The post-peak characteristics of coal serve as a direct reflection of its failure process and are essential parameters for evaluating brittleness and bursting liability.Understanding the significant factors that influ...The post-peak characteristics of coal serve as a direct reflection of its failure process and are essential parameters for evaluating brittleness and bursting liability.Understanding the significant factors that influence post-peak characteristics can offer valuable insights for the prevention of coal bursts.In this study,the Synthetic Rock Mass method is employed to establish a numerical model,and the factors affecting coal post-peak characteristics are analyzed from four perspectives:coal matrix mechanical parameters,structural weak surface properties,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The research identifies four significant influencing factors:deformation modulus,density of discrete fracture networks,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The response and sensitivity of post-peak characteristics to single-factor and multi-factor interactions are assessed.The result suggested that feasible prevention and control measures for coal bursts can be formulated through four approaches:weakening the mechanical properties of coal pillars,increasing the number of structural weak surfaces in coal pillars,reducing the width of coal pillars,and optimizing mining and excavation speed.The efficacy of measures aimed at weakening the mechanical properties of coal is successfully demonstrated through a case study on coal burst prevention using large-diameter borehole drilling.展开更多
The complex stress environment in deep roadways,often exacerbated by thick and hard strata,frequently precipitates coal bursts,posing significant safety hazards.This paper investigates the mechanisms and preventive me...The complex stress environment in deep roadways,often exacerbated by thick and hard strata,frequently precipitates coal bursts,posing significant safety hazards.This paper investigates the mechanisms and preventive methods for coal bursts in the gob-side roadway floor(GSRF)under thick and hard roof in the Ordos region,China.First,the stress-distributing characters of GSRF were analyzed then a stress calculation formula was derived.A mechanical model was developed to determine the critical stress for buckling failure of the roadway floor strata.Criteria for the bursting instability of GSRF were then established.The lateral static load from the adjacent gob,the advancing static load from the working face,and the disturbance load from overlying thick and hard roof fractures combine to transmit high loads and energy to the roadway floor via the“roof→rib→floor”pathway,causing increased stress concentration and energy accumulation.When the conditions satisfy the criteria for bursting instability,coal bursts can occur on the roadway floor.To mitigate dynamic load disturbances,the paper proposes roof regional fracturing and abrasive water jet axial roof cutting.Hydraulic reaming of gutters in the roadway ribs and deep hole blasting at the roadway bottom corners are offered to alleviate the static loads on the surrounding rock.The implementation of targeted prevention measures for dynamic and static loads effectively reduces coal bursts in GSRF.These findings offer an example of preventing and controlling coal bursts in other mines of the Ordos region with comparable geological conditions.展开更多
基金National NaturalScience Foundation of China(52074151,52274085,52274123)Tiandi Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.Science and Technology Innovation Venture Capital Special Project(TDKC-2022-MS-01,TDKC-2022-QN-01,TDKC-2022-QN-02).
文摘The post-peak characteristics of coal serve as a direct reflection of its failure process and are essential parameters for evaluating brittleness and bursting liability.Understanding the significant factors that influence post-peak characteristics can offer valuable insights for the prevention of coal bursts.In this study,the Synthetic Rock Mass method is employed to establish a numerical model,and the factors affecting coal post-peak characteristics are analyzed from four perspectives:coal matrix mechanical parameters,structural weak surface properties,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The research identifies four significant influencing factors:deformation modulus,density of discrete fracture networks,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The response and sensitivity of post-peak characteristics to single-factor and multi-factor interactions are assessed.The result suggested that feasible prevention and control measures for coal bursts can be formulated through four approaches:weakening the mechanical properties of coal pillars,increasing the number of structural weak surfaces in coal pillars,reducing the width of coal pillars,and optimizing mining and excavation speed.The efficacy of measures aimed at weakening the mechanical properties of coal is successfully demonstrated through a case study on coal burst prevention using large-diameter borehole drilling.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC3004604)National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23B2093).
文摘The complex stress environment in deep roadways,often exacerbated by thick and hard strata,frequently precipitates coal bursts,posing significant safety hazards.This paper investigates the mechanisms and preventive methods for coal bursts in the gob-side roadway floor(GSRF)under thick and hard roof in the Ordos region,China.First,the stress-distributing characters of GSRF were analyzed then a stress calculation formula was derived.A mechanical model was developed to determine the critical stress for buckling failure of the roadway floor strata.Criteria for the bursting instability of GSRF were then established.The lateral static load from the adjacent gob,the advancing static load from the working face,and the disturbance load from overlying thick and hard roof fractures combine to transmit high loads and energy to the roadway floor via the“roof→rib→floor”pathway,causing increased stress concentration and energy accumulation.When the conditions satisfy the criteria for bursting instability,coal bursts can occur on the roadway floor.To mitigate dynamic load disturbances,the paper proposes roof regional fracturing and abrasive water jet axial roof cutting.Hydraulic reaming of gutters in the roadway ribs and deep hole blasting at the roadway bottom corners are offered to alleviate the static loads on the surrounding rock.The implementation of targeted prevention measures for dynamic and static loads effectively reduces coal bursts in GSRF.These findings offer an example of preventing and controlling coal bursts in other mines of the Ordos region with comparable geological conditions.
