Numerical Simulations of How Staged Dewatering and Mining Influence Surface Subsidence

Water inrush at roof area seriously affects the safety of coal mines. The characteristics of aquifer and aquiclude at Wutongzhuang Mine are analyzed. Considering the effect of seepage field, a formula for calculating the height of water-conducting fractured zone (HWCFZ) in deep buried thick coal seam mining is derived. A damage-seepage coupling model with rock porosity and damage factor as independent variables is established. FLAC3D is re-developed by using FISH language, and the fluidsolid coupling calculation model of deep buried thick coal seam mining is established. The evolution law of the plastic zone, seepage field and water-conducting fractured zone (WCFZ)of the overburden in the gob with the advancement of the working face is analyzed, the main conclusions are as follows:With the continuous advancement of the working face, the distribution shape of the plastic zone and seepage field has changed from a trapezoidal to a saddle shape; when the working face reaches full mining, the maximum heights of the caving zone, fractured zone and HWCFZ are 24m, 113m, and 123 m, respectively; the 50m-thick sandy shale aquifer is penetrated by the WCFZ, and the WCFZ on the side of the working face above the gob is the main water channel when the working face is advanced to 220m. The on-site monitoring results showed that the 50m-thick sandy shale is successively connected by the WCFZ. The results of comprehensive research showed that the HWCFZ cannot be calculated by traditional formulas when mining deep buried thick coal seams.

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Numerical Simulations of How Staged Dewatering and Mining Influence Surface Subsidence

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Failure Mechanism and Movement Characteristics of Overlying Strata in Longwall Mining Face with Thick Aquifer

Failure Mechanism and Movement Characteristics of Overlying Strata in Longwall Mining Face with Thick Aquifer

Study on the failure characteristics of overburden and the evolution law of seepage field in deep buried thick coal seam under aquifers

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