In the Guxu mining area, the mining of thin coal seams is complicated by the unknown migration structure of the roof overburden and severe mine pressure. Based on this, taking the 1599 working face as the research background, and using a method that combines theory with simulation, starting from the structural fracture of roof overburden rock in thin coal seams, the roof failure characteristics during the mining process are studied, and the roof caving shape and stress distribution characteristics under the influence of mining speed are studied is explored. The research results show that a cantilever beam with a short length forms in the overburden rock of the soft bedrock roof during thin coal seams mining. The roof strata 2,5 and 10 of the 1599 working face control the local overburden activity respectively. After fracture, the pressure increases obviously, and with the collapse of the upper strata controlled by it, the pressure phenomenon occurs in the working face. For thin coal seams, the peak value of supporting stress is slightly smaller than that of medium-thick coal seams, but the peak point of supporting stress is closer to the coal wall. When the advancing speed increases, the length of the cantilever beam will increase, the maximum stress concentration factor and the advance influence range will also increase, but the peak value will shift to the deep part. Therefore, the rapid advance will make the front high stress area away from the working face, and the slow advance will cause the roof overburden pressure relief time to become longer. For the composite bearing layer structure, the acceleration of the advancing speed will cause the bearing performance of the lower bearing layer to be weakened and the bearing performance of the upper bearing layer to be enhanced.
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Sci Rep
March 2025
Sichuan Furong Group Xuyong No.1 Coal Industry Co., Ltd, Luzhou, 646499, China.
In the Guxu mining area, the mining of thin coal seams is complicated by the unknown migration structure of the roof overburden and severe mine pressure. Based on this, taking the 1599 working face as the research background, and using a method that combines theory with simulation, starting from the structural fracture of roof overburden rock in thin coal seams, the roof failure characteristics during the mining process are studied, and the roof caving shape and stress distribution characteristics under the influence of mining speed are studied is explored. The research results show that a cantilever beam with a short length forms in the overburden rock of the soft bedrock roof during thin coal seams mining.
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March 2025
College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
This work aims at solving the problem of prevention and control of coal and gas outburst disasters that are dominated by stress in a deep coal seam. It is found that hydraulic slotting and gas extraction lead to double pressure relief for the coal seam stress and gas. A double pressure relief coefficient is proposed.
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February 2025
School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, China.
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February 2025
State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Understanding the mechanical properties and damage deterioration mechanisms of soft coal under true triaxial complex stress paths is crucial for predicting and evaluating the stability of the roof during roadway excavation in thick soft coal seams. This study examines the evolution of deformation strength, fracture characteristics, and acoustic emission patterns of soft coal under various initial stress levels and stress paths using true triaxial loading and unloading tests. The research reveals that soft coal undergoes rapid expansion deformation and ultimately fails along the unloading direction, which varies with different stress paths.
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