Analysis of coal face stability of lower coal seam under repeated mining in close coal seams group

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 509
• Main Authors: Xiong, Yu, Kong, Dezhong, Wen, Zhijie, Wu, Guiyi, Liu, Qinzhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.01.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/4077/4082/4059; 704/2151/213; 704/2151/431; Coal; Coal mining; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mathematical models; Mining; multidisciplinary; Pressure; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Simulation; Theoretical analysis
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04410-5

Aiming at the problem of coal face failure of lower coal seam under the influence of repeated mining in close coal seams, with the working face 17,101 as a background, the coal samples mechanics test clarified the strength characteristics of the coal face under repeated mining, through similar simulation experiments, the development of stable roof structure and surrounding rock cracks under repeated mining of close coal seams are further explored. And based on this, establish a coal face failure mechanics model to comprehensively analyze the influence of multiple roof structural instabilities on the stability of the coal face. Finally, numerical simulation is used to further supplement and verify the completeness and rationality of similar simulation experiment and theoretical analysis results. The results show that: affected by repeated mining disturbances, the cracks in the coal face are relatively developed, the strength of the coal body is reduced, and the coal face is more prone to failure under the same roof pressure; During the mining of coal seam 17#, the roofs of different layers above the stope form two kinds of "arch" structures and one kind of “voussoir beam” structure, and there are three different degrees of frequent roof pressure phenomenon, which is easy to cause coal face failure; Under repeated mining of close coal seams, the roof pressure acting on the coal face is not large. The main controlling factor of coal face failure is the strength of the coal body, and the form of coal face failure is mostly the shear failure of soft coal. The research results can provide a theoretical basis for coal face failure under similar conditions.