Characteristics and Time-Space Evolution of Mining Stress in High Stope

• Published in: Advances in materials science and engineering Vol. 2021; no. 1
• Main Authors: Hu, Yongyue, Zhang, Jingjie, Li, Changhong, Song, Zhengyang, Xiao, Yonggang, Wang, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 2021; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Coal mining; Evolution; Iron; Mathematical models; Mines; Mining; Monitoring systems; Numerical models; Shear strain; Spacetime; Strain gauges; Stress concentration; Stress measurement; Stress transfer; Three dimensional models
• ISSN: 1687-8434; 1687-8442
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/2785933

Due to the lack of relevant investigation research on the evolution of mining stress in high stope of metal mines, the understanding of how to ensure the safety during mining process is not clear at all. In this paper, by monitoring the mining-induced pressure of the surrounding rock in the 16-2# stope of Lilou Iron Mine, the evolution of the mining-induced pressure of the subsequent filling and mining method of the high-stage empty field is obtained. The study shows that there are three stages of pressure change in the second-step stope of Lilou Iron Mine: I (stress rising stage), II (stable stage), and III (pressure relief stage), and the mining stress in the surrounding rock is transferred from the top to bottom. The stress transfer model of stope is proposed, and the variation of vertical stress versus the depth is fitted; the four horizontal sections are fitted, respectively. By establishing the three-dimensional numerical model and distributed excavation simulation, the time-space evolution of mining stress is obtained and compared with the in-site measuring result. The two results show high consistency, and the effectiveness of numerical simulation is verified.