Dome Roof Fall Geohazards of Full-Seam Chamber with Ultra-Large Section in Coal Mine

Abstract

The roof fall hazard is more likely to take place within chamber with ultra-large section, which would not only damage mechanical equipment, but also cause casualties. In this paper, the strap joint chamber of the Tashan coal mine is studied, and finite and discrete element method (FDEM) is used to establish the numerical model of the roof fall of the chamber dome. The simulation results show that the chamber dome mainly undergoes shear failure and forms a large number of cracks. With further development and penetration of cracks, a distinct roof separation is found in the chamber dome. When the crack develops to the dome surface of the chamber, under the effect of the mine pressure, the coal body is separated from the surface of the chamber and the roof fall hazard occurs. Based on the mechanism of roof fall hazard of the chamber dome, it is concluded that improving the shear strength of the surrounding rock and reducing the crack penetration are the main ways to control the roof fall. Therefore, the high-strength anchor bolt and cable support is adopted to fill the cracks and improve the shear strength of the surrounding rock. The result showed that the roof separation of the chamber dome in the field is confined to 0.012 m. The surrounding rock is well controlled and no roof fall occurs.