An FDM-Based Dynamic Zoning Method for Disturbed Rock Masses above a Longwall Mining Panel

Author:

Zhao Kunyang12,Jia Suizi1

Affiliation:

1. School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

2. Beijing Super-Creative Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100621, China

Abstract

Underground longwall mining can seriously disturb the surrounding rock masses above the panel. A surface cracking zone, continuous deformation zone, fractured zone, and caved zone can be formed in the overlying strata (termed the “four zones”), which may further result in the spontaneous combustion of coal seams and water inrush. It is essential to study and predict the development characteristics of the four zones induced by longwall mining to guarantee mining safety. These four zones are developed during the mining process, and the mechanical properties in different regions correspondingly differ. Thus, the dynamic zoning characteristics of the disturbed rock masses should be considered in any simulations. In this paper, an FDM-based dynamic zoning method for disturbed rock masses above a longwall mining panel is proposed. This method is mainly composed of four stages: (1) establishing a simplified complete stress-strain curve; (2) determining the zoning criteria; (3) adaptively adjusting the mechanical parameters of the disturbed rock mass; and (4) numerically modeling the longwall mining based on the FDM. The proposed method was applied to a study site in the Taixi coal mine. The dynamic development process of the four zones induced by longwall mining was clearly observed in the modeling procedure. The numerical modeling results achieved in this work, including the periodical coal-seam roof caving and the dynamic development characteristics of the four zones, are consistent with the observed distribution and other studies. The heights of the caved and fractured zones are basically consistent with the empirical formula. Thus, the dynamic zoning method can analyze and predict the dynamic development characteristics of four regions.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

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