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Article

Fracture Evolution of Overburden Strata and Determination of Gas Drainage Area Induced by Mining Disturbance

by
Yuchu Cai
1,2,
Shugang Li
2,3,*,
Xiangguo Kong
2,3,*,
Xu Wang
4,
Pengfei Ji
2,3,
Songrui Yang
2,3,
Xi Lin
2,3,
Di He
2,3 and
Yuxuan Zhou
2,3
1
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
2
College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
3
Key Laboratory of Western Mine and Hazard Prevention, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an 710054, China
4
Shandong Anke Xingye Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., Jinan 250002, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 2152; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032152
Submission received: 5 December 2022 / Revised: 18 January 2023 / Accepted: 20 January 2023 / Published: 23 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Collection Mine Hazards Identification, Prevention and Control)
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Abstract

Overburden strata fracture evolution is critical to dynamic disaster prevention and gas-relief drainage, so it is important to accurately determine the evolution relationships with mining disturbance. In this paper, experiments and numerical simulation were adopted jointly to characterize the time-varying fracture area of overlying strata. The experimental results showed that the roof strata gradually broke and collapsed with coal mining, which indicated the fractures of overburden strata developed in an upward direction. The fracture development causes were explained by numerical simulation, which showed that stress increase exceeded the strength of coal and rock strata, and fractures were formed and expanded. Both experiments and numerical simulation results showed the two sides and the top of fracture areas provided channels and spaces for gas migration and reservoir, respectively. In addition, the breaking angle of overburden strata and the height of fracture areas were analyzed quantitatively. Through microseismic monitoring at the mining site, the fracture scales and ranges of overburden strata were verified by the energy and frequency of microseismic events, which were consistent with the support of maximum resistance. The position of drainage boreholes was considered based on the results of overburden strata fracture evolution. Our study is aimed at promoting coal mining in safety and improving gas drainage with a sustainable approach.
Keywords: fracture evolution; mining disturbance; experimental analysis; numerical simulation; microseismic response fracture evolution; mining disturbance; experimental analysis; numerical simulation; microseismic response

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Cai, Y.; Li, S.; Kong, X.; Wang, X.; Ji, P.; Yang, S.; Lin, X.; He, D.; Zhou, Y. Fracture Evolution of Overburden Strata and Determination of Gas Drainage Area Induced by Mining Disturbance. Sustainability 2023, 15, 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032152

AMA Style

Cai Y, Li S, Kong X, Wang X, Ji P, Yang S, Lin X, He D, Zhou Y. Fracture Evolution of Overburden Strata and Determination of Gas Drainage Area Induced by Mining Disturbance. Sustainability. 2023; 15(3):2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032152

Chicago/Turabian Style

Cai, Yuchu, Shugang Li, Xiangguo Kong, Xu Wang, Pengfei Ji, Songrui Yang, Xi Lin, Di He, and Yuxuan Zhou. 2023. "Fracture Evolution of Overburden Strata and Determination of Gas Drainage Area Induced by Mining Disturbance" Sustainability 15, no. 3: 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032152

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Cai, Y., Li, S., Kong, X., Wang, X., Ji, P., Yang, S., Lin, X., He, D., & Zhou, Y. (2023). Fracture Evolution of Overburden Strata and Determination of Gas Drainage Area Induced by Mining Disturbance. Sustainability, 15(3), 2152. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032152

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