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Characteristics of in situ stress field in the Huainan mining area, China and its control factors

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Due to the high in situ stresses, dynamic disasters occurred frequently in the Huainan mining area, China. Our understanding of the in situ stresses in this area is still insufficient. In this study, the in situ stresses of 18 sections in two boreholes in the Xinji No. 1 coalfield were measured using the hydraulic fracturing method, and the distribution of in situ stresses in the Huainan mining area were investigated. The relationship between in situ stress and geological structure in the Huainan mining area was summarized and the limitation of fault friction strength on in situ stress was discussed. The result showed that the maximum horizontal principal stress (σH) at Xinji No. 1 mine was 13.95–25.23 MPa, the minimum horizontal principal stress (σh) was 12.16–21.17 MPa. The average azimuth of the maximum horizontal principal stress was N83.61°E. The statistical results showed that the in situ stresses in Huainan mining area were characterized by a strike-slip faulting regime. Both the horizontal and vertical principal stresses increased approximately linearly with the increase of burial depth. The orientation of the maximum principal stress in the study area is closely related to the tectonic movement and the ratio of maximum principal stress to minimum principal stress was primarily limited by the friction strength of the faults. The outcomes of this research can provide some reliable engineering parameters and benefit the roadway layout and support design in the Huainan mining area.

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Acknowledgements

This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41904118, 42072204), Henan Province Scientific and technological research project (No. 202102310218) and the Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining (No. SHJT-17-42.8) and the Key Project of Coal-based Low-carbon Joint Research Foundation of NSFC and Shanxi Province (No. U1910204). We also thank reviewers and editors for their constructive comments and suggestions on improving the manuscript.

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    Xiuchang Shi

  2. Geological Survey of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 210018, People’s Republic of China

    Jixing Zhang

  3. School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Guoqing Li

  4. State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining, China Energy Investment Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100011, People’s Republic of China

    Guoqing Li

  5. College of Geosciences and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

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Shi, X., Zhang, J. & Li, G. Characteristics of in situ stress field in the Huainan mining area, China and its control factors. Environ Earth Sci 80, 682 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09991-y

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