,3 m, lo que indica que los resultados de las mediciones del sistema son precisos.

利用阳城煤矿1131工作面研究了倾斜煤层底板的破坏特征。利用Flac3D进行数值模拟,采用整套的采矿和破坏观测系统完成现场实测。研究结果包括:(a)沿倾向的破坏特征与沿走向一致;底板破坏区呈不对称分布,因为下部塑性区大而上部成形区小;(b)最大主应力的变化趋势与底板塑性区域破坏深度基本相同。当工作面推进至200 m时,破坏深度达到最大。(c) 现场实测底板最大破坏深度31.5 m,而数值模拟结果为32.3 m,表明现场的测量结果准确。

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 51274135 and 51774197), the State Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant 2017YFC0804108), and the SDUST Research Fund (Grant 2018TDJH102).

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  2. Yangcheng Coal Mine of Jining Mining Group, Jining, 272000, Shandong, China

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Meng, X., Liu, W., Zhao, J. et al. In Situ Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Failure Depth of an Inclined Coal Seam Floor: A Case Study. Mine Water Environ 38, 686–694 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-019-00596-3

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