Prediction Method for the Ground Vibration Damage Boundary of Thick and Hard Rock Layer Fracture Type Mine Quakes

Abstract

In this study, based on the example of the ground vibration damage response of a thick and hard rock layer fracture type mine quake, and by applying the theories of mine pressure, rock mechanics and vibration energy principle, the concept of “vibration damage boundary” of mine quake ground, which uses particle vibration velocity to evaluate the vibration damage, is proposed. In addition, the quantitative prediction method of the ground vibration damage boundary is preliminarily established. The research results reveal that the elastic deformation of the fixed support end of the thick and hard rock layer structure in the stope is the main energy source for the formation of mine quakes, and that the particle vibration velocity caused by the propagation of focal energy to the ground can reasonably reflect the response degree of vibration damage. The proposed prediction method considers the “instantaneous” motion characteristics of mining thick and hard rock layer and the dynamic load effect of “mine quakes.” The method can deepen our understanding of mining ground damage prediction, and increase the reliability of ground damage boundary prediction. Finally, the results are used to predict the ground vibration damage boundary of limestone primary fracture in the longwall 16101 face of the Fuping Coal Mine.