Formation and Height of the Interconnected Fractures Zone after Extraction of Thick Coal Seams with Weak Overburden in Western China |
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Authors: | Jiuchuan Wei Fuzhu Wu Huiyong Yin Jianbin Guo Daolei Xie Lele Xiao Hongfeng Zhi Liliana Lefticariu |
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Affiliation: | 1.College of Earth Sciences and Engineering,Shandong University of Science and Technology,Qingdao,China;2.Jinjitan Coal Mine of Shaanxi Future Energy Company,Yulin,China;3.Department of Geology,Southern Illinois University,Carbondale,USA |
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Abstract: | Formation of a zone of interconnected fractures during coal mining is a key factor in mine flooding. Coal mines in western China are characterized by thick coal seams with mechanically weak overburden. In situ studies including drill core analysis, drilling fluid loss measurement, and borehole video monitoring were used at the working face 101 in Shaanxi Jinjitan coal mine to explore the maximum height of the interconnected fractures zone (IFZ). Also, tests on a scaled physical model and numerical simulation based on the drilling data were used to study the formation of the fractured zone. By considering data from other mines with similar mining conditions, a logarithmic relationship was found between the maximum height of the IFZ and the thickness of coal excavation. The maximum height of the IFZ was found to be 27 times the thickness of the excavated coal seam, which is far more than in coal mining areas in eastern China. Also, the IFZ in overlying strata of the study area was arch-shaped, not saddle-shaped, as had been observed in previous studies. |
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