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Abstract

Developing longwall mining under weak geological conditions imposes a substantial challenge with regard to the higher risk of falling roofs. Maintaining the stability of the longwall face in this aforementioned condition is crucial for smooth operation. Investigating roof conditions in longwall requires detailed study of rock behavior in response to a few key influences. This paper presents the outcome of a numerical analysis of roof stability in shallow depth longwall face under weak geological conditions. A series of validated FLAC3D models was developed to examine the roof condition of the longwall face under the influence of shield canopy ratio, shield resistance force, and stress ratio. The results show that these three key factors have a significant impact on longwall roof conditions, which can be used to optimize its stability. Two distinct mechanisms of the roof caving behavior can be observed under the influence of stress ratio. The countermeasures of reducing face-to-tip distance and cutting width are proposed to improve the roof condition of longwall face under weak rock. The outcomes show a substantial improvement in roof conditions after adopting the proposed method.

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Title
Numerical Investigation of Roof Stability in Longwall Face Developed in Shallow Depth under Weak Geological Conditions
Author
Mao, Pisith 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hashikawa, Hiroto 2 ; Sasaoka, Takashi 2 ; Shimada, Hideki 2 ; Wan, Zhijun 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hamanaka, Akihiro 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Oya, Jiro 4 

 Key Laboratory of Deep Coal Resource Mining (CUMT), Ministry of Education of China, School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; [email protected]; Laboratory of Rock Engineering and Mining Machinery, Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; [email protected] (H.H.); [email protected] (H.S.); [email protected] (A.H.); Materials Science and Structure Unit, Research and Innovation Center, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh 12150, Cambodia 
 Laboratory of Rock Engineering and Mining Machinery, Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; [email protected] (H.H.); [email protected] (H.S.); [email protected] (A.H.) 
 Key Laboratory of Deep Coal Resource Mining (CUMT), Ministry of Education of China, School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; [email protected] 
 Business Planning Department, Mitsui Matsushima Holdings Co., Ltd., Fukuoka 810-8527, Japan; [email protected] 
First page
1036
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20711050
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2627869594
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.