Advances in Civil Engineering
Volume 2021 (2021), Article ID 2049755, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2049755

Research Article

Roof Control Technology of Mining Roadway under the Influence of Advanced Supporting Pressure

Zhiyuan Jin,¹ Youlin Xu,¹ Tao Peng,1,2 and Linsheng Gao³

¹School of Mining Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550003, China
²School of Resources & Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
³School of Safety Engineering, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Langfang, Hebei 065201, China

Correspondence should be addressed to Tao Peng; pengxitong2018@163.com

Received 13 April 2021; Accepted 28 May 2021; Published 9 June 2021

Academic Editor: Dezhong Kong

Copyright © 2021 Zhiyuan Jin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract.

In order to solve the problem of controlling the roof of the stoping roadway in 1204 fully mechanized face under the influence of advanced support pressure, according to the characteristics of the stoping roadway section, the single hydraulic prop and π-shaped steel beam were selected to verify the shrinkage of the single hydraulic support and establish mechanics. The model calculates that at least 3 single hydraulic props and at least 2 material lanes are required for the transportation lane; through the numerical simulation method, a reasonable roof control plan for the stoping roadway in the advance support section is determined, that is, 0∼ in front of the material lane. The one-beam three-column method is adopted within 30 m, and the row spacing is 0.8 m; the one-beam four-pillar method is adopted within 0–20 m of the working front of the transportation lane; and the one-beam three-pillar method is adopted within 20–30 m, and the row spacing is 0.8 m. On-site industrial test practice proved that the proposed roof control scheme is reasonable, and the roadway section can meet the actual production requirements.

1. Introduction

Under the action of the advanced supporting pressure, the mining roadway will experience roof subsidence, bottom heave, and two-side shrinkage deformation so that the section of the mining roadway cannot meet the actual production requirements and affects the normal mining of the coal mining face. There are many technologies for the roof control of mining roadways. For example, Sun Jiuzheng published the book “Control Technology and Engineering Practice of Thin Composite Roof of Mining Roadways,” which discussed the mechanical characteristics, changing laws, and influencing factors of thin composite roofs of mining roadways. The deformation and failure mechanism of the thin composite roof of the roadway and the deformation and failure laws of the thin composite roof of the mining roadway are summarized. Qiu Wenhua et al. proposed roof control technology for semicoal and rock roadways under complex conditions. Due to the different production geological conditions of each mining area, the roof control technology of the fully mechanized mining face is different under the influence of the advanced support pressure. According to the specific production conditions of the 1204 working face, relevant research is carried out to put forward a reasonable technical plan for the roof control of the mining roadway in the fully mechanized mining face.

2. Engineering Geological Conditions

The 1204 working face is arranged in the 2# coal seam, the ground elevation is +948～+1103 m, the underground elevation is +495～+541 m, the strike length is 1980 m, and the dip length is 167 m. The thickness of the coal seam is 2.5 to 3.95 m, with an average of 3.2 m; the inclination angle of the coal seam is 3° to 8°, with an average of 6°. The occurrence of roof and floor is shown in Table 1.

Table 1: The lithology of the roof and floor.

Roof and floor name
Rock name
Thickness (m)
Lithology

Basic top
Sandy shale argillaceous shale
6.5
Dense and hard, not easy to fall

Direct top
Partially sandy shale
1.6
Broken, cracks developed, easy to straddle

Pseudotop
Mudstone
0.2
Fall with the mining

Direct bottom
Sandy shale
2.4
Siltstone lenticular horizontal bedding with fissures

Old bottom
Fine-grained sandstone
2.42
Horizontal bedding fissures are developed and hard, f = 6 or so

3. Determination of the Key Parameters of the Roof Control of the Mining Roadway

According to the production geological conditions of 1204, the roof control mode of the advanced support section of the super 1204 fully mechanized face is determined to be “single hydraulic prop + π beam”.

3.1. Single Hydraulic Prop and π-Shaped Steel Beam Selection

According to the cross section characteristics of the two lanes in the 1204 working face, the single hydraulic prop of the transportation lane uses the DZ-35 type, and the π-shaped steel beam uses the DFB4000-300 type. The single hydraulic prop of the material lane is DZ-28, and the π-shaped steel beam is DFB3600-300. The main technical characteristics of the single hydraulic prop and the π-shaped steel beam are shown in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.

Table 2: The main technical characteristics of single hydraulic prop.

Model
Rated work resistance (kN)
Rated work hydraulic (MPa)
Setting force (kN)
Pump station hydraulic (kN)
Maximum height (mm)
Minimum height (mm)
Stroke (mm)
Stroke base area (cm²)

DZ-35
200
25.5
118～157
15～20
3500
2700
800
113

DZ-28
250
31.8
118～157
15～20
2800
2000
800
113

Table 3: The main technical characteristics of π type steel beam.

Model
Material
Width (mm)
Length (mm)
Height (mm)
Thickness (mm)
Bearing capacity (kN)

DFB4000-300
27simn
100
4000
90
8
300～400, that is, when the beam span is 700 mm, concentrated load at beam center

DFB3600-300
3600

3.2. Verification of the Shrinkage of Single Hydraulic Support

After the roadway is excavated, the basic support is performed, and the initial deformation of the old roof is given [1]. The allowable shrinkage amount should satisfy the movement and development of the old roof and reach the final stable state, that is, the basic support of the roadway. The allowable roof shrinkage of the protective structure should at least meet the expected deformation of the surrounding rock [2, 3].

where is the required shrinkage of the basic support in the lane, is the amount of compression of the auxiliary supporting structure, and is the moving amount of the roof and floor of the roadway under a given deformation state of the old roof, generally 200～300 mm.

The roof control method of the roadway in 1204 fully mechanized coal mining face adopts “single hydraulic prop + π beam,” the compression of the auxiliary support structure is 0, and the estimated roadway roof and floor moving in the given deformation state of the old roof is 300 mm. The required shrinkage of the basic stent should be greater than 300 mm. The selected single hydraulic prop has a stroke of 800 mm, which can meet the requirements.

3.3. Supporting Density of Single Hydraulic Prop

According to the supporting force of the single hydraulic prop under the given deformation of the old roof and the given load of the roof, the bearing capacity of the π-shaped beam is considered, and the supporting density is determined by comprehensive analysis.

3.3.1. Under a Given Deformation State

Under the given deformation working condition required by the old roof, the supporting structure in the roadway should control the direct roof and make it close to the old roof. Therefore, the supporting force should be at least sufficient to balance the rock weight of the direct roof.

where N is the supporting force, kN; is the dynamic pressure coefficient, 2; γ is the bulk density of the direct roof, 2.5 t/m³; h is the thickness of the direct roof, 1.6 m; d is row spacing, 0.8 m; and B is the width of the lane, the transportation lane is 5 m, and the material lane is 4 m.

It is calculated that the required supporting force N = 320 kN for the transportation lane and the required supporting force N = 256 kN for the material lane. Therefore, in this case, the transport lane needs at least 2 single hydraulic props and at least 2 material lanes.

3.3.2. Under a Given Load State

Since the roof falling shape is arched, it is analyzed according to Platts’ pressure-free arch theory [4], as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: The map of roof caving arch.

The damage range of the roadway gang is given by [5]

In the above formula, the squeezing stress concentration coefficient around the roadway is generally taken as 3; r is the average gravity density of the rock formation, which is 25 kN/m³; is the mining influence coefficient, 2; H is the buried depth and the maximum value is 487 m; is the uniaxial compressive strength of the top plate, 20 MPa; is the internal friction angle of the top plate, 20°; and h is the height of the roadway, the transportation lane is 3.1 m, and the material lane is 2.5 m.

By using formula (3), the damage range of the transportation lane ledge is calculated as 2.99 m and the damage range of the material lane ledge is calculated as 2.41 m.

The maximum loosening range of the top plate is given by [6]

where fm is roof rigidity coefficient, taking 2, and L is the width of the lane. The transportation lane is 5 m, and the material lane is 4 m.

By using formula (4), the loosening range of the roof of the transportation lane is calculated as 2.74 m and the loosening range of the roof of the material lane is calculated as 2.21 m.

Considering the most dangerous situation, the weight of the rock mass within the loose roof range is borne by the single hydraulic prop. The required single hydraulic prop supporting force is given by

By using formula (5), the supporting force of the single hydraulic prop required by the transportation lane is calculated as 603 kN and the supporting force of the single hydraulic prop required by the material lane is calculated as 389 kN. Therefore, in this case, at least 3 single hydraulic props are required for the transportation lane and at least 2 for the material lane.

3.3.3. Considering the Bearing Capacity of π-Shaped Steel Beams

Since the length of the π-shaped beam is much larger than that of the hinged top beam, its overall supporting effect is good, which avoids the phenomenon of large top pressure and wedge pressing on the hinged top beam [7–12]. When the roof control mode is one beam and two columns, it is simplified as a simply supported beam for calculation, as shown in Figure 2(a); when the roof control mode is one beam and three columns, it is simplified as a statically indeterminate beam for calculation as shown in Figure 2(b).

(a)

(b)

Figure 2: The advanced support simplified mechanical model. (a) One beam and two columns. (b) One beam and three columns.

When the roof control mode is one beam and two columns, it satisfies

When the roof control mode is one beam and three columns,

where [σ] is the allowable stress, MPa; Mmax is the maximum bending moment, kNm; WZ is the bending section modulus, m3; q is the uniform load, kN/m; L is beam span, m; and F is the equivalent concentrated force, kN.

It can be seen from Table 2 that when the beam span is 700 mm, the central load of the beam is 300–400 kN. Since the π-shaped steel beam [σ] and WZ are constants, the bearing capacity of the π-shaped steel beam at different individual hydraulic prop spacings is obtained (see Table 4).

Table 4: The carrying capacity of π type steel beam in different spans.

Mode
Beam span (mm)

4000 (kN)
3600 (kN)
700 (kN)

One beam and two columns
52.5
58.3
400

One beam and three pillars
373
415

The calculation results in Table 4 show that when the roof control mode is one beam and two columns, the bearing capacity of the π-shaped steel beam is less than the required supporting force N under the given deformation of the old roof and the given load state of the roof; when the roof control mode is one beam and three columns, the bearing capacity of the π-shaped steel beam in the material lane can meet the requirements, and the bearing capacity of the π-shaped steel beam in the area affected by the weak forward supporting pressure of the transportation lane can also meet the design requirements, but the loading capacity of the π-shaped steel beam in the severely affected area of the transportation lane cannot satisfy the design requirements.

4. Research and Demonstration of Roof Control Scheme

4.1. Feasible Plan

In order to further determine the roof control plan of the stoping roadway in 1204 fully mechanized mining face, the influence range of the advanced support is considered as 30 m. Due to the different section sizes of the transportation lane and the material lane, four feasible plans are proposed, respectively. Under the normal mining situation of the simulation study, different methods are adopted. When the advance support plan is used, the surrounding rock deformation law and plastic zone distribution characteristics of the two lanes are used to optimize and determine the reasonable roof control plan of the mining roadway. The specific plan is as follows.

4.1.1. Material Lane

 Option 1: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts one beam and three pillars, and the row spacing is 1.6 m Option 2: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts the one-beam three-pillar method, and the row spacing is 0.8 m Option 3: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts one beam and three pillars, and the row spacing is 0.4 m Option 4: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts the one-beam four-pillar method, and the row spacing is 0.8 m

4.1.2. Transportation Lane

 Option 1: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts one beam and three pillars, and the row spacing is 1.6 m Option 2: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts the one-beam three-pillar method, and the row spacing is 0.8 m Option 3: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts one beam and four pillars, and the row spacing is 0.8 m Option 4: the roof control of the mining roadway adopts the one-beam four-pillar method within 0–20 m from the working face, and one-beam three-pillar method within 20–30 m, and the row spacing is 0.8 m

4.2. Plan Demonstration and Determination

With the help of FLAC3D software, the above feasibility schemes are researched and demonstrated. Establish a horizontal model, excavate 80 m, and arrange surface displacement measurement points in two lanes 50 m ahead of the work face, as shown in Figure 3. By comparing and analyzing the deformation law of the surrounding rock of the mining roadway and the distribution characteristics of the plastic zone in different schemes, the reasonable advance support technical scheme is optimized and determined [13, 14].

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Figure 3: Plastic zone distribution of the material roadway’s surrounding rock. (a) Option 1. (b) Option 2. (c) Option 3. (d) Option 4.

4.2.1. Material Lane

The plastic zone distribution of surrounding rock under different schemes is shown in Figure 3, and the surface displacement characteristics of the transportation lane under different schemes are shown in Table 5.

Table 5: The displacement curve about the material roadway’s surface in different advanced support schemes.

Option
Cumulative displacement (mm)

Top and bottom
Two gangs

1
460
501

2
299
331

3
273
303

4
281
311

From the analysis in Figure 3, it can be seen that when option 1 is adopted, the distribution range of the plastic zone of the surrounding rock of the material lane is obviously larger than that of options 2, 3, and 4, while when the option 2, 3, and 4 are adopted, the distribution range of the plastic zone of the surrounding rock of the material lane is similar. It means that the roof of the roadway in the advanced support section of the working face has been effectively controlled when the second, third, and fourth options are adopted, but the first-time control effect of the program is poor.

From the analysis of Figure 3 and Table 5, it can be seen that when the first scheme is adopted, the roof control mode of the mining roadway is one beam and three columns, the row spacing is 1.6 m, and the cumulative displacement of the roof and floor and the cumulative displacement of the two sides have reached 460 mm and 501 mm, respectively. When the second scheme is adopted, the roof control method of the mining roadway remains unchanged, and the row spacing becomes 0.8 m. Compared with the first scheme, the cumulative displacement of the roof and floor and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are reduced by 179 mm and 170 m respectively; when the scheme is adopted at 3 o’clock, the roof control method of the mining roadway remains unchanged, and the row spacing becomes 0.4 m. However, compared with the second plan, the cumulative displacement of the roof and floor and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are only reduced by 26 mm and 28 mm, respectively. In the fourth plan, the roof control mode of the mining roadway becomes one beam and four columns with a row spacing of 0.8 m. Compared with the second plan, the cumulative displacement of the roof and floor and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are only reduced by 18 mm and 20 mm, respectively, which shows reducing the spacing between rows can improve the roof control effect of the advanced support section. However, the simulation study shows that the material lane roof is effectively controlled when the second, third, and fourth options are adopted, but the effect is not much different. The ratio control effect is very obvious; therefore, the second option is determined as the optimal one.

4.2.2. Transportation Lane

The plastic zone distribution of surrounding rock under different schemes is shown in Figure 4, and the surface displacement characteristics of the transportation lane under different schemes are shown in Table 6.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Figure 4: Plastic zone distribution of the surrounding rock. (a) Option 1. (b) Option 2. (c) Option 3. (d) Option 4.

Table 6: The displacement curve about transportation roadway surface in different advanced support schemes.

Serial number
Cumulative displacement (mm)

Top and bottom
Two gangs

Option 1
511
589

Option 2
403
451

Option 3
337
389

Option 4
321
377

From the analysis in Figure 4, it can be seen that when the transportation lane adopts Option 1, the plastic zone of the surrounding rock is the largest, followed by Option 2, the smallest in Option 3 and Option 4, and when Option 3 and Option 4 are adopted, the distribution range of the plastic zone of the surrounding rock of the material roadway is not much different. The distribution range is not much different, indicating that when schemes 3 and 4 are adopted, the roadway roof control effect in the advanced support section of the working face is better.

From the analysis of Figure 4 and Table 6, it can be seen that when the first scheme is adopted, the roof control mode of the mining roadway is one beam and three columns, the row spacing is 1.6 m, and the cumulative displacement of the roof and floor and the cumulative displacement of the two sides reach 511 mm and 589 mm, respectively. When the second plan is adopted, the advance support method remains unchanged, and the row spacing becomes 0.8 m. Compared with the first plan, the cumulative displacement of the top and bottom plates and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are reduced by 108 mm and 148 mm, respectively; when the third is adopted at the same time, the advance support method remains unchanged, and the row spacing is changed to 0.4 m. However, compared with the case of using the second scheme, the cumulative displacement of the top and bottom plates and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are only reduced by 66 mm and 62 mm, respectively; when the fourth scheme is adopted and when the working front is 0–20 m, one beam and four columns are used, and one beam and three columns are used within 20–30 m, and the row spacing is 0.8 m. Compared with scheme 3, the cumulative displacement of the top and bottom plates and the cumulative displacement of the two sides are only reduced. The values of 16 mm and 12 mm indicate that the control effect of the surrounding rock in the advanced support section of the working face of scheme 3 and scheme 4 is better, but the difference in the control effect between the two is very small. Considering comprehensively, the fourth option is determined as the best option.

Therefore, the optimal design plan for the roof control of the mining roadway in 1204 fully mechanized mining face is determined as follows: ① material lane: one beam and three columns are used within 0–30 m in front of the work face, with a row spacing of 0.8 m; ② transportation lane: when the working front is 0–20 m, one beam and four columns are used inside, and one beam and three columns are used within 20–30 m, and the row spacing is 0.8 m.

5. On-Site Industrial Test

5.1. Station Layout

In order to verify the roof control effect of the mining roadway, the roadway surface displacement observation stations were arranged in the transportation lane and the material lane, respectively, and the “cross measurement method” was used for observation. The measurement points are set up as shown in Figure 5. A drill hole with a depth of 400～500 mm is constructed on the top and bottom and the two sides, and a round steel or steel rod with a diameter of 16～18 mm is buried in the hole and fixed with a resin coil. The roadway shows that the displacement monitoring mainly includes roof subsidence OC, floor heave OD, left side approach OA, and right side approach OB.

Figure 5: Sketch map of the displacement of tunnel surface.

5.2. Analysis of Observation Results

Field measurements show that the cumulative approach of the two sides of the material lane is 477 mm, the cumulative approach of the roof and floor is 411 mm, the cumulative approach of the two sides of the transportation lane is 354 mm, and the cumulative approach of the top and floor is 301 mm. The roof of the mining roadway in 1204 fully mechanized mining face has been effectively controlled, and the roadway section can meet the actual production requirements.

6. Conclusion

(1)The roof control support equipment suitable for the mining roadway of 1204 fully mechanized mining face is determined, namely, the single hydraulic prop of the transportation lane is DZ-35, the π-shaped steel beam is DFB4000-300, the single hydraulic prop of the material lane is DZ-28 type, and π-shaped steel beam is DFB3600-300 type.(2)According to the supporting force of the single hydraulic prop required under the given deformation of the old roof and the given load of the roof, and considering the bearing capacity of the π-shaped beam, comprehensive analysis is used to determine the supporting density, combined with FLAC3D numerical simulation method. Research and demonstration of the roof control scheme of the mining roadway were carried out, and the optimal scheme was determined, that is, the severely affected area within the advanced support range of the transportation lane adopts the one-beam four-pillar method, and the weakly affected area within the advanced support range of the material lane adopts the one-beam three-column method.(3)Field engineering tests show that it is reasonable to propose the roof control plan of the stoping roadway in 1204 fully mechanized mining face. The cumulative approach of the two sides of the material roadway is 477 mm, the cumulative approach of the roof and floor is 411 mm, and the cumulative approach of the two sides of the transportation lane is 354 mm. The cumulative moving distance of the roof and floor is 301 mm, and the roof of the mining roadway is effectively controlled.

Data Availability

The data used to support the findings of this study are included within the article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no known conflicts of interest that could influence the work reported in this study.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported by projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51764010 and 5184109), Science and Technology Programs of Guizhou Province (Qiankehe Platform Talent [2019] 5674), and Guizhou Province Basic Research (Science and Technology Fund) Project (Qiankehe Foundation [2020] 1Y215).

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