Study on the mesomechanical behavior and damage process of coal samples with hole defects under eccentric loading

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e0297994
• Main Authors: Ge, Lina, Yi, Fu, Wang, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.05.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Calibration; Coal; Coal mining; Compression; Compression tests; Compressive Strength; Computer and Information Sciences; Crack initiation; Cracking (fracturing); Cracks; Deformation; Dilatancy; Eccentric loads; Eccentricity; Engineering and Technology; Engineering research; Evolution; Experiments; Hole defects; Linear functions; Load; Mechanical properties; Mines; Physical Sciences; Research and Analysis Methods; Rocks; Simulation; Software; Strains and stresses; Stress relaxation (Materials); Stress relieving (Materials); Stress, Mechanical; China
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297994

When using end shield shearer to recover end slope coal resources, the stability of the overlying rock slope of the end slope is controlled by leaving coal pillars. Due to the influence of the self weight of the overlying rock layer, the coal pillar will be subjected to eccentric loads, and the influence of eccentric loads needs to be considered in the design of the coal pillar size. With the help of PFC discrete element software, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on coal sample containing hole defects under different degrees of eccentric loads based on the calibration of micro mechanical parameters. The results show that the peak stress, cracking stress and dilatancy stress of coal sample decrease in a linear function law with the increase of load eccentricity coefficient. The evolution of the number of microscopic cracks during uniaxial compression under eccentric load can be divided into four stages: the calm stage before crack initiation I, the stable propagation stage II, the unstable propagation and penetration stage III, and the post failure stage IV. The distribution of macroscopic cracks is jointly influenced by the relative position of the loading area and the hole defect. When the hole defect is within the loading area, the hole plays a guiding role in the evolution of coal sample cracks, and the macroscopic crack runs through the edge of the loading area and the hole. When the hole defect is located outside the loading zone, the degree of eccentric load is large, weakening the guiding effect of the hole defect on the crack, and the macroscopic crack does not pass through the hole defect.