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Geoscience ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (02): 289-296.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.018

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Mechanism and Numerical Simulation of Liucun Coal Mining Subsidence of Yangquan Mining Area in Shanxi

ZHANG Chao1(), ZHANG Yufei2, SUN Yingjie1, YAO Yahui1   

  1. 1. Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Survey, CGS, Baoding, Hebei 071051,China
    2. Shandong Lunan Institute of Engineering Geology Survey, Jining, Shandong 272100, China
  • Received:2018-07-02 Revised:2019-10-28 Online:2020-05-25 Published:2020-05-25

Abstract:

In this paper, we investigated the single seam coal mining subsidence, and introduced in detail the geo-environment background, developing features and deformation characteristics of the Liucun coal mining subsidence of Yangquan mining area in Shanxi. Based on the geological characteristics of the rocks, 12 groups were divided and their formation mechanism was analyzed by key stratum and composite key stratum theory. Subsequently, the Hoek-Brown rock mechanical parameters were obtained, followed by inverse modeling by Flac5.0 Extrusion. Numerical simulation reflects the development and distribution of mining-induced fissures on the surface at different stages, and calculates the final magnitude of subsidence. The natural recovery period of fissures in overburden and bedrocks was estimated to be 2 and 3 months, respectively, and the fissures finally present a “θ” shape in the plane. The final magnitudes of No.1 and No.2 coal mining subsidence centers reach 4.5 m and 4 m, respectively, with the subsidence area being 1.85 times of the workface area. The results are highly consistent with the survey monitoring data, and can reflect the development process of the surface deformation and deep overburden collapse accurately, which is beneficial to subsidence mechanism analysis. The rock mechanical parameters and the simulation methods are applicable to accurate prediction on mining subsidence in Yangquan mining area.

Key words: coal mining subsidence, subsidence characteristic, subsidence mechanism, numerical simulation, rock mechanical parameter

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