The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics

Abstract In order to mitigate the risk of geological disasters induced by fault activation when roadways intersect reverse faults in coal mining, this paper uses a combination of mechanical models with PFC2D software. A mechanical model is introduced to represent various fault angles, followed by a...

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Main Authors: Shuaifeng Lu, Andrew Chan, Xiaolin Wang, Shanyong Wang, Zhijun Wan, Jingyi Cheng
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Deep Underground Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12119
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author Shuaifeng Lu
Andrew Chan
Xiaolin Wang
Shanyong Wang
Zhijun Wan
Jingyi Cheng
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Xiaolin Wang
Shanyong Wang
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Jingyi Cheng
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description Abstract In order to mitigate the risk of geological disasters induced by fault activation when roadways intersect reverse faults in coal mining, this paper uses a combination of mechanical models with PFC2D software. A mechanical model is introduced to represent various fault angles, followed by a series of PFC2D loading and unloading tests to validate the model and investigate fault instability and crack propagation under different excavation rates and angles. The results show that (1) the theoretical fault model, impacted by roadway advancing, shows a linear reduction in horizontal stress at a rate of −2.01 MPa/m, while vertical stress increases linearly at 4.02 MPa/m. (2) At field excavation speeds of 2.4, 4.8, 7.2, and 9.6 m/day, the vertical loading rates for the model are 2.23, 4.47, 6.70, and 8.93 Pa/s, respectively. (3) Roadway advancement primarily causes tensile‐compressive failures in front of the roadway, with a decrease in tensile cracks as the stress rate increases. (4) An increase in the fault angle leads to denser cracking on the fault plane, with negligible cracking near the fault itself. The dominant crack orientation is approximately 90°, aligned with the vertical stress.
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spelling doaj-art-2dff04b261bd404cbb6d0fa803a6cdd72025-08-20T02:35:30ZengWileyDeep Underground Science and Engineering2097-06682770-13282024-12-013439941210.1002/dug2.12119The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristicsShuaifeng Lu0Andrew Chan1Xiaolin Wang2Shanyong Wang3Zhijun Wan4Jingyi Cheng5School of Mines China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou ChinaSchool of Engineering University of Tasmania Hobart AustraliaSchool of Engineering University of Tasmania Hobart AustraliaDiscipline of Civil, Surveying & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering The University of Newcastle Callaghan AustraliaSchool of Mines China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou ChinaSchool of Mines China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou ChinaAbstract In order to mitigate the risk of geological disasters induced by fault activation when roadways intersect reverse faults in coal mining, this paper uses a combination of mechanical models with PFC2D software. A mechanical model is introduced to represent various fault angles, followed by a series of PFC2D loading and unloading tests to validate the model and investigate fault instability and crack propagation under different excavation rates and angles. The results show that (1) the theoretical fault model, impacted by roadway advancing, shows a linear reduction in horizontal stress at a rate of −2.01 MPa/m, while vertical stress increases linearly at 4.02 MPa/m. (2) At field excavation speeds of 2.4, 4.8, 7.2, and 9.6 m/day, the vertical loading rates for the model are 2.23, 4.47, 6.70, and 8.93 Pa/s, respectively. (3) Roadway advancement primarily causes tensile‐compressive failures in front of the roadway, with a decrease in tensile cracks as the stress rate increases. (4) An increase in the fault angle leads to denser cracking on the fault plane, with negligible cracking near the fault itself. The dominant crack orientation is approximately 90°, aligned with the vertical stress.https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12119excavation speedfault stabilityloading and unloading testroadway crossing faults
spellingShingle Shuaifeng Lu
Andrew Chan
Xiaolin Wang
Shanyong Wang
Zhijun Wan
Jingyi Cheng
The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
Deep Underground Science and Engineering
excavation speed
fault stability
loading and unloading test
roadway crossing faults
title The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
title_full The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
title_fullStr The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
title_full_unstemmed The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
title_short The influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults' stability and slip characteristics
title_sort influence of the disturbing effect of roadways through faults on the faults stability and slip characteristics
topic excavation speed
fault stability
loading and unloading test
roadway crossing faults
url https://doi.org/10.1002/dug2.12119
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