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Study on the water bursting law and spatial distribution of fractures of mining overlying strata in weakly cemented strata in West China

  • Li, Yangyang (State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining) ;
  • Zhang, Shichuan (State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining) ;
  • Yang, Yingming (State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining) ;
  • Chen, Hairui (Shaanxi Zhengtong Coal Industry Co., Ltd) ;
  • Li, Zongkai (Lin Yi. Shandong Energy Mining Group Co., Ltd) ;
  • Ma, Qiang (Lin Yi. Shandong Energy Mining Group Co., Ltd)
  • Received : 2021.06.01
  • Accepted : 2021.09.27
  • Published : 2022.03.25
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Abstract

A study of the evolution of overburden fractures under the solid-fluid coupling state was conducted based on the geological and mining characteristics of the coal seam depth, weak strata cementation, and high-intensity mining in the mining areas of West China. These mining characteristics are key to achieving water conservation during mining or establishing groundwater reservoirs in coal mines. Based on the engineering background of the Daliuta Coal Mine, a non-hydrophilic simulation material suitable for simulating the weakly cemented rock masses in this area was developed, and a physical simulation test was carried out using a water-sand gushing test system. The study explored the spatial distribution and dynamic evolution of the fractured zone in the mining overburden under the coupling of stress and seepage. The experimental results show that the mining overburden can be vertically divided into the overall migration zone, the fracture extension zone and the collapse zone; additionally, in the horizontal direction, the mining overburden can be divided into the primary fracture zone, periodic fracture zone, and stop-fracture zone. The scope of groundwater flow in the overburden gradually expands with the mining of coal seams. When a stable water inrush channel is formed, other areas no longer generate new channels, and the unstable water inrush channels gradually close. Finally, the primary fracture area becomes the main water inrush channel for coal mines. The numerical simulation results indicate that the overlying rock breaking above the middle of the mined-out area allows the formation of the water-conducting channel. The water body will flow into the fracture extension zone with the shortest path, resulting in the occurrence of water bursting accidents in the mining face. The experimental research results provide a theoretical basis for the implementation of water conservation mining or the establishment of groundwater reservoirs in western mining areas, and this theoretical basis has considerable application and promotion value.

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Acknowledgement

This research was financially supported by the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining (SHJT-17-42.14), National Natural Science Foundation of China (52004147, 51974173), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020QE129).

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