Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties in Close Coal Seams: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Property Analysis of Upper and Lower Main Roofs
2.1. Study on Floor Damage due to Mining of Overlying Coal Seam
2.2. Types of the Damaged Main Roof in the Lower Coal Seam
3. Stability Calculation and Analysis of Damaged Main Roof in Underlying Coal Seam
3.1. Analysis of First and Periodic Fracture of the Damaged Main Roof
- (1)
- Clamped beam model for the first fracture of the damaged main roof
- (2)
- Cantilever beam model for periodic fracture of the damaged main roof
- (3)
- The first and periodic weighting intervals of the damaged main roof
3.2. Stress Analysis of Key Block of the Damaged Main Roof
3.3. Conditional Formula of Main Roof Instability
- (1)
- Sliding instability of the damaged key block
- (2)
- Rotation instability of the damaged key block
4. Calculation and Analysis of the Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs
4.1. Main Roof Mechanics Analysis of the Upper Coal Seam
- (1)
- Periodic fracture interval of the main roof of the overlying coal seam
- (2)
- Sliding instability of the key block of the overlying coal seam
- (3)
- Rotary instability of the key block of the overlying coal seam
4.2. Interaction between Key Blocks in the Main Roof of Overlying and Underlying Coal Seams
- (1)
- The fracture line of the main roof in the overlying coal seam is significantly advanced. The rotation of the key block only acts on the local area in front of the damaged key block of the lower layer, while most of the key block acts on the main roof that has not moved, and the two key blocks that have moved only act locally.
- (2)
- The fracture line of the main roof in the overlying coal seam is slightly ahead. The rotation of its key block acts on most of the damaged key block of the lower coal seam, while the other small parts act on the damaged main roof without movement, and the interaction area of the two moving key blocks is large.
- (3)
- The fracture lines of the main roof in the overlying and underlying coal seams overlap. The rotation of the key block of the upper coal seam all acts on the damaged key block of the lower coal seam, and the interaction degree of the two moving key blocks is the strongest.
- (4)
- The fracture line of the main roof in the overlying coal seam lags slightly, and the key block rotates in most areas of the key block moving in the lower layer, while the other small parts act on the key block broken in the lower layer. The interaction area of the two moving key blocks is also large.
- (5)
- The fracture line of the main roof of the upper coal seam lags by a large margin. The rotation of its key block only acts on the local area behind the key block that has moved in the lower layer, while most of it acts on the damaged key block in the lower layer, and the two key blocks that have also moved only act locally.
4.3. Interaction Mechanical Model of the Upper and Lower Key Blocks with Different Properties
5. Analysis of Field Application Results
5.1. Geological Survey of Engineering Application Examples
5.2. Stability Calculation of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties
- (1)
- Instability analysis of the main roof of the overlying coal seam
- (2)
- Instability analysis of the damaged main roof of the underlying coal seam
- (3)
- Combined stability analysis of the upper and lower main roofs with different properties
5.3. Observation of Working Face Support Resistance
6. Conclusions
- (1)
- The mining of the upper coal seam in the group of close-distance coal seams will trigger damage to the floor. The formula for calculating the damage depth of the floor is proposed, and the damage depth increases by 2.4 m for every 100 m increase in burial depth; the cohesion and internal friction angle increase to double, and the damage depth decreases to 0.62 times; the stress concentration coefficient increases to double and the damage depth increases to 1.53 times.
- (2)
- Four types of the damaged main roof of the lower coal seam are proposed, and the mechanical models of the first and periodic fractures of the damaged main roof are established. The limited span of the main roof during the first and periodic fractures, the horizontal thrust of the key block, and the critical load of instability are significantly reduced by the damage; however, there are differences in reducing regularity under different loads rotary angles, and lumpiness.
- (3)
- The mechanical model of the interaction mechanism and stability of the upper and lower main roofs with different properties is established. When the fracture lines of the upper and lower main roofs overlap, the stability of the damaged key blocks is the lowest. There are three linkage stability regions in the critical load curves of the two key blocks: joint stability region, stability judgment region, and combined stability region.
- (4)
- In the example of this paper, the damage equivalent D is 0.397 of the damaged main roof, belonging to the local damage type. The first and periodic pressure interval is 40 m and 16 m, decreasing by 22% and 24%, respectively, compared with the no damage.
- (5)
- A supporting load of 0.489 MPa is required to maintain the stability of the upper key block, and the lower damaged key block is prone to rotary and sliding instability during the first and periodic weighting, respectively. Thus, the supports need to bear a total of 0.988 MPa and 0.761 MPa to maintain the stability of the two key blocks simultaneously. The ground pressure data monitored on-site accord with the calculation results.
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Xie, S.; Wu, Y.; Guo, F.; Chen, D.; Wang, E.; Zhang, X.; Zou, H.; Liu, R.; Ma, X.; Li, S. Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties in Close Coal Seams: A Case Study. Energies 2022, 15, 5533. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155533
Xie S, Wu Y, Guo F, Chen D, Wang E, Zhang X, Zou H, Liu R, Ma X, Li S. Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties in Close Coal Seams: A Case Study. Energies. 2022; 15(15):5533. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155533
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Shengrong, Yiyi Wu, Fangfang Guo, Dongdong Chen, En Wang, Xiao Zhang, Hang Zou, Ruipeng Liu, Xiang Ma, and Shijun Li. 2022. "Interaction Mechanism of the Upper and Lower Main Roofs with Different Properties in Close Coal Seams: A Case Study" Energies 15, no. 15: 5533. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155533