Under the influence of the upper coal pillars and dynamic pressure of coal mining,the roadway of the lower coal seam is prone to large deformation failure.In this paper,a novel control method and key technologies of a...Under the influence of the upper coal pillars and dynamic pressure of coal mining,the roadway of the lower coal seam is prone to large deformation failure.In this paper,a novel control method and key technologies of automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting and confined concrete column in extremely close-distance coal seam are proposed.Furthermore,a numerical model is established to analyze the structure characteristics of overlying roof strata.Based on numerical results,the roof structure model of“voussoir beam of upper layer+short cantilever beam of lower layer”of this method is proposed.What’s more,the calculation equation of the roof bending moment and evaluation indexes is established,and the influence of different factors on roof stability control of AFR is studied.Finally,a field test is conducted to verify the effectiveness of this novel method.Field results were as follows:1)The maximum and average support stress of working face obviously decreased;2)The confined concrete column can provide high-strength support in dynamic influence zone;3)The maximum deformation of AFR safety requirement can be met.This study can provide effective guidance for the application of this method in extremely close-distance coal seam.展开更多
Automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting with bolt grouting(RCBG)is a new deep coal mining technology.By using this technology,the broken roadway roof is strengthened,and roof cutting is applied to cut off str...Automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting with bolt grouting(RCBG)is a new deep coal mining technology.By using this technology,the broken roadway roof is strengthened,and roof cutting is applied to cut off stress transfer between the roadway and gob to ensure the collapse of the overlying strata.The roadway is automatically formed owing to the broken expansion characteristics of the collapsed strata and mining pressure.Taking the Suncun Coal Mine as the engineering background,the control effect of this new technology on roadways was studied.To compare the law of stress evolution and the surrounding rock control mechanisms between AFR and traditional gob-side entry driving,a comparative study of geomechanical model tests on the above methods was carried out.The results showed that the new technology of AFR by RCBG effectively reduced the stress concentration of the roadway compared with gob-side entry driving.The side abutment pressure peak of the solid coal side was reduced by 24.3%,which showed an obvious pressure-releasing effect.Moreover,the position of the side abutment pressure peak was far from the solid coal side,making it more beneficial for roadway stability.The deformation of AFR surrounding rock was also smaller than the deformation of the gob-side entry driving by the overload test.The former was more beneficial for roadway stability than the latter under higher stress conditions.Field application tests showed that the new technology can effectively control roadway deformation.Moreover,the technology reduced roadway excavation and avoided resource waste caused by reserved coal pillars.展开更多
The 121 mining method of longwall mining first proposed in England has been widely used around the world.This method requires excavation of two mining roadways and reservation of one coal pillar to mine one working fa...The 121 mining method of longwall mining first proposed in England has been widely used around the world.This method requires excavation of two mining roadways and reservation of one coal pillar to mine one working face.Due to considerable excavation of roadway,the mining roadway is generally destroyed during coal mining.The stress concentration in the coal pillar can cause large deformation of surrounding rocks,rockbursts and other disasters,and subsequently a large volume of coal pillar resources will be wasted.To improve the coal recovery rate and reduce excavation of the mining roadway,the 111 mining method of longwall mining was proposed in the former Soviet Union based on the 121 mining method.The 111 mining method requires excavation of one mining roadway and setting one filling body to replace the coal pillar while maintaining another mining roadway to mine one working face.However,because the stress transfer structure of roadway and working face roof has not changed,the problem of stress concentration in the surrounding rocks of roadway has not been well solved.To solve the above problems,the conventional concept utilizing high-strength support to resist the mining pressure for the 121 and 111 mining methods should be updated.The idea is to utilize mining pressure and expansion characteristics of the collapsed rock mass in the goaf to automatically form roadways,avoiding roadway excavation and waste of coal pillar.Based on the basic principles of mining rock mechanics,the“equilibrium mining”theory and the“short cantilever beam”mechanical model are proposed.Key technologies,such as roof directional presplitting technology,negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)high-prestress constant-resistance support technology,and gangue blocking support technology,are developed following the“equilibrium mining”theory.Accordingly,the 110 and N00 mining methods of an automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting and pressure releasing without pillars are proposed.The mining methods have been applied to a large number of coal mines with different overburdens,coal seam thicknesses,roof types and gases in China,realizing the integrated mode of coal mining and roadway retaining.On this basis,in view of the complex geological conditions and intelligent mining demand of coal mines,an intelligent and unmanned development direction of the“equilibrium mining”method is prospected.展开更多
The non-pillar mining method with automatically formed roadway(NPM-AFR)is an innovative mining method.This paper provides a detailed description of how this method achieves the cancellation of pillar retention and the...The non-pillar mining method with automatically formed roadway(NPM-AFR)is an innovative mining method.This paper provides a detailed description of how this method achieves the cancellation of pillar retention and the advance excavation of roadways through optimized mining processes.Based on mining mechanics modeling,the paper explains how the NPM-AFR compensates for mining-induced damage by utilizing the bulking of the goaf gangue and uses directional roof cutting technology interrupt the stress transmission path from the goaf to the roadway,thereby enhancing the protection of both the overlying strata and the roadway.Geological and mechanical model tests were conducted based on the Ningtiaota coal mine to compare the NPM-AFR and traditional mining method.The results show that under the NPM-AFR,the development height of overlying strata damage is reduced by 36.14%compared to traditional mining method,and overlying strata stress is reduced by 25%.The overlying strata is effectively protected in the NPM-AFR mining area.In both mining methods,the roadways remain in a low-stress zone,but the peak stress on the coal pillar side in the NPM-AFR is reduced by 40.6%compared to the traditional method,significantly reducing the safety risks of the roadway.Field verification tests further demonstrate that the NPM-AFR,along with its supporting processes,successfully achieves the goals of pillar-free mining,surface protection,and safe roadway preservation.This technology represents a sustainable,green mining approach that protects both the overburden and the roadway,providing new solutions for safe and efficient coal mining.展开更多
基金Projects(52074164,42077267)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2023M742073)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(SDCX-ZG-202303010)supported by the Shandong Postdoctora1 Science Foundation,China。
文摘Under the influence of the upper coal pillars and dynamic pressure of coal mining,the roadway of the lower coal seam is prone to large deformation failure.In this paper,a novel control method and key technologies of automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting and confined concrete column in extremely close-distance coal seam are proposed.Furthermore,a numerical model is established to analyze the structure characteristics of overlying roof strata.Based on numerical results,the roof structure model of“voussoir beam of upper layer+short cantilever beam of lower layer”of this method is proposed.What’s more,the calculation equation of the roof bending moment and evaluation indexes is established,and the influence of different factors on roof stability control of AFR is studied.Finally,a field test is conducted to verify the effectiveness of this novel method.Field results were as follows:1)The maximum and average support stress of working face obviously decreased;2)The confined concrete column can provide high-strength support in dynamic influence zone;3)The maximum deformation of AFR safety requirement can be met.This study can provide effective guidance for the application of this method in extremely close-distance coal seam.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51874188,52074164,42077267,and 51927807)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Nos.2019SDZY04 and ZR2020JQ23)the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Youth Innovation Science and Technology Program,China(No.2019KJG013).
文摘Automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting with bolt grouting(RCBG)is a new deep coal mining technology.By using this technology,the broken roadway roof is strengthened,and roof cutting is applied to cut off stress transfer between the roadway and gob to ensure the collapse of the overlying strata.The roadway is automatically formed owing to the broken expansion characteristics of the collapsed strata and mining pressure.Taking the Suncun Coal Mine as the engineering background,the control effect of this new technology on roadways was studied.To compare the law of stress evolution and the surrounding rock control mechanisms between AFR and traditional gob-side entry driving,a comparative study of geomechanical model tests on the above methods was carried out.The results showed that the new technology of AFR by RCBG effectively reduced the stress concentration of the roadway compared with gob-side entry driving.The side abutment pressure peak of the solid coal side was reduced by 24.3%,which showed an obvious pressure-releasing effect.Moreover,the position of the side abutment pressure peak was far from the solid coal side,making it more beneficial for roadway stability.The deformation of AFR surrounding rock was also smaller than the deformation of the gob-side entry driving by the overload test.The former was more beneficial for roadway stability than the latter under higher stress conditions.Field application tests showed that the new technology can effectively control roadway deformation.Moreover,the technology reduced roadway excavation and avoided resource waste caused by reserved coal pillars.
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52074164 and 42077267)the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.2019SDZY04)。
文摘The 121 mining method of longwall mining first proposed in England has been widely used around the world.This method requires excavation of two mining roadways and reservation of one coal pillar to mine one working face.Due to considerable excavation of roadway,the mining roadway is generally destroyed during coal mining.The stress concentration in the coal pillar can cause large deformation of surrounding rocks,rockbursts and other disasters,and subsequently a large volume of coal pillar resources will be wasted.To improve the coal recovery rate and reduce excavation of the mining roadway,the 111 mining method of longwall mining was proposed in the former Soviet Union based on the 121 mining method.The 111 mining method requires excavation of one mining roadway and setting one filling body to replace the coal pillar while maintaining another mining roadway to mine one working face.However,because the stress transfer structure of roadway and working face roof has not changed,the problem of stress concentration in the surrounding rocks of roadway has not been well solved.To solve the above problems,the conventional concept utilizing high-strength support to resist the mining pressure for the 121 and 111 mining methods should be updated.The idea is to utilize mining pressure and expansion characteristics of the collapsed rock mass in the goaf to automatically form roadways,avoiding roadway excavation and waste of coal pillar.Based on the basic principles of mining rock mechanics,the“equilibrium mining”theory and the“short cantilever beam”mechanical model are proposed.Key technologies,such as roof directional presplitting technology,negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)high-prestress constant-resistance support technology,and gangue blocking support technology,are developed following the“equilibrium mining”theory.Accordingly,the 110 and N00 mining methods of an automatically formed roadway(AFR)by roof cutting and pressure releasing without pillars are proposed.The mining methods have been applied to a large number of coal mines with different overburdens,coal seam thicknesses,roof types and gases in China,realizing the integrated mode of coal mining and roadway retaining.On this basis,in view of the complex geological conditions and intelligent mining demand of coal mines,an intelligent and unmanned development direction of the“equilibrium mining”method is prospected.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52074298 and 42377148)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(8232056)+1 种基金Guizhou Province science and technology plan project([2020]3008)Liulin Energy and Environment Academician Workstation(2022XDHZ12).
文摘The non-pillar mining method with automatically formed roadway(NPM-AFR)is an innovative mining method.This paper provides a detailed description of how this method achieves the cancellation of pillar retention and the advance excavation of roadways through optimized mining processes.Based on mining mechanics modeling,the paper explains how the NPM-AFR compensates for mining-induced damage by utilizing the bulking of the goaf gangue and uses directional roof cutting technology interrupt the stress transmission path from the goaf to the roadway,thereby enhancing the protection of both the overlying strata and the roadway.Geological and mechanical model tests were conducted based on the Ningtiaota coal mine to compare the NPM-AFR and traditional mining method.The results show that under the NPM-AFR,the development height of overlying strata damage is reduced by 36.14%compared to traditional mining method,and overlying strata stress is reduced by 25%.The overlying strata is effectively protected in the NPM-AFR mining area.In both mining methods,the roadways remain in a low-stress zone,but the peak stress on the coal pillar side in the NPM-AFR is reduced by 40.6%compared to the traditional method,significantly reducing the safety risks of the roadway.Field verification tests further demonstrate that the NPM-AFR,along with its supporting processes,successfully achieves the goals of pillar-free mining,surface protection,and safe roadway preservation.This technology represents a sustainable,green mining approach that protects both the overburden and the roadway,providing new solutions for safe and efficient coal mining.
