Field and Numerical Study on Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Deep High-Stress Main Roadway in Dongpang Coal Mine

Shuaigang Liu, Jianbiao Bai, Xiangyu Wang, Shuai Yan and Jiaxin Zhao
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Shuaigang Liu: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jianbiao Bai: State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Xiangyu Wang: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Shuai Yan: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jiaxin Zhao: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-27

Abstract: Deep horizontal high stress and high permeability geological factors appear when coal mines are converted to deep horizontal mining. When the roadway is damaged by the mining face, and the supporting components are mismatched, the deep roadways necessitate extensive repair work, which has a negative impact on the coal mining economy and sustainability. This paper carried out a series of field tests on the roadways deformation, crack distribution, and loose rock zone of the deep roadways. Furthermore, a numerical calculation model was established using the discrete element method (DEM) and calibrated with laboratory tests and RQD methods. Both the stress and crack distribution in the surrounding rock of the deep roadway were simulated. The field test and the corrected numerical model showed consistency. A FISH function was used to document the propagation of shear and tensile cracks around the roadway in three periods, and a damage parameter was adopted to evaluate the failure mechanism of the deep roadways under the dynamic stress disturbance. The matching of specifications of anchor cables, rock bolts, and anchoring agent is the primary point in the control of deep roadways, and revealing the stress evolution, crack propagation, and damage distribution caused by mining effects is another key point in deep roadway controlling. The field test and DEM in this paper provide a reference for the design of surrounding rock control of deep roadways and the sustainable development of coal mines.

Keywords: deep mine; main roadway; deformation and failure characteristics; crack and damage analysis; filed and numerical simulation study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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