Study on Surface Subsidence Characteristics Based on Three-Dimensional Test Device for Simulating Rock Strata and Surface Movement

Xingyin Ma, Zhiyong Fu, Yurong Li, Pengfei Zhang, Yongqiang Zhao and Guoping Ma
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Xingyin Ma: College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Zhiyong Fu: College of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, China
Yurong Li: College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Pengfei Zhang: College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Yongqiang Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining, Beijing 102209, China
Guoping Ma: Qianjiaying Mining Branch, Kailuan (Group) Co., Ltd., Tangshan 063000, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: The main functions of a three-dimensional test device for simulating rock formations and surface movement affected by underground coal mining were described in detail, and a series of similar related tests were carried out. The device consisted of an outer frame, a pressurization unit, a pulling unit, and a coal seam simulation portion. Using this test device, supported by monitoring methods such as the three-dimensional laser scanner method, a model test study on the surface subsidence characteristics caused by coal seam mining was carried out. Combined with the field measurements, the transfer law of surface subsidence caused by coal seam mining was revealed, and the whole surface subsidence response process was analyzed. The experimental results show that the subsidence caused by mining disturbances below the coal seam accounts for 79.3% of the total subsidence, which is the dominant factor of the total surface subsidence. After long-term surface observations, surface subsidence can be divided into four stages after coal mining, and the settlement value of the obvious settlement stage accounts for more than 60% of the total settlement value. The above test results fully reflect the feasibility and practicality of the three-dimensional test device to simulate rock strata and surface movement and provide a new experimental research tool that can be used to further study the surface subsidence characteristics and control caused by coal mining.

Keywords: rock formations; surface subsidence law; surface subsidence process; 3D test device; 3D laser scanning (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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