Study on surrounding rock failure characteristics and control technology of gob-side entry retaining in"three hard" thin coal seam

This study aims to address existing problems of complex stress conditions and difficulties in retaining roadway so as to achieve long-term stability of roadway surrounding rock in gob-side entry in thin coal seam. Specifically, we investigated the 4301 working face of Liangshuijing Coal Mine in Huisen Coal Industry of Shaanxi Province through theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and engineering practice, with an aim to study the failure characteristics and control countermeasures of surrounding rock of gob-side entry retaining in shallow buried "triple hard" thin coal seam, and analyse the influence of structural parameters of roadside support on roadway stability. The results show that 1)maintaining the roadway through roadside filling body requires sufficient support strength and appropriate shrinkage to the roof and ensuring the overall stability of the roadway; 2)the mechanical behaviour of high water filling material under uniaxial compression can be divided into four stages: "uniform compaction, elastic deformation, dynamic instability and deterioration failure". The numerical simulation results show that in increasing the width of the filling body, the maximum stress first increases, then decreases and then increases, and a stable bearing stress core appears at 1.6 m. Theoretical calculation shows that the optimal height of roof cutting is 10.7 m, and it offers the roof cutting scheme and parameters of shaped blasting. Engineering practice shows that there is no large deformation and no obvious stress concentration in the 60 m range behind the working face. The surrounding rock exhibits good overall control effect and stable structure, and the effect of retaining roadway meets the design requirements

Grouting Mechanism in Water-Bearing Fractured Rock Based on Two-Phase Flow

Grouting is always used in mine water plugging, reinforcement, and other disaster prevention projects. The diffusion mechanism of slurry in fractured rock is affected by geological environment and slurry performance, which should be revealed and characterized better. Based on the two-phase flow diffusion theory, a slurry diffusion model considering flowing water condition was established for a blocking area of a fracture zone in one case from China. The feasibility of two-phase flow model in grouting diffusion calculation was analyzed. The diffusion model in dynamic water environment was studied, and the diffusion range varying with time in the grouting area of Zhangji Coal Mine was explored. The optimization method of multi grouting holes was put forward, and the influence of water flowing was discussed. The results show that the slurry diffusion calculated by the two-phase flow model was feasible and consistent with the experimental study. The dynamic water can change the conventional circular diffusion state of slurry, but its pattern was oval and leaf type. There were different penetration distances in directions, and typical grouting voids were made on the side and upstream. When the single-hole grouting was carried out, the predetermined value can be achieved in the height range, but it was only about 15 m on the side because of the water flowing, which cannot meet the requirements. The optimization scheme of grouting was put forward, which adopted multiple grouting holes in the long side, and grouting in different directions and periods to avoid the possible problems of multihole intersection. The rationality and effectiveness of the proposed optimization method were verified through the calculation of water yield and analysis of cement composition from the drilling core in the grouted zone. In the grouting process, the water flowing has double effects, which has a significant role in promoting and scouring along the flow direction, but there is a significant weakness in the side diffusion. It is very important to realize the rational use of the dynamic water through the optimization scheme. This study is an important basic work of grouting mechanism, and it is expected to promote the development of grouting technology and application of two-phase fluid-solid coupling theory