Study on the Coal Pillar Weakening Technology in Close Distance Multi-Coal Seam Goaf

Jie Zhang, Qingsong Zhuo (), Sen Yang, Tao Yang, Bin Wang, Wenyong Bai, Jianjun Wu and Shaoliang Xie
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Jie Zhang: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Qingsong Zhuo: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Sen Yang: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Tao Yang: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Bin Wang: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Wenyong Bai: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Jianjun Wu: School of Energy Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Shaoliang Xie: Foreign Language and Literature Institute, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-15

Abstract: The pressure relief of coal pillars in close-distance multi-coal seam goaf is a complex engineering problem with the characteristics of “dynamic mine pressure”. Hence, this paper studies such problems. First, the influence factors of the coal pillar in the goaf on the mine pressure of the mining face of the lower coal seam under this condition were theoretically analyzed, and it was concluded that vertical stress is the most important element, followed by horizontal stress. Next, a physical similarity simulation experiment was designed to study the stress distribution law of the coal pillar floor in the goaf before and after pressure release and the damage depth. Finally, a technology and monitoring method for coal pillar blasting pressure alleviation in goaf were introduced and implemented in engineering practice. After the pressure is alleviated, the surrounding rock stress of the lower coal seam mining face is redistributed, and the vertical stress is decreased by 20%. The adjacent rock’s deformation is improved. This technology’s cost and safety advantages are extraordinary and helpful for mining coal seams over close distances.

Keywords: close-distance multi-coal seam; coal pillar in the goaf; physical similarity simulation; deep hole blasting; borehole stress monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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