Research on Development Mechanism and Criterion of Upward Fractures in Longwall Face Mining

Jian Cao, Haitao Su, Jianwei Li, Xiangye Wu, Eryu Wang and Fuqiang Ren

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2023, vol. 2023, 1-11

Abstract: After mining, upward fractures develop from bottom to top, and they are key channel for groundwater and gas flow and also sand burst; therefore, it is important to study the development mechanism and criterion of upward fractures. Combining with physical simulation and theoretical analysis, the development law of mining-induced upward fractures was revealed, and the mechanism and criterion of fracture propagation was studied. The results show that the development of mining-induced upward fractures can be divided into the following three stages: with the face advances from the open cut, the vertical fractures are generated at the mining boundary, and the roof is flexural but not caved; it is “Fractures generate stage.†After roof caves, the upward fractures extend and develop upward along the caving angle with continue advances; it is “Fractures develop and extend stage.†When the face reaches critical mining, the development height of the upward fractures is at its maximum and is basically invariable; it is “Fractures stabilization stage.†Mining-induced fractures can be analyzed as mixed-type fractures in fracture mechanics; when the combined stress exceeds the critical strength of stratum, it will extend downward until penetrate through the stratum, and the upward fracture develops and extends upwards. The parameter controlling the fracture of the rock stratum is the maximum hoop tensile stress σ(θ)max, at the fracture end, the theoretical model of fracture propagation was established, and the criterion of upward fractures was proposed.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1155/2023/6776734

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