Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway

As the underground coal mining activities become deeper and more intensive, the ground pressure on roadway has become a significant issue hindering the safe and efficient development of coalmines. A pressure-relief approach based on seam-cutting compensation is proposed to cope with the failure of h...

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Main Authors: Xingyu ZHANG, Jun YANG, Yubing GAO, Haojie XUE, Pengfei GUO, Manchao HE
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Published: Editorial Office of Journal of China Coal Society 2024-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2023.1256
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Jun YANG
Yubing GAO
Haojie XUE
Pengfei GUO
Manchao HE
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description As the underground coal mining activities become deeper and more intensive, the ground pressure on roadway has become a significant issue hindering the safe and efficient development of coalmines. A pressure-relief approach based on seam-cutting compensation is proposed to cope with the failure of high-stress roadway. This study elucidates the pressure-relief mechanism and the key technical parameters with their applications by combining theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and field tests. Results indicate that the proposed method does not emphasize releasing the concentrated stress by breaking coal and rock mass. Instead, it strategically uses the roof-cutting effect and broken-expansion effect of rock mass to ease dynamic and static mining loads, thereby proactively reducing the roadway pressure. Specifically, this method uses the roof cutting and the broken-expansion characteristic of rock mass to achieve the mining compensation. The upper roof is promptly supported by the bulking gangue, and the impact of dynamic loading is lessened. Meanwhile, combined with the seam-cutting effect of impeding the transition of the dynamic stress, this approach comprehensively weakens mining dynamic loads. Additionally, the seam-cutting in the roof helps maintain the integrity of coal pillar, and the pillar achieves an overall bearing. The roof cutting also minimizes the stress transmission from the mined-out area. Mining static load is therefore reduced. The seam-cutting angle and length are two key technical parameters of this approach. The seam angle is designed according to the theoretical requirements to maintain the roof stability of the cutting-seam roadway, and the length should ensure that the collapsed bulking rock mass fills the mining voids. The field application in a typical high-stress roadway demonstrates that this approach effectively lowers the dynamic and static mining loads on the targeted roadway, thereby markedly improving the roadway stability. The proposed pressure-relief approach and its implementation offer a practical and novel solution to controlling high-stress roadway, paving the way for a safer and more efficient mining in modern coal mines.
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spelling doaj-art-47c08f196e364f3f8151c6196c5665c82025-08-20T02:52:11ZzhoEditorial Office of Journal of China Coal SocietyMeitan xuebao0253-99932024-11-0149114377438910.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2023.12562023-1256Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadwayXingyu ZHANG0Jun YANG1Yubing GAO2Haojie XUE3Pengfei GUO4Manchao HE5School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310030, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tunnel Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tunnel Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tunnel Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Tunnel Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaAs the underground coal mining activities become deeper and more intensive, the ground pressure on roadway has become a significant issue hindering the safe and efficient development of coalmines. A pressure-relief approach based on seam-cutting compensation is proposed to cope with the failure of high-stress roadway. This study elucidates the pressure-relief mechanism and the key technical parameters with their applications by combining theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and field tests. Results indicate that the proposed method does not emphasize releasing the concentrated stress by breaking coal and rock mass. Instead, it strategically uses the roof-cutting effect and broken-expansion effect of rock mass to ease dynamic and static mining loads, thereby proactively reducing the roadway pressure. Specifically, this method uses the roof cutting and the broken-expansion characteristic of rock mass to achieve the mining compensation. The upper roof is promptly supported by the bulking gangue, and the impact of dynamic loading is lessened. Meanwhile, combined with the seam-cutting effect of impeding the transition of the dynamic stress, this approach comprehensively weakens mining dynamic loads. Additionally, the seam-cutting in the roof helps maintain the integrity of coal pillar, and the pillar achieves an overall bearing. The roof cutting also minimizes the stress transmission from the mined-out area. Mining static load is therefore reduced. The seam-cutting angle and length are two key technical parameters of this approach. The seam angle is designed according to the theoretical requirements to maintain the roof stability of the cutting-seam roadway, and the length should ensure that the collapsed bulking rock mass fills the mining voids. The field application in a typical high-stress roadway demonstrates that this approach effectively lowers the dynamic and static mining loads on the targeted roadway, thereby markedly improving the roadway stability. The proposed pressure-relief approach and its implementation offer a practical and novel solution to controlling high-stress roadway, paving the way for a safer and more efficient mining in modern coal mines.http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2023.1256coalmine roadwayhigh stressproactive pressure-reliefdynamic and static loadstechnique application
spellingShingle Xingyu ZHANG
Jun YANG
Yubing GAO
Haojie XUE
Pengfei GUO
Manchao HE
Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
Meitan xuebao
coalmine roadway
high stress
proactive pressure-relief
dynamic and static loads
technique application
title Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
title_full Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
title_fullStr Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
title_full_unstemmed Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
title_short Pressure-relief technique and its application based on seam-cutting compensation in high-stress roadway
title_sort pressure relief technique and its application based on seam cutting compensation in high stress roadway
topic coalmine roadway
high stress
proactive pressure-relief
dynamic and static loads
technique application
url http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2023.1256
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