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Establishment of the roof model and optimization of the working face length in top coal caving mining

  • Chang-Xiang Wang;Qing-Heng Gu;Meng Zhang;Cheng-Yang Jia;Bao-Liang Zhang;Jian-Hang Wang
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.427-440
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    • 2024
  • This study concentrates on the 301 comprehensive caving working face, notable for its considerable mining height. The roof model is established by integrating prior geological data and the latest borehole rock stratum's physical and mechanical parameters. This comprehensive approach enables the determination of lithology, thickness, and mechanical properties of the roof within 50 m of the primary mining coal seam. Utilizing the transfer rock beam theory and incorporating mining pressure monitoring data, the study delves into the geometric parameters of the direct roof, basic roof movement, and roof pressure during the initial mining process of the 301 comprehensive caving working face. The direct roof of the mining working face is stratified into upper and lower sections. The lower direct roof consists of 6.0 m thick coarse sandstone, while the upper direct roof comprises 9.2 m coarse sandstone, 2.6 m sandy mudstone, and 2.8 m medium sandstone. The basic roof stratum, totaling 22.1 m in thickness, includes layers such as silty sand, medium sandstone, sandy mudstone, and coal. The first pressure step of the basic roof is 61.6 m, with theoretical research indicating a maximum roof pressure of 1.62 MPa during periodic pressure. Extensive simulations and analyses of roof subsidence and advanced abutment pressure under varying working face lengths. Optimal roof control effect is observed when the mining face length falls within the range of 140 m-155 m. This study holds significance as it optimizes the working face length in thick coal seams, enhancing safety and efficiency in coal mining operations.

A caving self-stabilization bearing structure of advancing cutting roof for gob-side entry retaining with hard roof stratum

  • Yang, Hongyun;Liu, Yanbao;Cao, Shugang;Pan, Ruikai;Wang, Hui;Li, Yong;Luo, Feng
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2020
  • An advancing cutting roof for gob-side entry retaining with no-pillar mining under specific geological conditions is more conducive to the safe and efficient production in a coalmine. This method is being promoted for use in a large number of coalmines because it has many advantages compared to the retaining method with an artificial filling wall as the gateway side filling body. In order to observe the inner structure of the gateway cutting roof and understand its stability mechanism, an equivalent material simulation experiment for a coalmine with complex geological conditions was carried out in this study. The results show that a "self-stabilization bearing structure" equilibrium model was found after the cutting roof caving when the cut line deviation angle was unequal to zero and the cut height was greater than the mining height, and the caving roof rock was hard without damage. The model showed that its stability was mainly controlled by two key blocks. Furthermore, in order to determine the optimal parameters of the cut height and the cut line deviation angle for the cutting roof of the retaining gateway, an in-depth analysis with theoretical mechanics and mine rock mechanics of the model was performed, and the relationship between the roof balance control force and the cut height and cut line deviation angle was solved. It was found that the selection of the values of the cut height and the cut line deviation angle had to conform to a certain principle that it should not only utilize the support force provided by the coal wall and the contact surface of the two key blocks but also prevent the failure of the coal wall and the contact surface.

A Study to caving organism in Hwa Am-Cave (화암동굴의 동굴생물에 관한 연구)

  • 김병우
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • v.41 no.42
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    • pp.27-40
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    • 1995
  • 동굴 생물의 실태를 조사한다는 것은 이 동굴이 그대로 살아 있는가 아니면 이미 폐허화된 동굴인가를 판가름할 수 있는 좋은 근거가 된다. 본 연구는 화암동굴의 동굴 생물들이 서식할 수 있는 생태환경을 조사 분석하고 이들 동굴 생물들의 분포 상태가 어떠한가를 연구 조사한 것이다. 앞으로 이들 동굴 생물의 생태 환경이 그대로 존속되고 있는지 아니면 훼손 오염되어 생태 환경이 보존되고 있지 아니한가를 비교 분석 관찰하는 자료가 될 것이다. 실지 현지 조사한 근거를 토대로 기록한 자료이기 때문에 이 연구 결과가 영원히 보존되어야 하겠다.(중략)

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A Study on the Evaluation Method of Subsidence Hazard by a Diffusion Equation and its Application (확산방정식을 이용한 침하 위험도 평가 기법 및 그 적용)

  • Ryu, Dong-Woo;Synn, Joong-Ho;Song, Won-Kyong;Kim, Taek-Kon;Park, Joon-Young
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.372-380
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    • 2007
  • Surface damage due to subsidence is an inevitable consequence of underground mining, which may be immediate or delayed for many years. The surface damage due to abandoned underground mine is observed to be two subsidence types such as simple sinkhole or trough formation to a large scale sliding of the ground from with in the subsided area. An evaluation of the risk of a subsidence occurrence is vital in the areas affected by mining subsidence. For a subsidence prediction or a risk evaluation, there has been used various methods using empirical models, profile functions, influence functions and numerical models. In this study, a simple but efficient evaluation method of subsidence hazard is suggested, which is based on a diffusion theory and uses just information about geometry of caving and topography. The diffusion model has an analogous relationship with granular model which can explain a mechanism of subsidence. The diffusion model is applied for the evaluation of subsidence hazard in abandoned metal and coal mines. The model is found to be a simple but efficient tool because it needs information of geometry of caving and gangway and the topography.

Support working resistance determined on top-coal caving face based on coal-rock combined body

  • Cheng, Zhanbo;Yang, Shengli;Li, Lianghui;Zhang, Lingfei
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.255-268
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    • 2019
  • Taking top-coal caving mining face (TCCMF) as research object, this paper considers the combination of top-coal and immediate roof as cushion layer to build the solution model of support resistance based on the theory of elastic foundation beam. Meanwhile, the physical and mechanical properties of coal-rock combination influencing on strata behaviors is explored. The results illustrate that the subsidence of main roof in coal wall increases and the first weighting interval decreases with the increase of top-coal and immediate roof thicknesses as well as the decrease of top-coal and immediate roof elastic modulus. Moreover, the overlying strata reflecting on support has negative and positive relationship with top-coal thickness and immediate roof thickness, respectively. However, elastic modulus has limit influence on the dead weight of top-coal and immediate roof. As a result, it has similar roles on the increase of total support resistance and overlying strata reflecting on support in the limit range of roof control distance. In view of sensitive analysis causing the change of total support resistance, it can be regards as the rank of three components as immediate roof weight > overlying strata reflecting on support > top coal weight. Finally, combined with the monitoring data of support resistance in Qingdong 828, the validity of support resistance determined based on elastic foundation beam is demonstrated, and this method can be recommended to adopt for support type selecting in TCCMF.

Experience Studying Activation Plan and Preservation Management of Cave Resources (동굴자원의 체험학습과 보존관리에 관한 방안)

  • Yoon, Jung-Mo
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.75
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2006
  • The extension of development and originality of the ability which is various leads and studying voluntary character and the ability back the education which it considers actively it raises and the infield it does. With activation plan of cave resources home page of Speleological Society of Korean like home page of Speleological Society of Japan cave crane information, caving information, cave Q/A, cave publication, the relation site back the possibility of seeing information regarding the cave which is various in order to be, it reorganizes. The possibility of coming in contact in order to be, various branch information also the general rain specialist regarding the cave resources. Currently the Possibility of seeing the various branch data for the application of the cave resources at any time it is, home page of Speleological Society of Korean the possibility of doing to lead in order to be, it proposes the plan. From one person it will be able to study the data regarding the cave of various field in order, all curricular materials regarding the cave resources the educational program which leads a home page about under developing it proposes the activation plan of the cave resources.

Activation Plan of Korean Speleology Society (한국동굴학회의 활성화 방안)

  • Yoon, Jung-Mo
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.84
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    • pp.22-30
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    • 2008
  • With activation plan of Speleological Society of Korean like home page of Speleological Society of Japan cave crane information, caving information, cave Q/A, cave publication, the relation site back the possibility of seeing information regarding the cave which is various in order to be, it reorganizes. The possibility of coming in contact in order to be, various branch information also the general rain specialist regarding the cave resources. Currently the possibility of seeing the various branch data for the application of the cave resources at any time it is, home page of Speleological Society of Korean the possibility of doing to lead in order to be, it proposes the plan. From one person it will be able to study the data regarding the cave of various field in order, all curricular materials regarding the cave resources the educational program which leads a home page about under developing it proposes the activation plan of the cave resources.

Influence of explosives distribution on coal fragmentation in top-coal caving mining

  • Liu, Fei;Silva, Jhon;Yang, Shengli;Lv, Huayong;Zhang, Jinwang
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2019
  • Due to certain geological characteristics (high thickness, rocky properties), some underground coal mines require the use of explosives. This paper explores the effects of fragmentation of different decks detonated simultaneously in a single borehole with the use of numerical analysis. ANSYS/LS-DYNA code was used for the implementation of the models. The models include an erosion criterion to simulate the cracks generated by the explosion. As expected, the near-borehole area was damaged by compression stresses, while far zones and the free surface of the boundary were subjected to tensile damage. With the increase of the number of decks in the borehole, different changes in the fracture pattern were observed, and the superposition effects of the stress wave became evident, affecting the fragmentation results. The superposition effect is more evident in close distances to the borehole, and its effect attenuates when the distance to the borehole increase.

Optimization study on roof break direction of gob-side entry retaining by roof break and filling in thick-layer soft rock layer

  • Yang, Dang-Wei;Ma, Zhan-Guo;Qi, Fu-Zhou;Gong, Peng;Liu, Dao-Ping;Zhao, Guo-Zhen;Zhang, Ray Ruichong
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.195-215
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    • 2017
  • This paper proposes gob-side entry retaining by roof break and filling in thick-layer soft rock conditions based on the thick-layer soft rock roof strata migration law and the demand for non-pillar gob-side entry retaining projects. The functional expressions of main roof subsidence are derived for three break roof direction conditions: lateral deflection toward the roadway, lateral deflection toward the gob and vertically to the roof. These are derived according to the load-bearing boundary conditions of the main roadway roof stratum. It is concluded that the break roof angle is an important factor influencing the stability of gob-side entry retaining surrounding rock. This paper studies the stress distribution characteristics and plastic damage scope of gob-side entry retaining integrated coal seams, as well as the roof strata migration law and the supporting stability of caving structure filled on the break roof layer at the break roof angles of $-5^{\circ}$, $0^{\circ}$, $5^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$ and $15^{\circ}$ are studied. The simulation results of numerical analysis indicate that, the stress concentration and plastic damage scope to the sides of gob-side entry retaining integrated coal at the break roof angle of $5^{\circ}$ are reduced and shearing stress concentration of the caving filling body has been eliminated. The disturbance of coal mining to the roadway roof and loss of carrying capacity are mitigated. Field tests have been carried out on air-return roadway 5203 with the break roof angle of $5^{\circ}$. The monitoring indicates that the break roof filling section and compaction section are located at 0-45 m and 45-75 m behind the working face, respectively. The section from 75-100 m tends to be stable.

A Study on the Characteristics of the Landslide in Hyuseok-dong(I) -Topographical Characteristics and Surface Displacement- (휴석동(休石洞) 땅밀림형(型) 산사태(山沙汰)의 발생특성(發生特性)에 관한 연구(硏究)(I) -지형(地形) 및 지표이동특성(地表移動特性)-)

  • Woo, Bo-Myeong;Park, Jae-Hyeon;Choi, Hyung-Tae;Jeon, Gi-Seong;Kim, Kyung-Hoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.85 no.4
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    • pp.565-570
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    • 1996
  • The landslide survey in an area of about 10 ha was carried out in Hyuseok-dong. Youngchoon-myeon, Danyang-gun, Choongcheongbuk-do. The results showed that there were many indications on geographical changes, such as scars, depressions, upheavals, cracks and destructions of the construction features. The mean degree of slope of the study area was $28^{\circ}$. The results of surface displacement in this area showed that landslide mass is moving in the direction of SE~SEE, and horizontal and vertical movement rate of the center of moving mass was about 1.2m/year and 0.86m/year, respectively. It was estimated that the amount of the soil erosion in the cliff at the lower edge of this area was 0.823m due to the caving erosion by the Namhangang(River) from June through November, 1995.

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