Support technologies for deep and complex roadways in underground coal mines:a review

Based on geological and mining characteristics,coal mine roadways under complex conditions were divided into five types,for each type the deformation and damage characteristics of rocks surrounding roadways were analyzed.The recent developments of roadway support technologies were introduced abroad,based on the experiences of supports for deep and complex roadways from Germany,the United States and Australia.The history and achievements of roadway support technologies in China were detailed,including rock bolting,steel supports,grouting reinforcement and combined supports.Four typical support and reinforcement case studies were analyzed,including a high stressed roadway 1,000 m below the surface,a roadway surrounded by severely weak and broken rocks,a chamber surrounded by weak and broken rocks,and a roadway with very soft and swelling rocks.Based on studies and practices in many years,rock bolting has become the mainstream roadway support form in China coal mines,and steel supports,grouting reinforcement and combined supports have also been applied at proper occasions,which have provided reliable technical measures for the safe and high effective construction and mining of underground coal mines.

Similarity simulation of bolt support in a coal roadway in a tectonic stress field

In order to study the mechanism of bolt support and the behavior of strata in a coal roadway under tectonic stress,deformation and destruction of a roof,floor and sides were studied using an experiment in similarity simulation.We also studied the mechanism and types of bolt support functions in the coal roadway.The results show that with an increase in horizontal tectonic stress,the strata in the roof and floor of the roadway gradually separate and become shear failure areas.Coal in side walls moves,but its integrity remains intact.Side bolts are mainly affected by tension and roof bolts by the effect of shear.

Roadway failure and support in a coal seam underlying a previously mined coal seam

The influence of an upper,mined coal seam on the stability of rock surrounding a roadway in a lower coal seam is examined.The technical problems of roadway control are discussed based on the geological conditions existing in the Liyazhuang Mine No.2 coal seam.The stress distribution and floor failure in the lower works after mining the upper coal is studied through numerical simulations.The failure mechanism of the roof and walls of a roadway located in the lower coal seam is described.The predicted deformation and failure of the roadway for different distances between the two coal seams are used to design two ways of supporting the lower structure.One is a combined support consisting of anchors with a joist steel tent and a combined anchor truss.A field test of the design was performed to good effect.The results have significance for the design of supports for roadways located in similar conditions.

Reliability analysis on bolt support structure of coal roadway under the influence of mining

Based on the features of the serious deformation of coal roadway,many random variables of the mechanics of the surrounding rocks and the influence of mining, the reliability analysis model of the support structure of coal roadway under the influence of mining is established,and the calculating formulas of reliability of the support structure is obtained with the engineering structure reliability theory. And the reliability is calculated based on the method of Monte Carlo to the coal roadway which is exampled on the influence of mining or not. The relationship between support parameters and reliability, the mining influence coefficients and reliability is established, which provides theory foundations for the design of the coal roadway bolt support.

Study on creep deformation and energy development of underground surrounding rock under four‐dimensional support

There is an urgent need to develop optimal solutions for deformation control of deep high‐stress roadways,one of the critical problems in underground engineering.The previously proposed four‐dimensional support(hereinafter 4D support),as a new support technology,can set the roadway surrounding rock under three‐dimensional pressure in the new balanced structure,and prevent instability of surrounding rock in underground engineering.However,the influence of roadway depth and creep deformation on the surrounding rock supported by 4D support is still unknown.This study investigated the influence of roadway depth and creep deformation time on the instability of surrounding rock by analyzing the energy development.The elastic strain energy was analyzed using the program redeveloped in FLAC3D.The numerical simulation results indicate that the combined support mode of 4D roof supports and conventional side supports is highly applicable to the stability control of surrounding rock with a roadway depth exceeding 520 m.With the increase of roadway depth,4D support can effectively restrain the area and depth of plastic deformation in the surrounding rock.Further,4D support limits the accumulation range and rate of elastic strain energy as the creep deformation time increases.4D support can effectively reduce the plastic deformation of roadway surrounding rock and maintain the stability for a long deformation period of 6 months.As confirmed by in situ monitoring results,4D support is more effective for the long‐term stability control of surrounding rock than conventional support.

Stability control of surrounding rocks for a coal roadway in a deep tectonic region

In order to effectively control the deformation and failure of surrounding rocks in a coal roadway in a deep tectonic region, the deformation and failure mechanism and stability control mechanism were studied. With such methods as numerical simulation and field testing, the distribution law of the displacement, stress and plastic zone in the surrounding rocks was analyzed. The deformation and failure mechanisms of coal roadways in deep tectonic areas were revealed: under high tectonic stress, two sides will slide along the roof or floor; while the plastic zone of the two sides will extend along the roof or floor,leading to more serious deformation and failure in the corner of two sides and the bolt supporting the corners is readily cut off by the shear force or tension force. Aimed at controlling the large slippage deformation of the two sides, serious deformation and failure in the corners of the two sides and massive bolt breakage, a ‘‘controlling and yielding coupling support'' control technology is proposed. Firstly, bolts which do not pass through the bedding plane should be used in the corners of the roadway, allowing the two sides to have some degree of sliding to achieve the purpose of ‘‘yielding'' support, and which avoid breakage of the bolts in the corner. After yielding support, bolts in the corner of the roadway and which pass through the bedding plane should be used to control the deformation and failure of the coal in the corner. ‘‘Controlling and yielding coupling support'' technology has been successfully applied in engineering practice, and the stability of deep coal roadway has been greatly improved.

Surrounding rock control mechanism of deep coal roadways and its application

Aiming at the surrounding rock control problem of mining and preparation entries in Xingdong mine with large mining depth, and the comprehensive control countermeasures including high pre-stress cable truss system, this study put forward powerful anchor support system and anchor cable adaption technology to surrounding rock deformation. Furthermore, the control measures possess the supporting performance with ‘‘primary rigid-following flexible-new rigid, and primary resistance-following yield-new resistance'', which suits deep roadway surrounding rock control. The mechanical model of truss anchor supporting roof beams was established, and the inverted arch deflection produced by the cable pre-stress with stress increment effect and roof beam deflection were obtained. And then the system working mechanism was illustrated. Finally, the surrounding rock support parameters were determined by means of comprehensive methods, and put into practice. The results show that surrounding rock deformation realized secondary stability after three months. The roadway sides convergence value was less than 245mm, and roof subsidence was less than 124mm. In addition, there was no expansion and renovation during service period.

Roadway layout for recycling residual coal pillar in room-and-pillar mining of thick coal seam

In the context of a room-and-pillar mining gob in Shanxi province in China,this paper numerically investigates the stress distribution and deformation rules of roadway surrounding rocks at various locations of residual coal pillars in room-and-pillar mining gobs using software FLAC3 D.It is found that the concentrated stress beneath coal pillars distributes in a shape of ellipse.A reasonable roadway layout is then proposed.In this design,it is indicated that roadways should be designed to avoid the supporting zones of pillars with increasing compression and take into account the roof falling and crushing in the upper gob.According to the surrounding rock deformation characteristics and mining roadway locations as well as the supporting principles of timely support,rock reinforcing,piecewise management and suiting local conditions,a new asymmetric shield supporting plan is proposed.The field surveying results show that this supporting plan can effectively control the roadway rock deformation,thus guarantee the safe and smooth construction of roadways.

Research on the mining roadway displacement forecasting based on support vector machine theory

In view of the difficulty in supporting the surrounding rocks of roadway 3-411 ofFucun Coal Mine of Zaozhuang Mining Group, a deformation forecasting model was putforward based on particle swarm optimization.The kernel function and model parameterswere optimized using particle swarm optimization.It is shown that the forecast result isvery close to the real monitoring data.Furthermore, the PSO-SVM (Particle Swarm Optimization-Support Vector Machine) model is compared with the GM(1,1) model and L-M BPnetwork model.The results show that PSO-SVM method is better in the aspect of predictionaccuracy and the PSO-SVM roadway deformation pre-diction model is feasible for thelarge deformation prediction of coal mine roadway.

非对称载荷作用下倾斜区段煤柱稳定性分析及控制技术

为解决工作面回采及巷道掘进影响下倾斜区段煤柱稳定性劣化的复杂问题,运用弹性力学半逆解法及摩尔-库伦准则建立力学模型,结合三维有限元数值模拟,深入分析了倾斜区段煤柱一侧受载结构形态特征,明确了倾斜煤柱失稳致灾力源及载荷的分布特性,探究了采掘扰动下倾斜区段煤柱塑性变形-失稳-破坏的动态演化过程,揭示了非对称载荷作用下倾斜区段煤柱临界失稳致灾机理,以此为基础优化了倾斜煤柱及周围巷道稳定性控制技术。结果表明:区段煤柱因煤层倾角导致的倾斜形态是煤柱所承受载荷呈非对称状的关键诱因,这一特性致使倾斜煤柱最底端区域覆载最大,且当此区域失稳破坏时,呈现由煤柱下端底角塑性区向煤柱上端底角塑性区扩展的运移过程,并因此得出倾斜区段煤柱临界尺寸随煤层倾角增大而增加的演化规律。由此,针对大南湖一矿倾斜区段煤柱及周围巷道变形失稳的问题,采用支护优化及注浆加固等措施,降低了倾斜区段煤柱侧巷道的变形速率,为类似矿井的煤柱稳定性控制提供了借鉴。

煤巷支护效果智能预测系统及应用

针对深埋复杂地质条件下煤巷支护设计难题,基于巷道支护、计算机开发、数值模拟二次开发等开展了交叉融合技术的研究。通过文献收集、问卷调查及现场调研的方法,建立了煤巷支护知识库,通过库内数据查找和规则推理机制为用户提供岩石力学参数和支护方案参数;构建能满足多种地质条件、多种巷道类型、多种支护方案的数值模拟脚本,基于FLAC^(3D)内置语言开展二次开发技术的研究,建立了煤巷支护效果预测模型;运用计算机高级编程语言开发煤巷支护效果预测系统,实现了煤巷支护效果预测的可视化、智能化;利用该系统对经典案例进行测试,并用决定系数R2和平均绝对百分比误差MAPE对该系统预测效果进行了评价,结果显示其各指标的R^(2)均在0.8以上,MAPE值均在20%以下,都在合理范围之内该系统在巷道位移预测方面效果良好;系统在信湖煤矿818外风巷的工程实例的验证结果显示,其预测精度达到84%以上,能够为现场施工提供准确指导。

矿井采煤过程中大断面巷道支护技术研究

煤炭资源是中国重要的能源资源之一,然而在矿井采煤过程中,巨大煤矿的开采和应力变化等因素导致支护不足和大断面巷道变形严重。为了解决这一问题,需要开展更深入、更系统的研究。首先介绍了大断面巷道的特点以及在采煤过程中存在的支护难题,包括巷道变形、支架开裂等问题。然后分析了传统支护方式存在的不足之处,并提出了一种新型支护技术——填充式支护技术。该技术采用填充材料将巷道周围空隙填满,从而增强了支护效果,提高了大断面巷道开采的安全性和可靠性。

煤巷钻锚一体化快速掘进技术与装备及应用

分析煤巷掘进技术与装备现状及存在的问题,介绍研发的钻锚一体化快速掘进新模式、新技术、新装备及井下应用效果。研发出钻锚一体化锚杆支护技术与设备,包括钻锚一体化锚杆、泵注式锚固剂、钻锚一体化钻臂、钻箱、锚杆仓、锚固剂泵注系统及智能控制系统,将传统树脂锚固锚杆安装6道工序简化为1道连续工序,实现了锚杆自动化“一键”打设,单根锚杆作业时间由原来5~6 min减少为3 min。研发出自动化喷涂支护技术与装备,包括高强、速凝、抗变形喷涂护表材料,抗拉强度超过9 MPa,断裂伸长率超过100%,黏结强度高于3 MPa;研发出6自由度喷涂系统,可实现随掘自动化快速喷涂作业。研发出巷道随掘变形动态监测技术与系统,实现随掘大粉尘、多干扰、低照度环境下的巷道表面变形监测,监测精度能够满足围岩稳定性评价要求。提出煤巷掘支锚运分区并行协同快速掘进新模式,研制出钻锚一体化快速掘进成套装备。对试验矿井陕西陕煤曹家滩煤矿回采巷道掘进过程中围岩位移和稳定性进行了监测,在时间上,巷道掘出2~3 h后80%以上的围岩位移已经发生;在空间上,距离掘进工作面相当于2倍巷道宽度的位置,90%以上的围岩位移已经完成。快速掘进引起的巷道围岩位移在很短时间内就基本完成,要求支护必须及时且快速。在曹家滩煤矿10 m超大采高综采工作面特大断面回采巷道完成近6000 m的巷道掘进工程,打设钻锚一体化锚杆60000余根。锚杆施工时间、支护用工人数及作业人员劳动强度大幅降低,掘进速度、效率及自动化水平显著提高。试验巷道顶板位移量小、完整稳定,支护效果良好。煤巷钻锚一体化快速掘进技术与装备井下试验取得成功,具备了特大断面煤巷月掘进进尺1500~2000 m的能力。

大断面半煤岩巷道变形破坏机理研究及控制技术

针对大断面半煤岩巷道围岩变形控制难题,以小保当煤矿一号井大断面半煤岩巷道为研究背景,测试了巷道围岩岩层分布、围岩地应力分布及裂隙发育,分析了巷道围岩的变形破坏演化特征。通过实验室试验以及数值模拟分析了半煤岩组合体力学性能及其变形破坏形态,揭示了强度较低的煤体最先在煤岩交界面发生破裂、滑移,变形不断向深部延伸,随着煤岩体完整性及强度的持续弱化,造成巷帮由下而上的非均匀渐进性失稳破坏,揭示了提高大断面半煤岩巷道围岩稳定性的关键在于控制煤岩交界面非协调变形。基于此提出了采用高预应力锚杆支护与薄弱区域加强支护的变形控制思路,制定了小保当一号井大断面巷道半煤岩巷道围岩变形控制方案,并开展了井下工业试验,取得了较好的应用效果,在监测期内巷道顶板的位移量为28 mm,两帮的位移量为80 mm,底板的位移量为43 mm,随后围岩变形趋于稳定,巷帮煤岩交界处的变形控制效果显著,表明采用该方案可有效控制大断面半煤岩巷围岩变形。

深部特厚煤层综放沿空掘巷煤柱优化及巷道支护

为研究深部大采高综放工作面窄煤柱沿空掘巷巷道矿压控制问题,以国能宁煤集团枣泉煤矿2^(-2)特厚煤层130203大采高综放工作面回风巷道为背景,基于实用矿山压力理论,建立了巷道围岩内、外应力场动态结构力学模型,运用理论计算和数值计算针对不同尺寸煤柱煤体应力对比分析,将原留设15 m护巷煤柱缩小至5 m进行了煤柱优化。结果表明:在稳定的内应力场掘巷有利于巷道的稳定性,避免了顶板事故及冲击地压相关灾害的发生,现场5 m小煤柱护巷工程应用中,130203回风巷道小煤柱侧变形量为1050 mm,实体煤帮变形量为400 mm,两帮呈现不对称性变形,底板局部底鼓量为1400 mm;深部特厚煤层综放开采沿空掘巷采用5 m小煤柱护巷方案设计正确,极大改善了巷道围岩的应力环境,整体设计满足生产要求,现场应用良好。130203工作面小煤柱沿空掘巷技术成功应用,为矿井开采提供了可靠的科学依据。

煤层群采动下围岩应力演化规律及协同控制技术研究

针对煤层群开采过程中巷道支护困难问题,以贵州土城矿212回风石门为工程背景。综合采用现场调研、数值模拟、相似模拟及现场试验等手段,揭示了212回风石门应力演化规律,并提出了“卸−转−固”协同控制技术。研究结果表明:212回风石门遭受破坏的主要原因是煤层群采动过程中存在的地质力学问题导致了围岩失稳。巷道底板及两帮在采动过程中产生不同程度的应力集中。当遭受垂直应力挤压时,巷道底部承受的挤压力较大,而顶部围岩承受的拉伸力较大,由于力学不平衡导致围岩的破坏。基于此提出了“卸−转−固”协同控制技术。通过爆破卸压的方式,利用爆破产生的冲击波引起围岩的震动和应力波动,使表层围岩中原本集中的应力分散到更深的围岩区域,降低表层围岩的应力集中程度。同时,利用爆轰和封孔工艺进一步加固卸压孔周围的围岩,形成两个承载结构。即由巷道支护体形成的内承载体和由深部围岩形成的外承载体。两者相互作用有效承受巷道浅部及深部围岩的应力,并转移到支护结构,起到保护和稳定围岩的作用。利用该技术在212回风石门现场试验,结果显示:使用该技术区域应力长期趋于稳定甚至缓慢降低,巷道顶底板及两帮移近速率分别降低了74.49%及47.67%,底鼓量降低了77.2%。而未使用该技术区域应力出现不同程度的上升,表面位移收敛严重。由此可得,围岩控制效果显著。该技术已成功推广到贵州其他不同地质环境的煤矿,均取得了显著效果。

深部近距离煤层群下分层巷道分区支护技术

为实现深部近距离煤层群下分层巷道安全,以张双楼煤矿21916工作面为工程背景,分析了工作面冲击地压影响因素,划分了21916工作面掘进期间巷道冲击危险区域;建立了煤层合并区域下分层回采巷道数值模型,研究了9煤层21916工作面巷道内错7煤采空区不同距离时应力和位移分布规律,确定了下分层巷道合理位置;基于冲击危险区域划分结果,提出了分区支护技术,并设计了支护参数。现场实测表明,下分层巷道最大两帮移近量为164 mm,最大顶底板移近量为84 mm,顶板深部和浅部的离层量不大于3 mm,帮部锚杆和顶部的锚索受力变化较小,顶锚杆受力从8 kN增加到12 kN后趋于稳定,表明21916工作面巷道布置合理,分区防冲支护技术合理,支护质量与效果显著。研究结果可为类似条件工作面防冲支护提供借鉴。

倾斜煤层回采巷道断面形状优选及支护研究

为解决香山矿倾斜煤层回采巷道变形复杂、稳定性差、支护难的问题,以香山矿二水平己一采区己_(16-17)倾斜煤层为工程研究背景,通过数值模拟比较分析巷道不同断面形状围岩变形情况,选择合适巷道断面并提出相应的支护方式,结合现场观测以验证选取巷道断面以及支护方式的有效性。结果表明:采用斜顶梯形巷道断面及锚网索支护后巷道顶板最大下沉量与支护前相比降低了19%,两帮最大位移量降低了12.7%,梯形巷道断面支护可以将巷道围岩的变形和破坏控制在较小的范围内,回采巷道变形得到有效控制。研究香山矿倾斜煤层回采巷道稳定性,可为矿井安全生产提供依据。