The Paleocene coals of the Salt Range in the Punjab Province of Pakistan have great economic potential;however,their trace element and stable isotopic characteristics have not been studied in detail except for a few s...The Paleocene coals of the Salt Range in the Punjab Province of Pakistan have great economic potential;however,their trace element and stable isotopic characteristics have not been studied in detail except for a few sporadic samples.In this study,a total of 59 coal samples of which 14 are obtained from open cast mines have been investigated for elemental composition andδ^(13)C-δ^(15)N isotopic signatures.Average contents of trace elements such as Co,Cr,Cu,Pb,Sr,Th,U,V,and Zn are 7.4,41.7,11.2,12.5,90.2,4.0,1.9,128,and 31.1 mg/kg,respectively.These values,when compared with the World Coal Clarke values,were relatively higher in low-rank coals in comparison with Clarke values for brown coals.Likewise,As(20.4 mg/kg),Co(6.6 mg/kg),Cr(22.4 mg/kg),Cu(^(13).3 mg/kg),Pb(19.2 mg/kg),Sr(^(15)4.7 mg/kg),Th(2.5 mg/kg),V(47.8 mg/kg),and Zn(75.1 mg/kg)were significantly higher in the sub-bituminous to bituminous coals of the Salt Range.Mineralogical analysis,based on X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy,revealed that the studied samples contain illite,kaolinite calcite,gypsum,pyrite,and quartz.Elemental affinity with organic and inorganic phases of coals calculated by an indirect statistical approach indicated a positive association of ash content with Ag,Al,Co,Cr,Cs,Cu,Mn,P,Rb,Pb,Th,U,and V,suggesting the presence of inorganic components in studied coals.However,As,Fe,Sr,and Zn exhibit negative correlations that imply their association with the organic fraction.Theδ^(13)C andδ^(15)N isotopic range and average−24.94‰to−25.86‰(−25.41‰)and−2.77‰to 3.22‰(0.96‰),respectively,reflecting 3C type modern terrestrial vegetation were common in the palaeomires of studied coal seams.In addition,the trivial variations of 0.92‰and 0.45‰among^(13)C and^(15)N values can be attributed to water level fluctuations and plant assemblies.展开更多
The problem of repeated immersion-induced fatigue damage in engineering coal measures sedimentary rock,including coal-rock pillars,reservoir bank slopes,and water-rich tunnels at the boundary of coal mine underground ...The problem of repeated immersion-induced fatigue damage in engineering coal measures sedimentary rock,including coal-rock pillars,reservoir bank slopes,and water-rich tunnels at the boundary of coal mine underground reservoirs,has profound implications for their stability,safety,and operation,and can even lead to geological disasters.To address this issue,this paper aims to construct a constitutive model that accurately captures the comprehensive process of deformation and failure in water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock.It explores the deformation characteristics of these formations and provides a theoretical foundation for numerical simulations of geological disasters induced by water-rock interaction.This study integrates the deformation mechanisms of void and matrix deformation in coal seam sedimentary rocks,while considering the influence of immersion cycles.Subsequently,it formulates a segmented constitutive model to depict the entire process of deformation and failure in cyclically immersed water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock under uniaxial compression.The proposed model's accuracy and rationality are validated through comparisons with experimental research findings and existing theoretical curves from similar models.The results demonstrate the model's effectiveness in describing the deformation behavior of non-dense water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock under uniaxial compression or low confining pressure before reaching peak stress,although further refinements may be necessary to precisely capture post-peak deformation characteristics.Model parameters,including the deformation caused by voids(γ0)between voids,increase exponentially with immersion times,while the elastic modulus(Ev)of voids and the parameter(F0)related to the average strength of microelements decrease exponentially.The homogeneity degree(m)exhibits no discernible pattern.These research outcomes provide valuable insights for the stability control of engineering coal measures sedimentary rock under water-rock interaction and the mitigation of related geological disasters.展开更多
基金the Higher Education Commission Pakistan for funding the lab research under its International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) programthe Department of Environmental Science, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (especially Environmental Hydro geochemistry Lab)the Environment & Sustainability Institute and Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, for technical support in conducting lab analysis
文摘The Paleocene coals of the Salt Range in the Punjab Province of Pakistan have great economic potential;however,their trace element and stable isotopic characteristics have not been studied in detail except for a few sporadic samples.In this study,a total of 59 coal samples of which 14 are obtained from open cast mines have been investigated for elemental composition andδ^(13)C-δ^(15)N isotopic signatures.Average contents of trace elements such as Co,Cr,Cu,Pb,Sr,Th,U,V,and Zn are 7.4,41.7,11.2,12.5,90.2,4.0,1.9,128,and 31.1 mg/kg,respectively.These values,when compared with the World Coal Clarke values,were relatively higher in low-rank coals in comparison with Clarke values for brown coals.Likewise,As(20.4 mg/kg),Co(6.6 mg/kg),Cr(22.4 mg/kg),Cu(^(13).3 mg/kg),Pb(19.2 mg/kg),Sr(^(15)4.7 mg/kg),Th(2.5 mg/kg),V(47.8 mg/kg),and Zn(75.1 mg/kg)were significantly higher in the sub-bituminous to bituminous coals of the Salt Range.Mineralogical analysis,based on X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy,revealed that the studied samples contain illite,kaolinite calcite,gypsum,pyrite,and quartz.Elemental affinity with organic and inorganic phases of coals calculated by an indirect statistical approach indicated a positive association of ash content with Ag,Al,Co,Cr,Cs,Cu,Mn,P,Rb,Pb,Th,U,and V,suggesting the presence of inorganic components in studied coals.However,As,Fe,Sr,and Zn exhibit negative correlations that imply their association with the organic fraction.Theδ^(13)C andδ^(15)N isotopic range and average−24.94‰to−25.86‰(−25.41‰)and−2.77‰to 3.22‰(0.96‰),respectively,reflecting 3C type modern terrestrial vegetation were common in the palaeomires of studied coal seams.In addition,the trivial variations of 0.92‰and 0.45‰among^(13)C and^(15)N values can be attributed to water level fluctuations and plant assemblies.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51874283)Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52304133)Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning province(2023-BS-083).
文摘The problem of repeated immersion-induced fatigue damage in engineering coal measures sedimentary rock,including coal-rock pillars,reservoir bank slopes,and water-rich tunnels at the boundary of coal mine underground reservoirs,has profound implications for their stability,safety,and operation,and can even lead to geological disasters.To address this issue,this paper aims to construct a constitutive model that accurately captures the comprehensive process of deformation and failure in water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock.It explores the deformation characteristics of these formations and provides a theoretical foundation for numerical simulations of geological disasters induced by water-rock interaction.This study integrates the deformation mechanisms of void and matrix deformation in coal seam sedimentary rocks,while considering the influence of immersion cycles.Subsequently,it formulates a segmented constitutive model to depict the entire process of deformation and failure in cyclically immersed water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock under uniaxial compression.The proposed model's accuracy and rationality are validated through comparisons with experimental research findings and existing theoretical curves from similar models.The results demonstrate the model's effectiveness in describing the deformation behavior of non-dense water-bearing coal measures sedimentary rock under uniaxial compression or low confining pressure before reaching peak stress,although further refinements may be necessary to precisely capture post-peak deformation characteristics.Model parameters,including the deformation caused by voids(γ0)between voids,increase exponentially with immersion times,while the elastic modulus(Ev)of voids and the parameter(F0)related to the average strength of microelements decrease exponentially.The homogeneity degree(m)exhibits no discernible pattern.These research outcomes provide valuable insights for the stability control of engineering coal measures sedimentary rock under water-rock interaction and the mitigation of related geological disasters.
