• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1017-1027
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• 2018

To explore the influence of coal thickness on the mechanical behavior and the failure characteristics of rock-coal-rock (RCR) mass, the experimental investigation of uniaxial compressive tests was conducted first and then a systematic numerical simulation by particle flow code (PFC2D) was performed to deeply analyze the failure mechanical behavior of RCR specimens with different coal thicknesses in conventional compression tests. The overall elastic modulus and peak stress of RCR specimens lie between the rock and the coal. Inter-particle properties were calibrated to match the physical sample strength and the stiffness response. Numerical simulation results show that the deformation and strength behaviors of RCR specimens depend not only on the coal thickness, but also on the confining pressure. Under low confining pressures, the overall failure mechanism of RCR specimen is the serious damage of coal section when the coal thickness is smaller than 30 mm, but it is shear failure of coal section when the coal thickness is larger than 30 mm. Whereas under high confining pressures, obvious shear bands exist in both the coal section and the rock section when the coal thickness is larger than 30 mm, but when the coal thickness is smaller than 30mm, the failure mechanism is serious damage of coal section and shear failure of rock section.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.375-385
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• 2023

There are many joint fissures distributed in the engineering rock mass. In the process of geological history, the underground rock mass undergoes strong geological processes, and undergoes complex geological processes such as fracture breeding, expansion, recementation, and re-expansion. In this paper, the damage-stick-slip process (DSSP), an analysis model used for rock mass failure slip, was established to examine the master control and time-dependent mechanical properties of the new and primary fractures of a multi-fractured rock mass under the action of stress loading. The experimental system for the recemented multi-fractured rock mass was developed to validate the above theory. First, a rock mass failure test was conducted. Then, the failure stress state was kept constant, and the fractured rock mass was grouted and cemented. A secondary loading was applied until the grouted mass reached the intended strength to investigate the bearing capacity of the recemented multi-fractured rock mass, and an acoustic emission (AE) system was used to monitor AE events and the update of damage energy. The results show that the initial fracture angle and direction had a significant effect on the re-failure process of the cement rock mass; Compared with the monitoring results of the acoustic emission (AE) measurements, the master control surface, key blocks and other control factors in the multi-fractured rock mass were obtained; The triangular shaped block in rock mass plays an important role in the stress and displacement change of multi-fracture rock mass and the long fissure and the fractures with close fracture tip are easier to activate, and the position where the longer fractures intersect with the smaller fractures is easier to generate new fractures. The results are of great significance to a multi-block structure, which affects the safety of underground coal mining.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.623-646
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• 2021

국내외적으로 전기화의 가속으로 인해 전력수요가 급증됨에 따라, 석탄화력발전소의 수요가 늘어나고 있다. 석탄화력발전소는 경제적으로 많은 이점이 있지만, 대기오염물질 증가, 발전회의 매립 처분에 의한 오염 유발 가능성 등의 환경적인 문제를 수반하고 있다. 특히, 발전부산물인 발전회의 경우에는 재활용률이 70%에 그치고 있으며, 나머지는 전량 매립되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 발전회의 재활용률을 증대시키고 지하에 위치하는 폐광산의 지반 안정성을 확보하기 위하여, 발전회를 폐광산 채움재로 이용하여 지하 폐광산의 채굴 공동을 충전하는 방안에 대한 기초연구를 수행하였다. 암반과 폐광산 채움재의 접합부에서 상호작용에 의한 충전 및 지반보강 효과를 분석하기 위하여, 다양한 거칠기를 갖는 절리면 모사 시료를 제작하여 접합강도 시험과 직접 전단시험을 수행하고 이에 대한 통계분석을 수행하여 절리면의 거칠기와 재령일에 따른 접합 및 전단거동 특성을 규명하였다. 또한 접합부 거동특성이 전산해석 기법을 이용한 지반안정성 분석에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 지하광산을 모델링하고 접합부 유무에 따른 거동특성을 비교하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.305-317
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• 2019

노출 암반과 시추 코어를 특성화하고, 터널, 공동 및 광산 갱도에서 지보 및 보강 대책을 추정하기 위해 RMR 및 Q 분류법이 기술자들에 의해 널리 사용되어왔다. 사면에서의 암반분류는 SMR이 많이 사용되었지만 Q-Slope가 2015년부터 사면에 도입되었다. 지난 10년간, Q-slope라 불리는 수정된 Q시스템이 노천광산의 벤치, 도로사면 사면에 적용하기 위해 많은 저자들에 의해 시험되었다. 이 시험들을 통하여 Q-slope 값과 장기 안정 및 무지보 사면 경사각 사이에 간단한 상관관계가 있음이 나타내어 왔다. 터널이나 지하공간에서 RMR과 Q를 병용하면서 비교를 통해 상호보완 해왔던 것과 마찬가지로 사면에서도 SMR과 병행하여 Q-Slope를 사용할 수 있을 것이다. 국내에서 발표사례가 없는 Q-Slope의 사용방법과 인도네시아 Pasir 노천석탄광의 적용 예를 소개하고자 한다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.99-111
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• 2022

Instability of bolted rock mass has been a major hazard in the underground coal mining industry for decades. Developing effective support guidelines requires understanding of complex bolted rock mass failure mechanisms. In this study, the dynamic failure behavior, mechanical behavior, and energy evolution of a laboratory-scale bolted specimens is studied by conducting laboratory static-dynamic coupled loading tests. The results showed that: (1) Under static-dynamic coupled loading, the stress-strain curve of the bolted rock mass has a significant impact velocity (strain rate) correlation, and the stress-strain curve shows rebound characteristics after the peak; (2) There is a critical strain rate in a rock mass under static-dynamic coupled loading, and it decreases exponentially with increasing pre-static load level. Bolting can significantly improve the critical strain rate of a rock mass; (3) Compared with a no-bolt rock mass, the dissipation energy ratio of the bolted rock mass decreases exponentially with increasing pre-static load level, the ultimate dynamic impact energy and dissipation energy of the bolted rock mass increase significantly, and the increasing index of the ratio of dissipation energy increases linearly with the pre-static load; (4) Based on laboratory testing and on-site microseismic and stress monitoring, a design method is proposed for a roadway bolt support against dynamic load disturbance, which provides guidance for the design of deep underground roadway anchorage supports. The research results provide new ideas for explaining the failure behavior of anchorage supports and adopting reasonable design and construction practices.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.425-431
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 폐탄광 갱도를 이용한 갱도 전시장의 안정성 평가를 위해서 다양한 조사와 시험을 실시하였다. 이 광산의 일부 갱도는 1999년 폐광 후 관광용의 갱도전시장으로 이용되어지고 있다. 갱도전시장 주 갱도의 규격은 폭이 약 5 m에 높이가 3 m이며 갱도 연장이 230 m이다. 갱도를 구성하고 있는 암반은 흑색 셰일 및 석탄층 그리고 석회암으로 구성되어 있다. 갱도조사결과 갱도는 두 개의 단층과 교차하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 정밀 지질 및 암반조사를 통해 경험적 방법에 의한 안정성평가를 실시하고 보강의 필요성 등을 결정하였다. 그 결과를 토대로 수치해석을 실시하여 갱도 주변 암반의 전반적인 안정성과 보강(안)의 적절성 여부를 검토하였다. 갱도전시장 내부 주요지점의 RMR값과 Q값은 보통(Fair)과 양호(good)의 등급을 나타내었다. Q값을 토대로 산정한 각 지점의 보강안은 무지보나 systematic toiling으로 나타났다. 2차원 전산해석결과 전반적으로 갱도전시장의 안정성은 확보된 것으로 판단되나 일부 불안정 블록에 대한 추가 보강이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2005

물리검층은 석탄광 탐사에 일상적으로 적용된다. 현재 검층의 주요 적용 목적은 탄층의 심도 탐지와 탄질, 층서 및 암반강도의 정성적 추정이다. 그러나 만약 정량적 해석이 이루어진다면 더 많은 정보가 얻어질 수 있는데, 정량적 해석의 이해를 돕기 위해, 검층 반응을 Sydney Basin과 Bowen Basin의 호주산 검은 석탄(black coal) 광산지역에서 흔히 발견되는 쇄설퇴적암의 광물조성에 따라 논의하였으며, 검층 반응은 충분한 신뢰도로 광물조성에 대비될 수 있음을 알았다. 해석의 모호성은 만약 모든 종류의 검층자료가 있다면 더 잘 해결될 수 있을 것이다. 음파검층에서 측정된 속도와 계산값을 비교함으로써 일관성을 검토하는 방법 또한 서술하였다. 정량해석의 중요한 목적은 지질공학적 특성화이며, 이 논문에서는 물리검층으로부터 유추될 수 있는 물리적 성질을 고려한 쇄설암의 분류 시스템을 제안하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.529-540
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• 2020

Water inrush is a major hazard for mining and excavation in deep coal seams or rock masses. It can be attributed to the coalescence of rock fractures in rock mass due to the interaction of fractures, hydraulic flow and stress field. One of the key technical challenges is to understand the course and mechanism of fluid flows in rock joint networks and fracture propagation and hence to take measures to prevent the formation of water inrush channels caused by possible rock fracturing. Several case observations of fluid flowing in rock joint networks and coupled fracture propagation in underground coal roadways are shown in this paper. A number of numerical simulations were done using the recently developed flow coupling function in FRACOD which simulates explicitly the fracture initiation and propagation process. The study has demonstrated that the shortest path between the inlet and outlet in joint networks will become a larger fluid flow channel and those fractures nearest to the water source and the working faces become the main channel of water inrush. The fractures deeper into the rib are mostly caused by shearing, and slipping fractures coalesce with the joint, which connects the water source and eventually forming a water inrush channel.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.585-594
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• 2019

In-situ leaching could be one of the promising mining methods to extract the minerals from deep fractured rock mass. Constrained by the low permeability at depth, however, the performance does not meet the expectation. In fact, the rock mass permeability mainly depends on the pre-existing natural fractures and therefore play a crucial role in in-situ leaching performance. More importantly, fractures have various characteristics, such as aperture, persistence, and density, which have diverse contributions to the promising method. Hence, it is necessary to study the variation of fluid rate versus fracture parameters to enhance in-situ leaching performance. Firstly, the subsurface fractures from the depth of 1500m to 2500m were mapped using the discrete fracture network (DFN) in this paper, and then the numerical model was calibrated at a particular case. On this basis, the fluid flow through fractured rock mass with various fracture characteristics was analyzed. The simulation results showed that with the increase of Fisher' K value, which determine the fracture orientation, the flow rate firstly decreased and then increased. Subsequently, as another critical factor affecting the fluid flow in natural fractures, the fracture transmissivity has a direct relationship with the flow rate. Sensitive study shows that natural fracture characteristics play a critical role in in-situ leaching performance.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.215-229
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• 2024

Because of the various patterns of deep-water inrush and complicated mechanisms, accurately predicting mine water inflows is always a difficult problem for coal mine geologists. In study presented in this paper, the water inrush channels were divided into four basic water diversion structures: aquifer, rock fracture zone, fracture zone and goaf. The fluid flow characteristics in each water-conducting structure were investigated by laboratory tests, and multistructure and multisystem coupling flow analysis models of different water-conducting structures were established to describe the entire water inrush process. Based on the research of the water inrush flow paths, the analysis model of different water inrush space structures was established and applied to the prediction of mine water inrush inflow. The results prove that the conduction sequence of different water-conducting structures and the changing rule of permeability caused by stress changes before and after the peak have important influences on the characteristics of mine water-gushing. Influenced by the differences in geological structure and combined with rock mass RQD and fault conductivity characteristics and other mine exploration data, the prediction of mine water inflow can be realized accurately. Taking the water transmitting path in the multistructure as the research object of water inrush, breaking through the limitation of traditional stratigraphic structure division, the prediction of water inflow and the estimation of potentially flooded area was realized, and water bursting intensity was predicted. It is of great significance in making reasonable emergency plans.