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MECHANICS OF INTERSEAM FAILURE IN MULTIPLE HORIZON MINING/ by Eddie N. =BarkQ Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in _ · Mining Engineering APPROVED: /’ / . __, ii CET; ig C. Haygbcks, Chairman l Karmis ’/;/E/„’ J. R. Lucas, Dept. Head R. Krebs C// June, 1982 Blacksburg, Virginia

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‘ MECHANICS OF INTERSEAM FAILURE IN MULTIPLEHORIZON MINING/

byEddie N. =BarkQ

Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

MASTER OF SCIENCE

in _· Mining Engineering

APPROVED: /’/ — „ . __,ii CET; ig

C. Haygbcks, Chairmanl

Karmis’/;/E/„’

J. R. Lucas, Dept. Head R. Krebs „C//

June, 1982

Blacksburg, Virginia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

.?2S.<2ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ......................... ii

LIST OF FIGURES ......................... vi

LIST OF TABLES ......................... x

CHAPTER

I. INTRODUCTION ....................... l

II. LITERATURE REVIEW ..................... 3

2.1 General ....................... 3

2.2 Geological Factors .................. 24

2.3 Stability Analysis .................. 27

2.3.1 Mohr-Coulomb Criterion ............ 29V

2.3.2 Finite Element Method ............. 31

2.3.2.1 Advantages of the Finite ElementMethod ................ 34

2.3.2.2 Modeling Criteria for the FiniteElement Me¤h¤d ............ 35

2.4 Brittle Model .................... 39

2.4.1 Comparison of Model Material and NaturalRock ..................... 43

2.4.2 Properties of Model Material ......... 44

III. CASE STUDIES ....................... 47

3.1 Case Study No. 1 ................... 47

3.2 Case Study No. 2 ................... 49

3.3 Case Study No. 3 ................... 49

3.4 Case Study No. 4 ................... 52

3.5 Case Study No. 5 ................... 52

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Chapter Pägg

3.6 Case Study No. 6 ................... S5

IV. PHYSICAL MODELING . . .".................. 58

4.1 Description of Test Equipment ............ 58

4.2 Design of Loading Frame ............... 63

4.3 Instrumentation ................... 66

4.4 Developing a Model Material ............. 66

4.4.1 Laboratory Testing .............. 70

4.5 Procedure ...................... 72

V. COMPUTER MODELING .................... 75

5.1 Finite Element Mesh Generation ............ 78

5.1.1 Model I ................... 81

Model II ................... 84

5.1.3 Model III ................... 84

5.1.4 Model IV ................... 87

5.1.5 Model V ................... 87

5.2 Computer Codes Used in the Analysis ......... 90

5.2.1 The Mesh-plot Program ............. 90

5.2.2 The Finite Element Computer Code ....... 90

- 5.2.3 The General Purpose Contouring Program(GPCP) .................... 91

5.3 Procedure ...................... 92

VI. RESULTS .......................... 95

6.1 Computer Modeling .................. 95

6.1.1 Model I .................... 95

6.1.1.1 Effect of Modulus .......... 990

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Chapter Page6.1.1.2 Effect of Poisson's Ratio ...... 102

6.1.1.3 Effect of Density .......... 103

6.1.1.4 Effect of Cohesion .......... 109

6.1.1.5 Effect of Angle of Internal Friction . 111

6.1.1.6 Effect of Proximity of Seams ..... 115

6.1.2 Model II ................... 122

6.1.3 Model III ................... 123

6.1.4 Model IV ........... _........ 126

6.1.5 Model V 128

6.2 Physical Model .................... 128

VII. SUMMARY .......................... 132

VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............. 135

8.1 Conclusions ..................... 135

8.2 Recommendations ................... 136

REFERENCES ........................ 138

APPENDICES ........................ 145

Appendix A Modified Finite Element Program Used inthe Computer Analysis .......... 145

Appendix B Safety Factor Contours Obtained from theAnalysis ................. 171

VITA ........................... 196

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1. Massive Interseam Failure Caused by Removal of theUnderlying Pillars (after Stemple, 1956) ....... 4

2. Shear Failure in Redstone Seam Over Robbed LowerSeam (after Holland, 1951) .............. 6

3. Bending, Shearing and Readjustment of Level Causedby Subsidence in the Lower Seam (after Holland, 1951) . 7

4. Bending in Humph Coal After Mining a Lower Seam(after Holland, 1951) ................. 8

5. Model of Strata Disturbance Above a Fully ExtractedUnderlying Panel (after Peng and Chandra, 1980) .... 9

6. Relationship Between Interseam Thickness and Widthof Opening (after Hedley, 1978) ............ ll

7 . Relationship of Innerburden Thickness and Z Sandstonefor Room and Pillar System in the Appalachian CoalRegion (after Haycocks and Karmis, 1981) ....... 13

8. Damage in Upper Coal Seams (after Stemple, 1956) . . . 16

9. Shearing Action in the Gob Region of a Longwall Panel(after Engineers International, 1981) ......... 18

10. Effect of Parting Thickness on Extraction When MiningAbove a Worked—Out Seam (after Engineers International,1980) ......................... 19

11. Typical Failure of a Bolted Mine Roof (after Cox, 1974) 21

12. Stages of Roof Failure Showing the Shearing Action WhenMbderately Transverse Jointing are Encountered (afterAdler, 1973) ..................... 22

13. Stages of Roof Failure Showing the Shearing Action WhenSevere Transverse Jointing are Encountered (after Adler,1973) ......................... 23

14, Mohr—Coulomb Failure Criterion (after Desai andSiriwardane, 1981) .................. 32

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15. Numbering of Nodes—to Reduce Band Width (after DesaiI I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II16.

Inaccuracy of Solution as a Function of Aspect Ratio(after Desai and Abel, 1972) ............. 38

17. Effect of External Boundary Location on Accuracy ofFinite Element Method Solution (after Kulhawy, 1974). . 40

18. Geological Column of Case Study No. 1 ......... 48

19. Geological Column of Case Study No. 2 ......... 50

20. Geological Column of the Central Pennsylvania CoalArea, Cambria County (after Hasler, 1951) ....... 51

21. Geological Column of Case Study No. 4 ......... 53

22. Geological Column of Case Study No. 5 ......... 54

23. Geological Column of Case Study No. 6 (after Peng andI I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I24.Loading Frame Used in the Physical Modeling ...... 59

25. Design and Construction of the Loading Bracket and itsRelation to the Loading Frame ............. 65

26. Classification of Modeling Materials (after Stimpson,I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II27.

Relation Between Compressive Strength and CylinderLength (after Hobbs, 1967) .............. 71

28. Stress at a Point on a Fracture Surface (after Wang,E I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I29.Simplified Geological Column Used in the Analysis . . . 79

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I34II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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35. Safety Factor Contour Plot of Model I ..... . . . . 97

36. Effect of Modulus of the Interseam on Failure in theUpper Seam ...................... 100

37. Critical Fracture Surfaces for Varying Modulus ofthe Innerburden .................... 101

38. Effect of Poisson Ratio of the Interseam on Failurein the Upper Seam ................... 104

39. Critical Fracture Surfaces for Varying Poisson Ratioof the Innerburden .................. 105

40. Effect of Density of the Interseam on Failure in theUpper Seam ...................... 107

41. Critical Failure Surfaces for Varying Density of theInnerburden ...................... 108

42. Effect of Cohesion in the Interseam on Failure in theUpper Seam ...................... 110

43. Critical Fracture Surfaces for Varying Cohesion ofthe Innerburden .................... 112

44. Effect of Angle of Internal Friction of the Interseamon Failure in the Upper Seam ............. 113

45. Critical Failure Surfaces for Varying Angle of InternalFriction of the Innerburden ............. 114

46. Effect of Proximity of Two Seams on Interseam Failure . 117

47. Critical Failure Surface (Interseam Distance = 49.5 ft) 118

48. Critical Failure Surface (Interseam Distance = 69.5 ft) 119

49. Critical Failure Surface (Interseam Distance = 89.5 ft) 120

50. Critical Failure Surface (Interseam Distance = 119.5 ft) 121

51. Critical Failure Surface-—Model II .... „ ..... 124

52. Critical Failure Surface——Model III .......... 125

53. Critical Failure Surface——Model IV .......... 127

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1. Some Physical Parameters, Their Dimensions andModel Scale Factors (after Hobbs, 1967) ........ 45

2. Rated Delivery of ENERPAC EEM 435L Pump ........ 61

3. Rated Delivery of ENERPAC PEM 3022C Pump ....... 62

4. Test Results of Uniaxial Compressive Strength ofDifferent Mixtures of Sand and POR-ROK Cement ..... 73

S. Material Parameters Used in the Analysis (afterAgbabian, 1978; Obert and Duvall, 1969). ....... 82

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CHAPTER I

V INTRODUCTION

There are many mineable, contiguously placed coal seams in the

Appalachian Coalfields. Historically, the selection of the mining

sequence has been based primarily on seam ownership, availability and

economics. However, the mining of any seam without consideration for

the ground control problems that can occur may seriously affect subse-

quent operations in the coal seams above and below the mined area. Such

practices are often reflected in the recovery, cost and safety hazards

in the mining of subsequent seams.

The ground control mechanisms controlling mu1ti—seam mining in the

Appalachian Coalfields has been isolated into these four areas:—— massive interseam failure

-- pillar load transferV

—— subsidence-— arching

The objective in this study is to determine the factors controlling the

massive interseam failure in the Appalachian Coalfields and to produce

firm mining guidelines that will facilitate optimum seam extraction,

safety and minimum mining costs (Haycocks and Karmis, 1981).

Interseam failure might occur in a multiple horizon mine as an

alternative to the formation of a subsidence trough over an excavation.

Highly inclined shear or shear tensile failures may develop which

usually results in block movement of the ground into the lower

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excavations. This phenomenon has been recorded by several observers

(Barrientos and Parker, 1974; Holland, 1951; and Stemple, 1956).

In order to understand the mechanisms involved in the interseam

failure of a contiguous seam operation, the following parameters will

be considered in this research:

i) The effect of horizontal to vertical load ratio.

ii) The effect of relative stiffness of the layers.

iii) The effect of changing other rock properties.

iv) The effect of proximity of other seams.

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CHAPTER II

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 GeneralU

Multi—seam mining problems have existed for a very long time.

British mines have been operating in multi-seam conditions for a con-

siderable period of time (Finlay, et al, 1933; Dunham, et al, 1978; and

Spedding, 1976). Quoting Dunham and Stace (1978):

"In the British Coalfields, it is becomingincreasingly uncomon to mine in virgin areasand it has been estimated that every working i

face will be affected by interaction effects —from previous workings at least once duringits life."

Multi-seam mining problems are not limited to Britain but are

experienced world wide, and the United States is experiencing these

problems in many regions.

Holland (1951) lists the following factors below as being of para-

mount importance in the solution of problems of the stability of lower

or upper beds after the main bed is mined:

i) Mining methods in extracting the beds.

ii) Extraction ratio and uniformity of beds concerned.

iii) The intervals between the beds under consideration.

iv) Thickness of beds.

v) Nature of strata between beds.

Further, Holland (1951) observed that in 38 case studies undertaken in

the Appalachian Coal region, about 75% of them had a shear or shear

tensile failure after an underlying bed had been mined. Figure 1 is an

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example of massive interseam failure caused by removal of underlying

pillars. Some of these case studies had water and air entering the

cracks allowing the shales in the imediate roof of the underlying bed

to weaken. Other problems which may be encountered when an underlying

bed is mined first are as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. To explain the

phenomena, Peng and Chandra (1980) proposed the idea of a dome shape to

describe the zone of caving--the zone in which failure by shear and

block movement occurs. The maximum height of this dome was empirically

assumed to be 30 to 50 times the mining height.

In observations carried out on the multi-seam mines of the Pocahon-

tas Coalfields in Southern West Virginia, which applies to coalfields in

Virginia and Kentucky, Lazer (1965) concluded that, when the lower seam

is mined first prior to mining the upper seam, interaction between beds

is almost non existent if the interval between workings are greater

than 50 feet. He further observed that, within the normal limits, the

thickness of the lower mined out seam has no effect on the upper seam

mining and the interval between seams may be as little as 50 feet. The

paper by Hasler (1951) also supports these observations.

The complexity of interaction due to seam interval is manifested

in the paper by Dunham and Stace (1978) where they noted that in Brit-

ish Coalfields maximum seam interval beyond which interactive effects

are no longer felt is quoted from 210 feet to 750 feet. Dunham and

Stace (1978) also emphasize that the influence of seam interval in

multi-seam for any given situation is very much complicated by a

variety of other considerations.

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Figure 2.r Shear Failure in Redstone Seam Over Robbed LowerSeam (after Holland,l951)

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Figure 3. Bending, Shearing and Readjustment of LeveliCaused by Subsidence in the Lower Seam (afterHolland,l95l)

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Figure 4. Bending in Humph Coal After Mining a Lower Seam(after Holland,195l)

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Hasler (1951) studied the multiple seams of the Central Pennsyl-

vania bituminous coal region, especially in the Cambria County. He

observed that in the cases of the lower of the two or more beds of coal

in vertically adjacent areas which was mined before the extraction of

the upper bed, the problems encountered are:

i) Unavoidable damage to the upper bed--and the causes

of these damage are subsidence, fracture, and parting_

of the overlying strata and beds of coal withinvarying ranges.

ii) Damage to overlying bed due to large and extensive

pillars of coal left in the lower worked out bed.

The effects are listed as bumps in the floor,

crushing of the coal in the upper bed, undue

fractures in the coal.

The discussion above has been centered on coal, but it should be

emphasized that multiple seam mining is not restricted to coal but to

metal mining and other minerals as well. Hedley (1974) in the analysis

of multi-seam mining at Elliot Lake uranium mines, lists the causes of

the failure in the interseams as, buckling due to high horizontal

forces, tensile failure at the center of the roof in the lower bed, and

the shear or tensile failure in the interseam (usually occurring at the

edge of the pillar). According to the observation made at these mines,

the latter cause was the major mechanism of failure in the Elliot Lake

uranium mines. A graph of parting thickness (interseam thickness)

against stope span (width of opening) was plotted from observations of

Elliot Lake uranium mines as in Figure 6. From the graph, Hedley

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Elliot Lake uraniu mines as in Figure 6. From the graph, Hedley

(1954) postulates the formula below as a rule of thumb in the designing

of the multiple seam mines at Elliot Lake.

L _g 51:2 (1)

where L = maximum width of opening, ft.

tz = interseam interval, ft.In reviewing most of the literature on multi-seam mining, it imme-

diately becomes obvious that the character of the beds between the coal

seams is very important in any evaluation of the problems attached to

them. Figure 7 illustrates the importance of the character of the

innerburden to the stability of the other seams. There are four se-

quences in which multi-seam mines can be worked and they are

(King, et al, 1972):

i) The lower seam is mined out first prior to mining

the superincumbent seams.

ii) Simultaneous mining of upper and lower seams.

iii) The upper seam is mined prior to mining the

underlying seam.

iv) Combinations of the above (Hasler, 1951; Stemple, 1956;

and Lazer, 1965).

The sequence of mining to be considered in this study is the

situation where the lower seam is mined prior to the extraction in the

upper seam.

Many of the published works available on multiple seam mining,

depending on which part of the world the investigation was made, con-

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tain some recommendations in extraction of these contiguous beds. The

author will summarize these suggestions of mining in an upper bed after

the extraction of the lower seam as below:

i) Extraction in the lower seam should be complete with

no pillars or large remnants left in place (Holland,

1971).

ii) Pillar lines should be kept long and straight to

reduce shearing of the overlying strata at the edges

of the barrier pillar (Holland, 1951).

iii) As in (i) above if pillars are to be kept in the

lower seam, it is advisable to columnize them,

especially for developments and long-life entries.

lt is also recommended that whatever remnant pillars

are left should be uniformly distributed (Peng and

Chandra, 1980).

Reporting of observations in a mine is very important in studies

of this kind; bearing in mind the above statement, King, et al, (1972)

in their survey of the interaction of several workings on each other in

the Midland Coalfields in Great Britain listed these conditions as the

result of the phenomenon:

i) increased closure of mine openings due to the inter-

action producing an increase in the intensity of the

force field surrounding the opening;

ii) deterioration in the natural strength of the strata

surrounding the opening owing to the effects of the

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increased rock pressures and/or lateral strain;

iii) increased roof control difficulties on working faces

and roadway closure arising from interaction of

subsidence of a lower working face; this is referred

to as "live" interaction and is comon in multi—seam

workings.

Stemple (1956) in his report of the observations in coalfields of

Eastern United States, stated that the damage that can be expected in

the upper seam because of previous excavation in a lower one depends on

the thickness of the underlying bed, the method of mining and the thick-

ness of the innerburden. Shearing of the upper coal bed was also ob-

served and is thought to occasionally facilitate the extraction of that

seam (Figure 8). The recommendation for the limitation of excessive

damage in the upper bed in this case was the complete mining of the

lower seam prior to the extraction of the overlying bed.

The most common phenomena observed in Stemple's study were:

—— cracking or horizontal parting in the overlying strata.

—— vertical displacement of the upper seam which usually

translates into separation of the bed.

—- roof falls, floor heaves and pillar crushing or squeezing.

Maximum disturbance in the upper seam was generally observed

when isolated, groups of pillars, or solid coal (barrier

pillars, chain pillars) were left in the lower seam. This

caused the upper seam to shear along the coal line in the

lower seam.

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—- less disturbance is caused when the lower seam is thin rather

than thick. The nature of the strata between seams has an

influence on failure too.

Further observation in the longwall method of mining in contiguous

seams shows the shearing action in the gob region. If longwall mining

system is used, an isolated pillar left in the lower seam acts as an

unsupported cantilever beam and thus can bend 100 to 300 feet before

fracturing (Figure 9). The severity of the disturbance, however,

depends on the nature and thickness of strata in between the beds and

thickness of the coal (Engineers International, 1981).

Various factors are involved in the failure mechanism of an under-

ground excavation and more so in practical experience. Most of these

factors which have been mentioned earlier, however, complicate the

analysis of examples of actual cases in the field. Engineers Inter-

national, Inc. (1981) collected some data from mine visits and litera-

ture review, mostly from the Appalachia, and presented them in a graph

(Figure 10) comparing mining of both top and bottom seams. Figure 10

shows the relationship of extraction ratio to the interseam distance

(parting thickness). Data points from each mining operation were

connected vertically to facilitate interpretation.

Interseam distance is basically the underlying parameter in any

study of multi-seam mining for the causes of structural problems. The

extraction ratio decreases as the height of the interseam becomes

smaller or if the nature of the parting is weak (Engineers Internation-

al, 1981). Fracturing of the upper seam and bumps created by pillars

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left in the lower seam--due to high stresses induced and shearing of

the intact and the bedding interface--are the major causes of lower

extraction ratios in the upper seam.

There are many examples in which the shearing mechanism of the

innerburden affects the successful mining of contiguous beds. As has

been mentioned earlier in the observations made of the problems encoun-

tered in multiple-seam mining, roof falls are one of the major diffi-

culties encoutered in the excavation process. Cox (1974) observed

. that most of the major roof failures are associated with structural

fracture zones, massive shale beds of lenticular structure or thinly

laminated sand-shales. Apart from the obvious weakness presented by

jointing and faulting, massive shales and laminated sandy shales create

a low shear strength roof structure suggesting mostly shearing mechan-

ism in its failure. The conclusions in this paper suggest that shear

failures of the rock are possible if short bolts are used in roofs of

low shear strength as shown in Figure 11. The potential of shear fail-

ure along vertical fracture planes (joints, etc.) are also stated (Cox,

1974). The stages of failure in the roof showing the shearing action

when a moderate and severe transverse jointing are encountered as in

Figures 12 and 13.

An example of positive use of the shearing mechanism of failure in

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nique. This method of mining entails the induction of caving to facili-

tate the recovery of the ore. The caving is induced by undercutting the

ore and thus allowing shearing from both ends of the opening. To limit

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Figure 12. Stages of Roof Failure Showing the ShearingAction When Moderate Transverse Jointing areEncountered (after Adler, 1973)

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greater dilution the deposit must be massive, it must have strong walls

from which ore can part easily. Planes of weakness in the ore can help

greatly in this method. The size of the undercut depends on factors

such as the planes of weakness in the ore, the height of the ore avail-

able for extraction and the output of the mine.

2.2 Geological Factors

As usually happens in most ground control problems, geology of the

area under consideration plays a major role in its analysis. The geo-

logical factors very much dictate the extent of failure in the inter-

seam of any multiple horizon mine.

Massive shear failures have been postulated to be the mechanism of

failure in the interseam of two or more vertically adjacent beds when

the lower one is mined first (Holland, 1951; Stemple, 1956). In the

study of taphrogenesis, a term formulated by KRENKEL to define the

formation of Grabensl, it was found that the massive shear failures and

tensile failures are the most predominant means of formation of the

world's rifts.

The geological history of most of the world's rifts is still

clouded in controversy; there is no agreement over how the rifts

evolved, nevertheless most of the parties involved in the controversy

acknowledge the fact that somewhere along the history of the formation

of the rifts, massive shear and tensile failure occurred to cause the

rifts.

lGrabens in German means ditch and is used frequently in geologyto mean rifts.

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Studying the rifting process really gives an insight into the

phenomenon of massive shear failures and their relation to interseam

failure. Burek (1981), in writing about warping in the rifts of

Arabia, North East Africa and the continents which surround the North

Atlantic rifts, noted that continental warping and shearing are due to

horizontal, compressional stresses caused by the injection and spread-

ing of mantle derived--new oceanic crust (mantle diapirism, ocean-floor

spreading). Burek (1981) also found that lateral movements along diag-

onally arranged shear zones apart from causing compressional shield

folding also causes major faults and fault systems. Evidence of large

tectonic forces (or stresses) was observed in most of these regions.

Confirmation of the above findings has been made by other workers in

this field (Illies, 1968; 1972).

Large tectonic stresses (lateral) have been postulated to be a _

factor in the formation of massive shear failure. This has been true

in the formation of rifts, especially after the idea of plate tectonics

was introduced as the fundamental explanation of the world in its pres-

ent state. D'elia, et al, (1971) made a study of the mechanical behav-

ior or a highly metamorphosed Miocenic mudstone and found that areas of

high tectonic activity produced much sheared material. Their discovery

was rationalized thus, that the tectonic compression, which in this

region is East-West in direction, causes the mudstone to undergo large

shear deformations which gave rise to the faults and the shear zones.

Mohr (1972) in his studies on the rifts in East Africa (Afar, Ethiopia)

confirms the fact that tectonic activity in the region is a factor in

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the rifting process.

Chang, et al, (1977) described the modes in which fractures in a

rock occur; and in their determination of the factors involved stressed

the importance of the influence of the change in the temperature and

pressure inside the earth caused by tectonic movement in faulting. The

five modes of fracturing were: shear-tension, shear-compression, uni-

form compression, uniform tension and uniform shear.

The influence of local geology in massive shear failure is further

detailed in the report on massive rock failure at the Bautsch Mine,

Galena, Illinois to the United States Bureau of Mines by Touseull and

Rick (1974). The report concedes that unequal compression of the clay

seam between areas closer and farther from the free face did increase

the amout of load on supports in the area and thus might have caused

the initial failures in pillars experienced. Another mechanics which

they reported was the loss of cohesion and the bedding planes in the

bentonite seam, which might have been the major factor in many of the

small roof failures that occurred. The wall rock alteration that ·

occurred near the mineralized zone was also a factor in most of the

failures.

In discussing some of the pertinent questions pertaining to multi-

seam mining, Stemple (1956) mentioned the importance of the strata in

the roof of the upper seam when the underlying bed has been mined. It

has been suggested then that less trouble will be experienced for a

hard sandstone roof than a soft shale roof. The importance of the

character of the intervening formation (interseam strata) was also

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stressed in his study.

2.3 Stability Analysis

There are many types of stability analysis which can be applied to

excavations in a massive rock. The majority of these methods evolved

from techniques evolved for pit slopes and so a brief discussion of the

pit slope stability analysis will be undertaken.

Slope stability analysis is usually treated as a limiting equilib-

rium mechanics problem. A failure surface is assumed and a free body

is sliced from the slope. With known or assumed values of the forces

acting upon the free body, the shear resistance of the soil or rock

needed for equilibrium can be calculated. A factor of safety can then

be determined by comparing the shear resistance to the estimated shear

strength (Whitman and Bailey, 1967).

From this basis many methods have been developed, for example the

Friction Circle method, Fellenius or Simplified Bishop methods, Morgen-

stern-Price method and the wedge method. The details in these analyses

are beyond the scope of this study and will not be elaborated on

_ further.A new approach of stability analysis, which has been successfully

used for openings in massive rocks, was developed by the United States

Bureau of Mines (Wang and Sun, 1970). The accuracy of most of the con-

ventional slope stability analyses mentioned earlier has become ques-

tionable because of the assumptions made in the calculations. The

Fellenius method assumes each slice to be in equilibrium without forces

acting on the sides, whilst the Bishop method assumes each slice to be

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in equilibrium, with horizontal resultant forces acting on the sides

(Whitman and Bailey, 1967). Static equilibrium, however, is not satis-

fied completely in any of these two methods and thus causes errors in

the magnitude of 60 percent and 7 percent in the Fellenius and the

Bishop methods, respectively.

The Bureau of Mines method of stability analysis was also treated

as a limiting equilibrium problem. The method uses the finite element

and Mohr—Coulomb failure criteria in the analysis (Wang and Sun, 1970;

Wang, et al, 1971). The procedure usually employed in limiting

equilibrium methods are that (Scott, 1980):

i) Failure occurs as a result of shear on a surface in

the geological material and the failure condition is

assumed to be satisfied on that surface.f

ii) The failure surface is assumed and a number of

surfaces are examined.

iii) For each surface, the failure load (or stress which

will just cause the shear failure) is computed.

Safety factors can also be computed.

iv) A systematic search is then made to find the particular

surface for which the safety factor is the least.

The stress field of the structure under consideration can be ob-

tained using the finite element method of stress analysis. Then, a-

long a possible fracture surface, the normal and shear stresses at

every point is computed using the basic strength of material equations.

The resisting strength is then calculated for the Mohr-Coulomb equation,

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knowing the normal and shear strengths. To calculate the factor of

safety for all the points on the possible failure surface, the ratio of

the resisting strength to the total shear force is evaluated. The

total shear force is obtained by integrating the shear stresses along

the failure surface (Wang and Sun, 1970).

The usual method of stability analysis of an underground structure

has been based on the critical stress concept based on the maximum com-

pressive and tensile stresses determined to exist around an excavation

(Obert and Duvall, 1967). In this method, the check for stability is

for the rock strength to be equal to or greater than the product of the

appropriate critical stress and the safety factor. This system of

stability analysis although widely used has been found inacceptable as

a criteria for structural failure, that involves a separation of mater-

ial from walls of an excavation. The critical stress method of stabil-

ity analysis, however, works for initiation of cracks on the periphery

of the excavation (Wang, et al, 1971). This new method of stability

analysis has been used in a single opening in massive rocks and has

been found to be consistent with the field observations of rib slabbingn

and roof arching (Wang, et al, 1971).

This type of analysis has been investigated for a single opening

(Wang, et al, 1971) but it has also been shown that it can be applied

to an advancing longwall face (Kidybinski and Babcock, 1973).

2.3.1 Mohr—Coulomb Failure Criterion

The clear definition of failure in rock mechanics studies is sur-

rounded by controversy, but Silverman (1957) defines it in a way that

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will be acceptable to all parties:

"Failure may be defined in several ways: as theattainment of the yield point; the appearance of

_ the slip on the external surface of the specimen;or in the case of the so-called brittle materials,it may coincide with actual rupture. For materialswhich do not have a definite yield point, a certainpercentage of residual deformation may be definedas failure."

To predict failure of rock many theories have been propounded and

they are usually based on the following simple assumptions (Lundborg,

1968):

i) Maximum principal stress.

ii) Maximum principal strain.

iii) Maximum shear stress.

iv) Maximum shear strain.

v) Maximum strain energy.

vi) Maximum distortional strain energy

or maximum octahedral shear stress.

The Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria is based on the assumption of

maximum shear stress. The theory postulates that the shear strength

increases with increasing normal stress on the failure plane (Desai and

Siriwardane, 1981). For a two-dimensional case, the theory stipulates

that failure will occur in a material along a surface element when the

magnitude of the shear stress becomes equal to the sum of the resist-

ances due to cohesion and friction (Wang, et al, 1971).

T = c + uou (2)

Where on is the normal stress acting on the surface

element.

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u is the coefficient of internal friction.

T is the shear stress acting on the surface element.

u = tan ¢Where ¢ is the angle of internal friction.

To express the Mohr—Coulomb failure criterion in terms of princi-

pal stresses, reference will be made to Figure 14. From Figure 14,

(01 - 03)/2 = AB + BF (3)

Rewriting,

(01 - 03)/2 = 0Asin¢ + Ccos¢ ~ (4)

hence,

(läé)= sin¢ + Ccos¢ (5)

The failure criteria ignores the effects of intermediate principal

stress and does not allow for hardening behavior. This theory, how-

ever, takes into account the frictional aspects of the rock.

The Mohr—Coulomb failure criteria appears to be attractive to the

engineer because it considers the actual behavior of materials includ-

ing its inhomogeneity and anisotropy (Silverman, 1957).

2.3.2 Finite Element Me¤h¤d

The basic concept of the finite element method is the idealiza—

tion of an elastic continuum as an assemblage of discrete elements

interconnected at their nodal points (Wang and Sun, 1970). As usual,

the force-deflection or stress-strain relationship and the requirement

for compatibility and equilibrium are used in obtaining the stiffness

properties of the elements (Wang and Sun, 1970). The basic element

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(equilibrium) equation used for the finite element analysis is

(Desai and Abel, 1972),

{B1 {6} =° {Q} (6)where [k] is the element property matrix,

is the vector of nodal displacements,

{Q} is the vector of element nodal forcing parameters.

The element equations are then assembled to obtain a relationship

of the form (Desai and Abel, 1972),

[1<]'{r} = {R} (7)where [K] is the assemblage property matrix,

is the assemblage vector of nodal displacements

is the assemblage vector of nodal forcing parameters.

The boundary conditions, surface traction and specific loading

conditions on any point can be incorporated into the analysis for

solutions of displacements. Secondary quantities such as strains and

stresses in an element can then be calculated using a transformation

matrix as shown below (Desai and Abel, 1972):

{6} = [c] [B] {q} (8)

where {o} is the stress in an element

[C] is the stress--strain matrix (might be Hooke's Law

if linear elastic constitutive law is to be used).

[B] is the transformation matrix.

Complete discussion of the finite element method is beyond the

scope of this thesis. Further reference to this method of analysis can

be obtained from Desai and Abel, 1972, and Zienkiewicz, 1977, and all

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such programs are computerized.

The output from most programs are in the form of displacements at

nodes, the vertical and horizontal stresses, the principal stresses and

the angles they make and the shear stress involved in an element.

Thus, with such an array of stress components given, the finite element

method is important for many uses other than analysis of stresses.

2.3.2.1 Advantages of the Finite Element Method

Before the discussion on finite element method is ended as such,

it will be expedient to state the advantages it has over other methods

of stress analyses (Wilson, 1965).

i) The method is completely general with respect to

geometry and material properties.

ii) Complex bodies composed of many different materials

are easily represented.

iii) Anisotropic materials are automatically included in the

formulation and thus allows filament structures to be

handled easily.

iv) Displacement or stress boundary conditions may be

specified at any nodal point within the finite element

system.

v) Arbitrary thermal, mechanical and accelerated loads

can be specified too.

vi) Precision wise, it has been shown mathematically that

the method converges to the exact solution as the

number of elements is increased. Thus, the desired

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degree of accuracy can be obtained.

vii) In the formulation of the finite element method,

symmetric, positive--definite matrix which usually

occurs in a banded form is usually obtained and thus

can be solved with a minimum of computer storage

and time.

2.3.2.2 Modeling Criteria for the Finite Element Method

The most important aspect of the finite element method is the dis-

cretization of the model body. This process is essentially an engineer-

ing judgment exercise and the importance of it cannot be overemphasized.

The decision on the number, shape, size and configuration of the ele-

ments should be made in such a way as to simulate as closely as possible

the original body (Desai and Abel, 1972).

Although it has been mentioned that engineering judgment is needed

in the discretization process, some guidelines are, nevertheless, sug-

gested to facilitate the decision-making process (Desai and Abel, 1972).

i) In the location of nodes, subdivision lines and planes

are usually placed where abrupt changes in geometry,

loading and material properties occur.

ii) A finer subdivision is necessary in regions where

stress concentrations are expected.

iii) Curved boundaries can be approximated as piecewise

linear by the sides of the elements adjacent to the

boundary, if straight—sided elements are to be employed.

Isoparametric elements with curved sides can be used.

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iv) To minimize the solution time and the storage require-

ment for the overall stiffness matrix, the band width

is made as small as possible. The band width is given

as,

B=(1>+1)£ (9)

where B is semi band width.

D is the maximum largest difference occurring for

all elements of the assemblage.

f is the number of degrees of freedom at each node.

. In this case the numbering system is very important in

terms of computer time and storage requirements.

Figure 15 (b) shows the right way to number the nodes

and elements.

v) The aspect ratio of the elements affects the finite

element solution. The aspect ratio is defined as the

ratio of the largest dimension of the element to the

smallest dimension. Long, narrow elements are usually

avoided when drawing a mesh for a body. The graph in

Figure 16 shows the inaccuracy of solutions as a

function of the aspect ratio.

vi) For a body of infinite lateral dimensions, side bounda-

ries can be assumed and side nodes restrained to move

only in the vertical direction and not horizontally.

Kulhawy (1974) showed that for geotechnical problems, such as are

being considered in this study, arbitrary, linear strain quadrilateral

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elements are the most appropriate. His paper recommends a minimum of

125-150 elements for the analysis of simple structures in homogeneous

rock and that the boundaries of the finite element mesh should be

located at least six radii away from the center of the opening to

minimize the boundary effects. (Figure 17).

2.4 Brittle Model

Physical modeling is slowly gaining popularity in the solution of

very complex rock mechanics problems. Theoretical and field-measure-

ment approaches have been used extensively in the solution of ground

control problems, but these approaches have their limitations. The

theoretical studies are based on the theories of elasticity and plas-

ticity, which sometimes do not apply directly to a particular problem,

because of the simplifying assumptions that must be made to obtain a

solution (Barron and Larocque, 1963). Field measurements adapt the

theory to the ground conditions, but the interpretation of the measure-

ments is complicated because of the unknown and often uncontrollable

variables which influence the measured phenomena. The inaccessibility

of most of the structure for measurement purposes also is a problem

(Barron and Larocque, 1963).

Although physical models have some limitations, it nevertheless

allows for realistic empirical and theoretical equations to be deduced.

It also allows for all variables which influence the phenomena to be

measured. The main attractions of physical models are convenience,

speed and low expense in the investigation of complex engineering

problems (Whittaker, 1974).

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Various physical models have been built to simulate diverse rock

mechanics problems. Everling (1964) performed experiments to simulate

the behavior of the ground surrounding a roadway, the support charac-

teristics of different systems in a roadway, and to investigate the

break phenomena and deformation processes in the ground responsible for

the changes in the cross-section of the roadway. Model dimension was

6.6 feet by 6.6 feet by 1.3 feet and five hydraulic props on each of

the four narrow sides were used to apply the required load. Each of

the props has its own pup capable of exerting 60 tons of force. The

top cover of this model, which was constructed at the Mining Research

Station at Essen—Kray in West Germany, was stressed against the model

by four props-which helped to achieve the plane strain conditions ex-4

perienced underground. Geometrical scale of 1/10 was used and the

strengths of coal, shale and sandstone were modeled on a strength scale

of 1/10 using variations in mix of Portland cement, fused alumina

cement and quartz powder.

Hobbs (1966) also performed a series of experiments using scale

models to determine the movement of strata in the vicinity of mine

roadways underground, controlling such factors as rock strength, pres-

sure, roadway size, roadway shape, support design, packing system de-

sign, pack width and ribside position. The facility designed for this

case at the National Coal Board Mining Research Establishment at Isle-

worth in England could test models of dimensions 2 feet by 2 feet by

5 inches. The model was loaded using 12 rams, 3 on each side. Each of

the rams had a capacity of 3.14 tons and were all powered by an elec-

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tric pup and relief valves system. Preliminary tests on the rams

showed that there was little variation between the applied ram loads at

the same ram pressure for individual cylinders. A geometrical scale

factor of 1/50 was used. The model material is a mixture of sand,

plaster and water.

The profile measuring head (N.C.B., M.R.E. Isleworth type no. 943)

was used in most of the measurements in Hobbs's (1966) physical model.

Everling (1964), however, used distance measuring devices and permanent

photographic records in the test on the physical model.

Barron and Larocque (1963) reports on a physical model design to

simulate a vertical section taken through the orebody bounded by the

opposite faces of the pillar in the Wabana Iron 0re Mine in Newfound—

land, Canada. The main objective was to investigate the following

problems:

i) The stress distributions in the model under various

conditions, as the rooms are developed.

ii) The effects of discontinuities in the ground.

The dimensions of the Wabana Mine model were 6 feet by 6 feet by 1 foot

and had three 50-ton capacity rams to apply load on each side of the

model. Four 2-ton rams were used to apply restraining load to the face

of the model-—to simulate plane strain conditions. The geometrical

scale factor for the model was 1/70 and the materials used here were a

variation of the water and plaster using retarders and fillers to

achieve the required physical properties.

Rosenblad (1969) reported on the use of a model of approximately

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22 inches by 22 inches by 6 inches to investigate the behavior of

jointed rocks. The equipment developed, the materials used and the

instrumentation used are all obtained in detail in the papers by

Rosenblad (1968, 1969).

Sandbox models have been used successfully to simulate the pos-

sible distribution of stress in the region of coal-mine face workings

. as described by Harris (1974).

2.4.1 Comparison of Model Material and Natural Rock

To carry out any model study it is very important to scale the

geometrical factors as well as the mechanical properties of the mate-

rials and loads involved (Barron and Larocque, 1963). The technique of

dimensional analysis is usually used to specify the requirements for

similitude between the model and the prototype. The basis of this

technique is to collect all the physical quantities, constants, and

characteristics pertaining to the problem and applying certain rules,

usually the Buckingham-H theorem, to form dimensionless parameters.

The dimensionless parameters for the model must have the same value as

the prototype according to the similitude condition (Barron and

Larocque, 1963).

It must be emphasized here that it is usually very difficult to

obtain a perfect similitude between physical models and mining condi-

tions, although such models can achieve sufficient accuracy to contrib-

ute qualitatively and quantitatively to the solution of rock mechanics

problems. Usually, some of the independent dimensionless variables,

which have less significant influence on the test results, are allowed

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to deviate from the correct values (Rosenblad, 1968).

Mandel (1963) describes an equivalent material as the softer model

material, chosen in such a way that its mechanical properties of elas-

tic, plastic and viscous deformation may be deduced from those of the

material of the structure by a change in the scales of the stresses,

times and deformations. The paper goes on to classify similitude into

simple and extended types. Simple similitude is when the scale of the

displacements is that of lengths, so that the deformations are equal at

two homologous points in the structure and in the model. When the dis-

placement is small a scale different from lengths can be adopted--

extended type of similitude.

Hobbs (1966) after going through the dimensional analysis drew up

a table to indicate the scale factors used in those model tests and

also to show how other parameters are related to the basic scale fac-

tors of length, mass and time. Thakur (1968) proposed that the time

scale factor for equivalent materials is equal to the square root of

the geometrical scale factor under both elastic and plastic conditions.

T =/V <1o>The above conclusion is in agreement with the work of Hobbs (1966).

2.4.2 Properties of Model Material

Some general guidelines are given in the literature as to the

properties of model materials needed in any study (Rosenblad, 1968).

i) The material should be economical, costwise.

ii) lt should be easily obtainable.

iii) It should be reproducible from one batch to the next.

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Tab le 1

Some Physical Parameters, Their

Dimensions and Model Scale Factors

(after Hobbs, 1967)

Physical Scale FactorParameter Dimension (a) (b)

Length L'

A 1/50

Mass M p 11/25x10·5

Time T 1 1/JE0

. -3 -3Density ML uA = 11/20

Strength 1/90

StressM_lT_2 uA—l1_2

1/90Young'sModulus M-1T-2 uA-11-2 1/90

. -2 -2Acceleration LT A1 = 1

Poisson Ratio 0 1 1

Angle of Internal Friction 0 1 1

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iv) The material should be similar to rock in all its

pertinent properties.

v) Its static properties should not change with time.

vi) Its deformability should be sufficiently large to cause

adequate response in displacement and strain measuring

instruments.

vii) It should be possible for measuring instruments to be

easily fixed to or embedded in the material.

Further requirements enumerated by Rowe and Base (1966) list these

requirements below as very important in model material properties:

i) That there should be an affinity between the

stress/strain relations of model material and that

of the prototype.

ii) The value of Poisson's ratio and angle of internal °

friction for both the model and prototype materials

should be the same.

iii) The model material should be capable of easy fabrication

to the required form, preferably without inducing

internal stress.

iv) The material strength should be such that a loading

frame could be built to fail the model.

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CASE STUDIES

Specific examples of multi-seam mines and their mechanism of fail-

ure are enuerated below. Six examples of cases in which the under-

lying seam was mined first are described in this chapter. All these

examples were collected from the literature.

3.1 Case Study No. 1

This mine is located in McDowell County in West Virginia (Stemple,

1956). Two seams are worked in the mine--Pocahontas No. 6 and Pocahon-

tas No. 3--in the upper and lower tiers. The method of mining is the

room and pillar technique with 90% planned extraction ratio in the up-

per bed and 92.4% in the lower seam. The thickness of the upper and

lower seams are 46 inches and 54 inches, respectively. The interval

between the seams is between 140 and 150 feet, and it consists of

shales and sandstones in basically the same proportions. Figure 18

shows the geological column in the mining area.

The observations made after the lower seam was mined were very

favorable—-the disturbance in the upper seam was minimal although a

sizeable pillar was left in the lower seam. Surface subsidence in this

mine was also very minimal-—some cracks showing up but not significant.

The relative stability experienced in this case might be due to thicker

interseam and the sandstones involved in the innerburden. The same

reasoning can also be espoused for the minimal surface subsidence

experienced.

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LOCATION: McDowell Co., W. Va.

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Figure 18. Geological Columm of Case Study No. 1

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3.2 Case Study No. 2

The location of the mine is in Mercer County in West Virginia

(Stemple, 1956). The mine is serviced by two seams——the Pocahontas

No. 11 and Pocahontas No. 3. The seams have thicknesses of 54 inches

and 68 inches in the lower and upper beds, respectively. The interval

between the two seams is approximately 510 feet. The geological forma-

tion in the innerburden is composed of shales and sandstones with the

coal seam Pocahontas No. 6 in it (Figure 19).

Observations of disturbance is similar to that in Example 1--minimal disturbance in the upper seam and minimal surface subsidence.

The greater thickness of the innerburden might be the clue to the insig-

nificant disturbance in the upper seam.

3.3 Case Study No. 3

The mine under consideration is located in Cambria County in the

state of Pennsylvania (Hasler, 1951). The geological column of the area

as given by the U.S. Geological Survey is shown in Figure 20. The seams

uder consideration here are the lower Kittanning and the Upper Freeport

for the lower and upper beds. The bed thicknesses for the lower and the

upper seams are 42 inches with an interval of approximately 180 feet.

The room and pillar method of mining is used in this case.

There was not a marked disturbance in the upper bed after two years

had elapsed from the time of the mining of the lower seam. Significant

disturbance was, however, experienced in the upper bed in the area where

pillars in the underlying seam has been extracted. It should, however,

be noted that the pillars in the upper bed were columnized to that in

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LOCATION: Mercer Co., W. Va.

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Figure 19. Ceological Column of Case Study No. 2

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Scale, 1 inch = 150 feet Willmore Sandstone memberSummerhill Sands tone member

Morgantown ("Ebensburg")Sandstone member

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Upper Kittanning CoalFormationMiddle Kittanning CoalLower Kittanning Coal

——— Brookville or Clarion CoalFigure 20. Geological Column of the Central Pennsylvania Co.al

Area, Cambria County (after Hasler, 1951)

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the lower seam. A combination of factors can be used to explain why

there is some stability in the upper bed in this case--the greater seam

interval, the good planning reflected in the columnization of the

pillars in the two seams and the hitherto unmentioned time factor.

3.4 Case Study No. 4

McDowell County, in West Virginia, figures again in the discussion

of the examples of failures in the multi-seam mines (Stemple, 1956).

The seams being worked in this mine are the Pocahontas No. ll and

Pocahontas No. 3 with seam thickness of 36 inches and an average of

90 inches, respectively. 75% and 90% are the extraction ratios for the

upper and lower beds, respectively. The seam interval in this mine is

about 470 feet and is composed of shales, coal seams, fireclays and

several sandstone beds (Figure 21).

Disturbances observed in the upper bed are very significant with

cracks which stretch to the lower seam. The roof and the coal in the

upper seam were also observed to be fractured. These observations point

to shear failure. Surface subsidence, which is in the form of wide

cracks and the settlements, were also observed. The predominance of

shales in the innerburden and also the high extraction ratio in the

lower seam might account for the instability and the subsidence in the

upper seam.

3.5 Case Study No. 5

Consideration of shear and shear tensile failure is made in this

example. The location of the mine is in Raleigh County in West Virginia

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LOCATION: McDowell Co. , W. Va.'·_·:•··_· •_

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Mining Method:

Upper seam- room and pillarExtraction 75 percent

Lower seam- room and pillarExtraction 90 percent

Figure 21. Geological Column of Case Study No. 4

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LOCATION: Raleigh Co., W. Va.

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Upper seam-—room and pillarExtraction 92%

Lower seam——room and pillarExtraction 80%

Figure 22. Geological Column of Case Study No. 5

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(Stemple, 1956). The mine has two seams, Sewell and Beckley in the

upper and lower beds, respectively. These coal seams have thicknesses

of 48 inches in the upper and between 33 to 165 inches in the latter

and they are mined at 92% and 80% extraction ratios. The interval

between the seams is also variable between 260 to 330 feet with mostly

shales and sandstones in its geological formation. Figure 22 depicts

the geological colum of the mining area.

Significant damage was experienced in the upper bed even in the

virgin areas. The damage is intensified in the development work of the

upper seam. Breaks to the surface from the lower seam are essentially

vertical at first, but later show slight positive inclination estimated

at 10 degrees maximum--shear and shear tensile type failure and subsid-

ence. The low interseam height is the greatest factor in the damage

done in the upper seam.

3.6 Case·Study No. 6

All the mines in the examples above have been using the room and

pillar method of mining. The discussion in this example is, however,

concerned with the failure mechanism experienced when longwall method

of mining is used in multi—seam mines. The mine under consideration

has two seams, the Upper Campbell Creek and the Eagle (Peng and Chandra,

1980). Mostly shales and sandstones form the interval between the seam

and has a height of approximately 190 feet (Figure 23). The lower seam

was mined using the longwall method, the upper bed was basically mined

by the room and pillar method with some longwall practiced in some few

areas.

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LOCATION: W. Va. Cover consists ofmainly sandstone· um and shale

4 l5· M.6'6" Campbell Coal7'l" Shale

Sandstone_ 1'4" Powelton Coal14'l" Shale2'5" Powelton CoalEEG 3'3" shaie

I IIMining Method: 42 4 SandstoneUpper seam——room andpillarLower

seam--longwall \88 '2 I 16' ll" _Shale3' Coal and Shalell'7" Shale

4'5' Sandstone9'll" shaie7' Eagle Coal3'lO" shaieSandstone

Figure 23. Geological Column of Case Study No. 6(after Peng and Chandra, 1980)

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The panel entries of the upper seam were located directly above

the gob areas left by the longwall panels in the lower bed. Fewer

maintenance problems occurred because of the location of the panels in

the upper seam in the de—stressed zone created by the mining of the

lower bed. However, as the upper seam was advanced towards the limit

of mining in the lower seam, greater roof control problems at the face

started. Cracks left in the roof were as high as 20 feet. Severity of

the problem kept increasing even after the face moved beyond the mining

limit of the lower seam.

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CHAPTER IV

PHYSICAL MODELING

Physical models have been used quite extensively to study various

problems in rock mechanics; and for the purpose of this study this type

of models are being used primarily to investigate the failure patterns

that occur in multi—seam mining and to corroborate the results obtained

with the computers.

This chapter will, therefore, describe in detail all the test

equipment, the development of the model material and the procedure

adopted in the tests.

4.1 Description of Test Equipment

The model appaIatuS is shown in Figure 24.

The model to be tested has a dimension of 24 inches by 24 inches

by 6 inches and is boud on the four thinner sides by l inch thick

steel. This arrangement around the model is to achieve the uniform

loading conditions in the vertical and horizontal directions. The type

of steel used in all these arrangements is the ASTM A36 type structural

steel.

To apply the load on the model a hydraulic system was chosen be-

cause of convenience in its usage. The load is applied directly using

twelve hydraulic cylinders manufactured by Applied Power, Inc. Three

rams were placed on each side of the model, so that the uniform loading

conditions on the sides can be simulated close enough. Each of these

rams has a capacity of 25 tons and stroke of 4 inches.

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Two hydraulic pumps were used in this assembly for easy manipula-

tion of the pressure (or load) in the horizontal and the vertical sec-

tions of the model. It was also found that to use only one hydraulic

pup for this assembly will amount to maintaining equal pressures (or

load) on the vertical and horizontal sections of the model which will

seriously limit the objectives of the experiment.

Although the two electric powered hydraulic pups used in the

model tests are physically different, they seem to have the same basic

output specifications. The pump that controls the cylinders acting

vertically has a rated delivery as shown in Table 2.

This pump has a three-way valving with an "on—off-jog" switch, it

is also fitted with two safety relief valves--one factory set at 10,000

psi and the other is adjustable for pre-setting maximum operating pres-

sures.

The rated delivery of the pump that controls the cylinders acting

horizontally is as shown in Table 3. A two-way manual valve is a

standard attachment to this hydraulic pump and has the usual two safety

relief valves also incorporated. The motor specifications in this pump

reads a bit different from the previous pump described-—it is rated at

1% horsepower to 8,000 psi for continuous operation and to 10,000 psi

for intermittent use. A special electrical wiring was required, how-

ever, for the 3 phase, 230 volts with 60 Hz electrical specification on

this motor. A full load rated current is 10 Amperes and it has a speed

of 1725 revolutions per minute.

Rigid steel tubing was chosen in the connections around the cylin-

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Table 2

Rated Delivery of ENERPAC EEM 435L Pump

Flow Rate Pressure(Cu.i¤./min.) (psi)

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195 500

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Table 3

Rated Delivery of ENERPAC PEM 3022C Pump

Flow Rate Pressure(Cu.in./min.) (psi)

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ders to reduce the occurrence of damaged hoses and the subsequent re-

placements that might accompany the experiment if rubber tubing were

used throughout the assembly. High pressure 316 stainless steel tubing

of 3/8 inch outside diameter and 1/4 inch inside diameter with a work-

ing pressure of up to 10,000 psi was used. Rubber hoses capable of

10,000 psi were used for the flexibility needed in the connection of

the pressure gages and the pressure relief valves around the area of

the pump.

An arrangement to reduce the time taken to extend the pistons of

the vertical or horizontal cylinders was incorporated in the assembly.

Lines coming from cylinders acting in the same direction were connected

from both sides by a tee fitting. The other side of the tee fitting

then connects the pump with all the necessary arrangement for the hy-

draulic gage and relief valve connection. It is assumed that there is

no significant loss of pressure in the lines and so the pressure read-

ings obtained from the lines--by the gages--are the same as that

applied on individual cylinders.

4.2 Desigg of Loading Frame

The following factors were considered in the design of the loading

frame, which obviously is the most important apparatus in the model

tests:

i) The stability of the frame itself in terms of toppling

during the tests.

ii) That the frame should be able to sustain the maximum

load that could be applied without failing.

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iii) That enough space could be left after construction for

a reasonable model to be tested.

iv) The frame should be simple in design, economical with

materials for its construction being readily available.

Structural steel I-beams Wl8 x 50 of ASTM No. A36 specifications

were recomended for the basic frame using the guidelines above. The

loading frame was designed to 81 inches high so that it can be moved

into position in the laboratory. Another restriction imposed on the

design of the frame was the choice of the capacity of the cylinders to

be used. The choice of 25 ton cylinders was to allow reasonable loads

to be applied to the model. The regulation of the load was another

factor in the choice of these rams. These hydraulic cylinders were

mounted on the loading frame by bolts through holes previously drilled

on the latter.

The basic design of the frame as shown in Figure 24 was checked

for maximum deflection, moment, maximum shear force and reactions for

each beam. A fillet weld of at least l/4 inch using E6OXX electrodes

and an electric arc of length of at least 24% inches was recommended

for the joints in this design to ensure stability of the frame.

An additional feature was added to the design of the loading

frame. This feature which was designed to sit at the four corners of

the model is shown in Figure 25. The basic function of these features

which will be referred to simply as brackets were:—— to support the model initially in the test position before

any load can be applied.

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-- to serve as the holder of the steel plates which are needed

for the uniform loading required in the test.

-- to allow for some movement in the piston action of the

cylinders before the test begins.

4.3 Instrumentation

The load on the model can be read off the hydraulic gages connect-

ed to the lines that feed the cylinders. However, the most important

instrumentation in these tests are the permanent photographie records

kept for the various experiments. Photographie records are very impor-

tant in a study like this because of the fact that similitude of the

model material to the prototype is not perfect. The imperfeetions in

the similitude mean that measurements made on a physical model could

not be assued absolute. However, the incorporation of photographie

records and the hydraulic gages in this work makes for a realistie

qualitative analysis.

Two hydraulic gages which are capable of measuring up to 50,000

lbs. were connected to the hydraulic lines linking the cylinders aeting

horizontally or vertieally. The gages are mounted in the lines using

gage adaptors and auto-damper valves. This additional equipment added

to the gage is to prevent any damaging dial snap—back if a sudden load

release occurs.

4.4 Developing A Model Material

Wide varieties of materials have been used in physical models to

quantitatively and qualitatively study assorted rock mechanies problems.

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Stimpson (1970) reviews most of the up-to-date information on modeling

materials. Sugar cubes have been used by Trollope in modeling of a

trapezoidal opening in block-jointed media.

Hobbs (1966) used various mixes of sand, plaster and water as the

model material for the tests he carried out. Cement paste in this case

was rejected because of the difficulty experienced in maintaining a

constant strength and the brittle behavior or a weak model material

made with this type of mortar. Although the compressive strengths of

the plaster—water mixes were found to be of the correct order, dis-

advantages were noticed in them, viz;

i) Shrinkage during the setting and hydration process.‘ ii) Excessive compaction when the compressive strength of

the plaster was exceeded.

iii) Low density.

Fine-grained silver sand filler was used to reduce the above disadvan-

tages for strengths of up to 150 psi.

Various mixture ratio of Portland cement, fused alumina cement and

quartz powder were used by Everling (1964) to simulate the 1/10

strength ratio of coal, shale and sandstone which was used in the model

study. Paraffin layers were incorporated in both the roof and the

floor to simulate bedding planes.

Rosenblad (1968) reported on the development of a model material

for the study of the failure modes in intact and jointed rock masses.

The material used was the rounded Valley, Nebraska river sand, hydrocal

B-11 gypsum cement, and water in 7.6:1:1.4 proportions by weight,

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respectively. This material had an unconfined compressive strength of

610 psi and a direct tensile strength of about 85 psi, it has a void

ratio of 0.6 and a dry unit weight of 120 lb. per cu. ft.

For the simulation of the Wabana Iron Ore Mine in Canada, Barron

and Larocque (1963) used some variation of the water/plaster of Paris

ratio and some retarders and fillers. The geometrical scaling factor

for this material was 70 and that of the force is 13.7.

Barton (1970) developed a model material of red 1ead-sand/

ballotini-plaster-water to study rock slope failure. The model material

here had an unconfined compressive strength as low as 5 lbf/inz and

Young's moduli ranged between 350 and 560 lbf/inz.

Stimpson (1970) attempted to classify in a simplified way the

modeling materials which can or have been used for rock and soil mechan-

ics problems. This classification is as in Figure 26; the fact that the

mechanisms of rock and rock-like material deformation in compression

showed that dilation was important was used in this classification.

Close scrutiny of the classification in Figure 26 shows the

variety of model materials which could have been used for this study.

The basic factors that prevailed finally for the choice of the material

in this study was:

i) The ability to satisfy the similitude conditions.

ii) The ease of fabrication of the model.

iii) The ability of the material to set reasonably fast.

iv) The availability and the relatively quick delivery

of the material.

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v) The workability of the material.

vi) The ability to use fillers to make a weak model which

will fail under test.

The material chosen for this study was a commercial c€m€ut——

POR-ROK cement, manufactured by Hallemite, Lehn & Fink Industrial

Products Division of Sterling Drugs, Inc. and ordinary building sand as

the filler material. This cement sets in about 15 minutes and approxi—

mates various rock properties by the addition or exclusion of various

proportions of sand. The more sand is added the lower the strength of

the model material. Less water is also needed for this type of

cement——3 oz. of water for every 1 lb. of POR-ROK used.

4.4.1 Laboratory Testing

The choice of the mix proportions and the method of mixing was

achieved by laboratory testing-—unconfined compression tests. For a

model of dimensions 24 inches by 24 inches by 6 inches, with three

25 ton cylinders acting uniformly on the sides, 350 psi is the maximum

stress that can be applied on it. Thus, to achieve failure of the

model, the strength of the models to be tested should be below 350 psi.

Cylindrical specimens of the different proportions of the cement

and the filler chosen were tested. The length to diameter ratio for

all the samples tested was made to be about 2.0 (Hobbs, 1967).

Figure 27 shows the relationship between the uniaxial compressive

strength and the cylinder length for cylinders of 2.5 cm diameter

(Hobbs, 1967). Figure 27 proves the necessity of using the length/

diameter ratio of 2, if the inevitable increase in strength of cylin-

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ders of L/D ratio less than 2 is to_be avoided. Hobbs (1967) attrib-

utes the increase in strength in the shorter samples to the influence

of the end restraint, which causes the stress system to be essentially

triaxial throughout the whole volume of the rock specimen. The lesser

probability of a gross weakness being present in the shorter specimen

is also cited as a factor.

Uniaxial compressive strength tests were conducted on the speci-

mens of sand and POR-ROK cement with different proportions of mix. The

results of those mixtures after 28 days of curing under room temperature

conditions are sumarized in Table 5.

Three samples of each type of mixture were tested and averaged out

for the uniaxial compressive strength. All the testing was done using

the million pound capacity M.T.S. stiff testing machine at the MiningQ

Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Blacksburg, Virginia.

4.5 Procedure

A mold of inside dimensions of 24 inches by 24 inches by 6 inches

was constructed with wood to make the concrete models for these tests.

The concrete models had a composition of 70% by weight sand and 30%

by weight POR-ROK cement. A block of wood 9 inches by 6 inches by

1% inches was placed in the mold 7% inches from one end before the

pouring of the concrete was done. This block of wood created a hole to

simulate a mined area.

The concrete was mixed by hand and left under room conditions to

cure (Table 4). The tests were carried out with the side with shorter

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Table 4

Test Results of Uniaxial Compressive

Strength of Different Mixtures of Sand

and POReROK Cement

Z Sand Diameter Length Failure Displacement FailureLoad Pressure

_______ (in.) _jQglL) (lb.) (in.) (psi)

10 2.699 4.426 22,500 0.01575 3932.7

20 2.695 4.262 23.500 0.01550 4119.6

30 2.686 4.213 24,500 0.01650 4323.8

40 2.690 4.187 18,750 0.0154 3299.2

50 2.693 4.149 13,250 0.0150 2326.2

60 3.334 6.346 16,770 0.0130 1920.5

70* 3.330 6.324 4,000 459.3

80* 3.298 6.572 1,600 187.3

90* 3.330 6.380 1,000 114.8

* 3 days curing at room temperature.

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distance to the hole on the bottom cylinders and the reverse carried

out with the second model. The cylinders acting horizontally were

first activated up to a maintained load of 2000 lb. (387.82 psi); and

the cylinders which act in the vertical direction are advanced until

model failure. Photographs are taken at the beginning and end of the

tests.

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COMPUTER MODELING ·

The limiting equilibrium approach as published by Wang, et al,

(1971) was used in the analysis. This method of stability analysis as

has been stated earlier has the great advantage of the versatility of

the finite element method to achieve realistic solutions to ground con-

trol problems. Plane stress and plane strain two-dimensional finite

element analysis can be made for an underground structure of given

geometry, loading and material properties. Usually in practice, plane

strain analysis is done assuming that the length in the third plane is

infinite. The basis of the finite element method has been discussed in

a preceding chapter.

The stress field around the underground structure under consider-

ation can be determined from the finite element analysis. A possible

fracture surface can then be calculated from the principal stress di-

rections obtained from the finite element method, using the linear

Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. The possible fracture surface is com-

puted bearing in mind that at any point, the tangent to the surface is

oriented such that the quantity (lr| + uou) is a maximum at an angle 6,

from the maximum principal stress direction. 9, however, is related to

the coefficient of internal friction as shown below (Obert and Duvall,

1967; Wang, et al, 1971)

tan2S =·% (11)

Smooth curves to connect the tangents will produce a pattern of

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the possible failure surfaces over the entire structure. Two families

of fracture surfaces intersect each other at an angle of 26 or

180° - 29 (Wang, et al, 1971).

A typical fracture surface and the definition of the parameters is

as shown in Figure 28. The equations used in this analysis are as

. below (Wang, et al, 1971):

Normal stress,

0 = Ä-(0 + 0 ) --l (0 - 0 ) cos2¢ + 1 sin2¢ (12)n 2 x y 2 x y xy

Shear stress,

rnm = 1Xycos2¢ (ox - 0y) sin2¢ (13)” Where ox, oy, 1Xy are the horizontal, vertical and shear stresses,

respectively. (They are obtained from the

finite element stress analysis).

0u, rnm are the normal and shear stresses acting onthe fracture surface (Figure 28).

and ¢ is the fracture surface orientation (Figure 28).

The above two equations are used in the calculation of safety

factor of the fracture surface at a point. Integrating over all the

points along the fracture surface, the safety factor relationship

becomes (Wang, et al, 1971),Z (c + u0 )

Factor of safety = ——E?jF—-—Jl— (14)nm

This factor is the stability index; the higher it is the more stable

the structure becomes (Wang, et al, 1971).

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The procedure detailed above was all incorporated into the two-

dimensional finite element computer program developed by C. S. Desai

and J. F. Abel (1972). See Appendix A. Some assumptions were made in

the algorithm in the modification of the finite element program to in-

corporate the stability analysis. The analysis was made for each ele-

ment of the mesh. Only one point on the possible fracture surface was

considered and this point was assued to be at the centroid of the

element. The fracture surface orientation, which is the tangent to the

surface or the tangent from the vertical axis (Figure 28), is calcu-

lated accurately using the principal stress orientation and the angle

given by the coefficient of internal friction. Factors of safety are

calculated for each element. These factors of safety are then cOutOuI—

ed using the General Purpose Contouring Program (GPCP) developed by

Batten and made available by the California Computer Products, Inc. .

5.1 Finite Element Mesh Generation

Five standard models were analyzed in this as shown in Figures 13,

14, 15, 16 and 17. These models were constructed bearing in mind the

modeling criteria for the finite element as described earlier and also

documented by Kulhawy (1974). The initial model (Model I) shown in

Figure 13 was to simulate the situation in the Pittsburgh or Big Vein

seam at Georges Creek Region, Maryland as reported by Stemple (1956)

and Holland (1951) and illustrated in Figure 1.

The geological columnar stratigraphic section used in the modeling

procedure was simplified. The column is shown in Figure 29. Shorter

computer time and reduced modeling complexity was the main aim of the

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simplification. The Pittsburgh or Big Vein seam used in the analysiswas 14% feet thick with an overlying Redstone seam of 4 feet. The

innerburden consisted mainly of shales with some intercalations of

sandstones. The innerburden was, however. modeled as shalesaloneLflßwith

material properties modified to allow for thedsandstone 1gt;£§Ql$§1Ä;;T

incorporated*and_aMshale floor to the underlying coal seam was also

aafédieféntly Älgllwéxfigäqpthe opening to minimize the boundary effects of the model%whighmcan

\§E§ÄIEIÄÄÄÄ1;-Äf§;;;—ÄÄÄ—ÄÄE§§§Z§“EE”EEÄ”Ä;;;i;5 obtained from the

finite element method.

To extend the studies on Model I a second model with an opening in

the upper bed of the same length as the lower seam was constructed--

Model II. Model III was constructed to simulate room and pillar mining

which is very prevalent in this area of the Appalachian Coalfields to

allow some practical recommendations to be made. The pillars in this

latter model were columnized——the pillars in the lower layer were placed

exactly below the upper layer. The last two models were Variations of

the staggered pillars that could be expected in practice.

These meshes for the finite element program were 240 feet in length

and 75 feet high. A Vertical stress of 1000 psi was loaded on the top

of the model to simulate ¤heWÄ$ħE§§ä§§”§ÄħSure (cover load). No Ver-

tiEa1ad;sp1gcemeQQ_iE_Ehe_nodes_at_Ehemlower_bgunga£y of the model_wasw———permitted. The side nodes of the model were restricted in their move-ment-in”;he horixontal direction. All the other nodes in the model

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were free to move in all directions.

The numbering system used here was quite contrary to that espoused

in an earlier discussion. The band width in the finite element method

using Equation 9 should be minimized as far as possible as recommended

by Desai and Abel (1972). The nodes and elements are, however, number-

ed laterally, although numbering vertically would have produced a

smaller band width. The meshes were numbered this way to take some

advantage of the automatic generation of nodal and element data by the

computer code being used. Numbering laterally also makes it easy to

remove elements to simulate excavation.

The material properties used in this study were taken from the

literature (Agbabian,~19Z8i_0bertmand Duvall, 1969) and they are asshown in Table 5.

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5.1.1. Model I

As has been mentioned earlier, Model I was to simulate the situa-

tion in the Pittsburgh or Big Vein seam at Georges Creek Region, Mary-

land as shown in Figure 1. The situation was, however, simplified to

the mesh shown in Figure 30. The model has an overall dimension of

240 feet by 75 feet with an 80 feet by 9.5 feet opening in the lower

coal seam (See Figure 30). Shales make up the floor of the opening,

with coal roof. The shale floor is 15 feet thick and an interseam of

shale of 29.5 feet. Five feet of coal was left on top of the opening--

roof of opening.

The coal seam in the upper bed is 4 feet thick, 12 feet from thetop. 1000 psi pressure was applied to the top of the model. This

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Table 5

Material Parameters Used in the Analysis(after Agbabian, 1978; Obert and Duvall, 1969)

Rock Modulus Poisson Density Cohesion Angle ofType (E)x108psi Ratio (v) (p) pc8· (C) psi Internal Friction

Q degrees

Shale 1.61 0.10 158.4 167040.0 55.0Coal 0.72 0.23 128.2 61200.0 15.0

Sandstone 2.97 0.13 144.8 819360.0 43.23

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pressure had to be converted to concentrated loads at the nodes at thetop of the mesh. To achieve the concentrated loads at these nodes, the

principle of equal influence of loads at nodes was used. The idea of

equal influence area is to assume that the load at each node on top of

the model acts halfway to the left and also to the right of the node

in question.

This model contained 574 nodal points and 504 elements.

5.1.2 Model II

Model II was similar to Model I except for the addition of an open-

ing in the upper seam with a dimension of 80 feet by 4 feet. The mesh-

plot of this model is as shown in Figure 31. The geology of Model II

was the same as Model I. The assumption of 1000 psi pressure on top

of the model is also used in this case.

574 nodal points and 487 elements were under consideration in this

model.

5.1.3 Model III

This model has an overall dimension of 240 feet by 75 feet and has

four openings in the two coal seams (See Figure 32). The two openings

in the lower seam have dimensions of 20 feet by 9.5 feet each with a

60 foot pillar in between the two openings. The other two openings in

the upper coal seam were constructed so as to produce a columnized pil-

lar system as in practice. The openings are each of dimensions 20 feet

by 4 feet. This model is similar to Model I in the case of the geology,

except that there are two openings in the lower seam and upper seam as

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opposed to only one opening in the lower one. Two upper seam openings

are also incorporated to simulate room and pillar situations.

This model had 574 nodal points and 504 elements.

5.1.4 Model IV

Model IV has the same dimension and geology as Model I and was

aimed at simulating room and pillar system as it applies to multi—seam

mining. Staggered pillars were considered with its center to center

dimensions of rooms as 80 feet. This means that pillars are 60 feet

and openings are 20 feet in length which is the usual dimensions used

in mines in the Appalachian Region. Two openings were located in the

lower seam and three in the upper bed.

Using the same numbering system as before, a mesh of 574 nodal

points and 500 elements were considered. The loading and boundary

conditions were as previously used for the three models mentioned

earlier. The mesh for Model IV is as in Figure 33.

5.1.5 Model V

Model V is similar to Model IV except that the locations of the

openings were somehow reversed. Two openings were located in the

upper seam and three in the lower one. 574 nodal points and 500

elements were under consideration.

The meshplot of Model V is shown in Figure 34.

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5.2 Computer Codes Used in the Analysis

Three sets of computer programs were used in the present study,

viz,

i) The Mesh-plot program.

ii) The Finite Element program.

iii) The General Purpose Contouring program.

5.2.1 The Mesh-plot Program

Apart from using the Mesh-plot program in this analysis as a pic-

torial view of the mass of data input to the computer, this program

was also used as the only check on the input data errors. The finite

element code used in this analysis, which has been listed in Appendix

A, has its own internal data error checks. The Mesh-plot program,

however, allows one to spot the errors in the computer plot that is

generated easily.•

This program is written in FORTRAN IV with packaged plotting sub-

routines available at the Virginia Tech Computing Center. Two plotters

can be used with this program--the Versatec 1200 electrostatic plotter

and the Calcomp 1051 dru plotter. The input data to this program is

in the same format as that of the finite element program, thus its use-

fulness as a check on the input data of the latter program which is

bigger and expensive to use.

5.2.2 The Finite Element Computer Code

There are lots of computer codes used for the finite element

analysis, but the code selected for this study is that developed and

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published by Desai and Abel (1972). This code is relatively simple

and because of its simple and generalized nature is not very efficient

for large-scale problems. The code is limited to linear, elastic,

plane strain or plane stress analysis of isotropic bodies. Only one

loading case may be accomodated for each problem. Notwithstanding

all these limitations, the program has been successfully applied to

many solid mechanics problems.

The elements used are 4-Constant strain triangle quadrilaterals

and/or constant strain triangles. Various subroutines are employed in

this code to carry out most of the computational steps. These sub-

routines are controlled by the main routine which reads the title of

the problem, computes the semi-band width, solves the overall equilib—

rium equations and prints the displacements.

5.2.3 The General Purpose Contouring Program (GPCP)

The General Purpose Contouring Program (GPCP) is capable of repre-

senting graphically the functions of two independent variables as con-

tour diagrams. GPCP was originally developed by George W. Batten, Jr.

of the University of Houston, Texas and is available on the Versatec

1200 electrostatic and the Calcomp 1051 plotters.

The program can be used in a wide variety of applications ranging

from the generation of contour maps of gravitational fields and strata

depths in the realm of geophysics to the depiction of temperature and

barometric pressure in the field of meteorology. GPCP has been used in

the depiction of contour maps of stress around an opening,

(Bhattacharya, 1980).

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There are two basic modes in which data could be input into GPCP:—— data consist of the function values at the mesh

points of a rectangular array (gridded data).

-- function data at arbitrary points within the

region of interest (irregular data).

In the case of the random data points, GPCP generates gridded data by

analytically constructing a smooth surface passing through every data

point. Gradient information can also be specified to facilitate the

determination of the mesh point estimates derived from the random data.

GPCP is very flexible in that the user could specify the manner in

which the contour lines generated could be plotted-—bold lines, dash

lines, lines with or without labels, etc. Areas could be blanked out

so that no contours are plotted in those regions. Annotations, in the

form of lines and alphameric symbols can also be included in the

plotted maps.

GPCP was made available as a proprietory package program from the

Virginia Tech Computing Center, therefore a listing of the program was

not available.

5.3 Procedure

The finite element mesh which has been discussed earlier is ob-

viously very important in this analysis. After a reasonable mesh has

been conceived, the whole formulation is digitized and input into the

computer. The nodes were numbered from left to right——the reasons for

that are given in an earlier section. The number of node, its coordi-nates and the boundary conditions are all input together. The element

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data describes the location of each element with respect to the nodal

points which had been supplied earlier. The material type of which the

element is part is also included in the data cards describing the

element.

To facilitate the input procedure, the computer automatically

generates the nodal point data if the intermediate nodal points fall

on a straight line and are equidistant. The first and last points on

the line, however, will have to be specified. The computer code used

in this case will assume automatically KODE = O (boudary condition,

where loading conditions in the x and y directions are prescribed).

Automatic generation of element data also exist for elements which are

on a line in such a way that their corner node indices each increase by

one compared to the previous element. The computer code will, however,

assume the same material type in its automatic generation.

Material properties used in this analysis which has been stated in

Table 5 will have to be specified even before the digitization process

of the nodal and element data. The boundary conditions for the modeli

are also incorporated in the data fed into the computer.

The output from the modified finite element method of analysis

gives us an array of stresses ranging from the vertical stresses to the

angle of the principal stresses. The safety factor in every element

(occurring at the centroid of the element) is also calculated. How-

ever, for easy access to the part of the output concerning the safety

factors at the centroid of the elements, the values of the coordinates

and their corresponding safety factors and displacement are stored on a

disk.

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The data stored on disk is fed into GPCP to produce contours ofthe safety factors. The data which is stored on the disk are preparedto make it easier for the input process into the contouring program.This means that the data is stored in the same format as that for GPCP.

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RESULTS

6.1 Computer Modeling

The results obtained from the stability analysis done on the com-

puter is in the form of contour maps and thus the interpretation of

them is very important in this study. From the theory of the technique

implemented in this study, fracture will be most likely to occur first

along the surface that has the lowest factor of safety, which will be

referred to herein as the critical fracture surface (Wang, et al, 1971).

This technique does not, however, use the absolute values of the safety

factors, but gives a good exhibit of the trend of the shear failure in

a structure.

Observation from the results from all the models described earlier

will be undertaken in this chapter. Tests carried out especially with

Model I will be explained and observationamade from the results obtain-

ed will be stated. It should be emphasized, however, that the observa-

tions stated in this text are valid for the material properties and

constitutive law of rocks (which, in this case, is linear elastic)

used.

6.1.1 Model I

The description of the model has been stated before in Section

5.1.1. The model basically has one opening of 80 feet by 9.5 feet in

the lower coal seam. The main objective for the construction of this

model was to simulate the effect of mining the lower coal seam on the

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umined upper coal bed. Figure 35 shows the safety factor contours

obtained using the material properties tabulated in Table 5. Further

experiments (or tests) on modulus, Poisson ratio, density, angle of

internal friction and cohesion were undertaken to investigate the

mechanism of failure in the interseam. The sensitivity of the material

properties used in this analysis was tested to fully understand the

failure mechanism in the interseam. The observations in these tests

will be discussed later on in the chapter.

The critical failure surface, which is the lowest safety factor

contour line, is the 20 contour line in this case (Figure 35). It must,

however, be borne in mind that a lower safety factor contour other than

the chosen contour could be obtained from Figure 35 but for the fact

that the contouring program is very efficient with this contour

interval--20.

The approximate angle the shear failure line makes with the hori-

zontal is about 700. Field observations have confirmed this angle as

very common in cases as that being considered in this model. As com-

monly observed underground, the critical failure surface as it is in

this contour plot occurs at the edge of the opening. This phenomena

has been observed by workers like Aggson (1979).

Observing closely the contour plot obtained from Model I, higher

safety factors tend to be experienced in the middle portion of the

interseam. As in almost all the cases the critical fracture surface

around the opening is neither the nearest nor the most distant of all

possible fracture surfaces that begin and end on the boundary of the

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excavation (Wang, et al, 1971). Illustrating how useful this method of

analysis is, safety factor values obtained in the center of the imedi-

ate roof of the opening were very small indeed, thus strengthening the

fact that tensile failures could occur in those areas.

It is noticeable that the contours at the boundary of this model

and many other contour plots in this study are not uniform (i.e.,

almost vertically straight contours) contour lines. This is because of

the limitation on the storage capacity of GPCP, very large values of

safety factors had to be removed from all the data sets for the program

to work. Most of the large values, incidentally, were at the bounda—

ries, as expected, thus the non—uniformity of the boundary contours.

The region of high safety factors is very extensive in the middle

part of the interseam layer although the initial failure at the edge of

the opening is the most critical of all the failure regions. The

extent of the predicted failure in the upper seam for this model was

judged to be an important determination especially in checking the

interactive effects of seams. To determine the extent of this failure,

the distance between the 20 safety factor contour at the floor of the

upper bed was measured, bearing in mind the scale factors used in the

drawing of the contours. It was especially important in the tests car-

ried out and described in later sections that some consistency in the

determination of the extent of the predicted failure in the upper seam

was established. This, therefore, explains the use of the floor of the

upper coal seam as the reference.

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6.1.1.1 Effect of Modulus

This test on Model I was undertaken to evaluate the effect ofmodulus changes on the mechanism of failure in this study. To achievethis objective, the ratio of the modulus of the shales to that of thecoal (Eshale/Ecoal) wäs varied and the effects studie;( The moduli ofthe coal seams_gg;?@however, kept constant and that of the shales

varied. This was undertaken with the understanding that the shaleswere the most important geological formation in the study because of

its predominance in the interseam.

The rationale behind the use of the ratio of the modulus was fora simplified analysis, that is, the use of simple integers in the graphplots and description. Eshale/Ecoal ratios of 2, 4, 8 and 10 were„«undertakenin this study. „„ l' ‘* *« 7

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fheextentof failure in the upper seam when the lower seam is mined, as

the interseam modulus is increased. It is noticeable that a change in

the ratio of the modulus of the rocks in the model affects the extentof failure in the overlying seam. As the modulus of the shale in the

interseam is increased the extent of failure in the upper seam generally

increases as well.

Figure 37 shows the critical fracture surfaces which occur withchanges in the modulus of the innerburden.

Individual contour plots for the changes in modulus made in this

analysis are shown in Appendix B. As the modulus of the interseam

increases, the failure surface in the middle portion of the shales in

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this region becomes thinner. The thinning effect in the middle region

of the interseam can be explained by the brittle nature which the shale

assues as modulus increases. The brittle nature of the interseam also

explains the expansion of the angle of fracture in the interseam; the

angle increases from 70° to Eshale/Ecoal ratio of 2 to 90° when theratio is 10.

Observing the middle of the imediate roof of the excavation in

the lower seam, it can be noticed that as the Eshale value increasesthe values of the safety factor contours also increase.

6.1.1.2 Effect of Poisson's Ratio

Poisson's ratio plays an important role in the solution of the fi-

nite element method of stress analysis, especially in the consideration

of lateral stresses which have been found to be very important in this

case (shear failure). It was, therefore, of great interest to try andO

evaluate the effect of changes in the Poisson's ratio in the interseam

on the stability in the interseam.

For easy analysis, the Poisson's ratios of the coal seams was kept

constant and that of the shales which dominates the interseam was

varied. The ratio of the Poisson's ratio of the shales to that of the

coal seams were used for the same reasons as mentioned in the previous

section. The ratios used in this analysis were 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5.

It was not possible to increase the ratio beyond 1.5 as the maximum

Poisson's ratio of 0.5 was being approached and the degree of plastici-

ty after that point will be too high, thus unrealistic for any practi-

cal purpose.

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Figure 38 shows the relationship between the extent of the pre-

dicted failure in the upper seam when the lower bed is mined and the

gradual increase in the Poisson's ratio of the interseam as in Model I.

Generally from the graph, there is an increase in the lateral extent

of failure in the upper seam as the Poisson's ratio of the interseam is

increased.

Figure 39 shows the critical fracture surface plots obtained for

changes in the Poisson's ratio of the interseam. The thinning out of

the middle section of the interseam encountered in the previous section

on the incremental modulus effect does not occur in these contour plots.

Actually, the middle region of the interseam bloats out from 700 to

about 900 failure angle as the Poisson's ratio in the interseam in-

creases. The higher degree of plasticity as the Poisson's ratio is

increased may account for this bloating effect in the middle section of

the interseam experienced in this case.

The middle of the immediate roof of the opening appears much

"safer" as the Poisson's ratio of the interseam is increased. This

means that as Poisson's ratio of the interseam is increased the immedi-

ate roof of the opening assues higher values of safety factors. The

increase in plasticity may also account for this favorable region in

the immediate roof.

6.1.1.3 Effect of Density

The weight of the rocks above an opening is very vital to the

stability of the excavation. This factor was studied varying the

density of the shale in the interseam of Model I. For the use of

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simple integers in the analysis of this factor the ratio of density ofm„z%

shale to that of coal (ps/pc) were used. The ratios considered in

this analysis are 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0. To achieve these ratios the

density of coal was constant and the density of shale

varied.

The plot on Figure 40 shows the relationship between the lateral

extent of the predicted failure in the upper seam when the lower bed

is excavated and the ratio of the density of shales to that of coal in

Model I. The plot obtained in this exercise shows that as the density

in the interseam is increased, the lateral extent of the failure in

the upper seam decreases until ps/pc = 1.4 then it starts to increase.

After the ps/pc = 1.4 has been reached, it can safely be inferred

that the weight of the interseam plays a greater role on the failure

pattern which occurs. Other factors such as the stiffness of the mate-

rial and the lateral stresses must have had a lot more influence on the

interseam failure before this ratio of densities was reached.

Safety factor contour plots of the various ratios are as shown in

Appendix B. Figure 41, however, shows the critical failure surfaces of

the model when the density of the innerburden is changed. In a general

observation of the contour plots obtained from this computer analysis,

it can be noticed that there is not much difference in the basic fail-

ure pattern for ps/pc ratio of 0.5 and 1.0. The angle of failure as

obtained for both contour plots is approximately the same. The only

significant difference that is apparent in the two plots is the lateral

extent of the failure in the upper seam which is shown in Figure 40.

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Dramatic differences in the contour plot of ps/pc ratio of 1.5

and 2.0 are experienced, nevertheless. Apart from the appazent large

differences in the lateral extent of the failure in the upper seam, the

middle section of the upper seam which usually has a series of high

safety factor contours in all the plots a;% different. Those high

safety factor contour areas in the upper seam seems/to flatten out in

structure until the ps/pc ratio gets to 2.0 when the values get lower

and flatter.

It should be realized that the area between the critical failure

surfaces containüéome competent rocks. This is to say that the mechan-

ism of this massive failure which happens in the interseam in the multi-

ple horizon mining is mainly shear in nature, and this is justified by

the high values of safety factors encountered in between the failure

surface.

6.1.1.4 Effect of Cohesion

The parameter cohesion plays an important role in the calculation

of shear stresses. It is also one of the important parameters consider-

ed in the linear Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria. Cohesion, therefore,

was considered a very vital parameter to study. The values of cohesion

in the interseam were varied with that of the other seams or materials

kept constant. The usual ratio of cohesion of shales to that of coal

was used in this analysis in a bid to simplify the interpretation of

the results. The ratios used were 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0.

The results obtained from this analysis have been summarily plotted

in Figure 42. This plot shows the trend of the lateral extent of

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failure in the upper seam when the lower bed is mined as cohesion in

the interseam is increased. Actual safety factor contours are shown in

Appendix B. The four figures shown in this case gives the impression

that the parameter cohesion (of the interseam layer) has no effect on

the manner in which the whole structure fails. Figure 43 shows thecritical failure surface for changes in the cohesion of the innerburden.It was suspected, however, that the cohesion factor in the calculation

of the safety factor was insignificant as compared to the normal stress-es (Equations 2 and 14). All observations mentioned under Section 6.1.1(on Model I) apply in this case. In fact, both of the exercises have

identical safety factor contour plots.

6.1.1.5 Effect of Angle of Internal Friction

The linear Mohr-Coulomb equation and the safety factor equation

in Equations 2 and 14 show that the angle of internal friction (¢) is

one of the factors which needs consideration in any stability analysis

like in this study. As usual, ¢ of the interseam layer which is predom-

inantly of the rock type shales was varied keeping that of the coal con-

stant. The usual ratio of ¢Shale/¢COal were considered; in this case,1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0.

The results obtained in this exercise are summarized in Figure 44.

The other contour plots were ignored because they were all identical to

that shown in Figure 45. The graph on Figure 44 also depicts the rela-

tionship between the angle of internal friction (¢) of interseam layer

and the lateral extent of failure in the upper layer, when the lower bed

is mined. There seems to be no apparent relationship, that is, ¢ of the

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interseam has no effect on the failure pattern experienced in the model

studies.

In leaving this discussion on the effect of ¢ on interseam failure,

it will be expedient to mention that the contour plots of Model I

(using the material properties in Table 5) is identical to the plots

obtained in this exercise.

6.1.1.6 Effect of Proximity of Seams

Hasler (1951) and Lazer (1965) observed in the coal mines in the

Pocahontas Coalfields that interactions were non-existent when inter-

vals between seams are greater than 50 feet. Other intervals have been

observed in other coalfields which might imply that the geology of the

area might be a factor in the interaction of the contiguous seams.

With these observations in mind, Model I was expanded vertically

in the interseam to study the effect of the bed interval. Various

meshplots were drawn to accomodate seam intervals of 29.5 feet (which

is the standard Model I), 49.5 feet, 69.5 feet, 89.5 feet and 119.5

feet. These meshplots were designed on the same basis and guidelines

as mentioned earlier. They all had an opening of 80 feet by 9.5 feet

in the lower seam with 5 feet of coal as the immediate roof. The upper

seam was unmined. The horizontal lengths of all the meshes were 240

feet, although the vertical lengths for them varied in each case. The

29.5 feet interval had 75 feet vertical length as against 165 feet for

119.5 feet seam interval.

The boundary conditions used in all these cases were the same as

that described before. This means that a 1000 psi pressure was applied

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on the top of each of the mesh created and distributed uniformly on the

top. There was no vertical displacement allowed in the nodes at the

lower boundary of each mesh in this case. The nodes at the side bound-

aries of the meshes were only allowed to move vertically and not hori-

zontally, all other nodes were, however, allowed to move freely in any

direction.

The same numbering system as described under Model I was used and

the material properties previously specified in Table 5 were used in

this analysis.

Safety factor contours obtained after the finite element analysis

are shown in Appendix B. The trend of the lateral extent of failure in

the upper seam when the lower bed is mined, as the seam interval in-

creases is depicted in Figure 46. Figures 47, 48, 49 and 50 show the

critical failure surfaces which have been isolated from the safety fac-

tor contours. The critical failure surfaces could not be superimposed

because of differing scales. The usual safety factor contour assumed

for the critical failure surface could not be applied in this case be-

cause in most of the cases, the 20 contour line did not run into the

upper seam. The lowest safety factor contour that could reach into the

upper seam and still show the trend of failure in it as the bed inter-

val was increased was found to be the 60 contour line.

An interesting observation was made from Figure 46, that the later-

al extent of the failure predicted by this method in the upper seam de-

creases as the distance between the bed increases until the interval

reaches about 52 feet, then it starts to increase. It was believed

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from studying the graph and the safety factor contour plots that the

mined lower bed ceases to be a greater factor in the failure of the

upper seam after the interval between the two seams is beyond about

52 feet. Consistent reduction in the lateral length of the failure inthe upper seam when increasing the interval between the beds until the

52 foot mark gave rise to the above inferences. Gradual increment of

the failure region after the 52 foot interval was also observed; but to

make the inference more justifiable, a rapid increment in failure in

this region after the 90 foot interval was experienced showing that

there was more than the mined lower seam involved in the cause of the

failure and that its involvement was dimishing rapidly as the interval

between the beds increases.

The boundary contours in the contour plots shown in Appendix B

show clearly the uniformity of safety factors at the boundary of the

area of analysis. The uniformity of the safety factor contours show

that boundary effects in this finite element model is almost non—exist—

ent. It can also be noticed that the high safety factor region in the

middle of the interseam which is to be expected gets thinner with every

increase in the seam interval. The low safety factors, which occur at

the edges of the opening, is also a manifestation of the high stress

concentrations around that region which contribute greatly toward shear

failure in that region.

6.1.2 Model II

This model has an 80 feet by 9.5 feet opening in the lower seamand alsg$80 feet by 4 feet opening in the upper one. Basically, this

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model was to simulate the simultaneous mining of contiguous seams and

for a check on the failure patterns. The critical failure surface of

this model is as shown in Figure 51. The critical failure surface hereis indicated by the 20 safety factor contour line.

The critical failure surface in this case is clearly manifested

in that//the break from the lower seam to the upper seam can be noticed

easily. The failure angle obtained is about 80° to the horizontal.

The volume of rock involved in the failure region in this case is quite

greater than that shown in Model I. The slabbing of the rib of theopening in the lower seam is also noticed.

The boundaries to this model have fairly high safety factor values

except that they are not uiformly looking contours as usually expected.

That may be due to stress redistribution, with higher stresses occur-

ring in the areas of the opening.

6.1.3 Model III

This model was constructed to investigate the many recommendations

made by workers like, Peng and Chandra (1980), Hasler (1951) and Zachar

(1952) that any pillars left in a multi-seam mine should be columnized.

The critical failure surface obtained from this model is shown in

Figure 52. The 100 safety factor contour is shown to illustrate fur-

ther the fracture pattern.

The plot obtained from the model justifies the rationale behind

the recommendation of columnization of pillars in a multi—seam mine.

Due to the many high safety factors encountered in this model study, the

contour interval was increased to 50 and thus the lowest safety factor

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contour encountered is 50. It can be realized from the plot that the

failure region in this model is very much confined to where the open-

ings are and that pillars left are almost intact in terms of failure.

The pillars in the lower seam seem almost intact and although the

pillars left in the upper one tend to be smaller than the original, it

has some stability as against those to be described in Models IV and V.

Observing carefully the failure that might occur around the openings it

can be noticed that there are some high safety factor areas in the

middle of any two openings vertically adjacent.

6.1.4 Model IV

Staggered pillars in multi-seam mining was modeled in the remain-

ing meshes to investigate the possibility of leaving the pillars in a

·staggered formation. It was noted that in the literature these pillar

formations had been discouraged (Stemple, 1956), although it was con-

ceivable that the staggered pillars could be stable and not cause much

ground control problems if enough time could elapse after the complete

excavation of the lower seam before the upper one is mined.

The meshplot for this model has been discussed in Section 5.1.4

and shown in Figure 33. The critical failure surface obtained for this

model, however, is shown in Figure 53. The 40 safety factor contour

has been added to clearly define the failure surface. 7The contour plots obtained in this model analysis confirmf/the

fact that there has been no recommendation for staggered pillar system

for multi-seam mining. The critical failure surface, which in this

case is the 20 safety factor contour, runs from an upper opening into

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a lower one making both openings unstable. Some very undesirable

ground control problems can also be noticed quite clearly in this case,

the critical failure surface which forms on the ribside of the lower

opening can also be a sign of rib slabbing. The kind of stability ex-

perienced when the pillars were columized in the previous test could

not be attested to in this model.

6.1.5 Model V

This model which is described in Section 5.1.5 and with its mesh-plot shown in Figure 34, was constructed to observe the differences in

the kind of ground control problems it poses as compared to Model IV.

The same rationale as described in the previous section was also behind

this model's construction. _Observation of the contour plot obtained working with this model,

which is shown in Figure 54, shows that ground control problems associ-

ated with this model is identical to those experienced with Model IV.

6.2 Physical Model

Two tests were done in this analysis, because of the technical dif-

ficulties experienced in the preparation of the models, especially in

the creation of layered blocks. These tests and other tests carried out,

however, suggest that the design and construction of the loading frame

and all the accessories are in good condition and conforming to the a

design criteria mentioned in Chapter 4.

The two tests showed that when a load of 2000 lb. (387.82 psi) was

applied in the horizontal direction a similar load (i.e., 2000 lb.) in

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the vertical direction was needed to break the model. The model also

broke initially in the vertical direction in the end with.the shorter

distance to the hole in the pattern expected from the computer and

literature study (Figure 55 and Figure 1). A photograph could not be

taken in the initial stages of the model failure but Figure 55

represents what happened initially.

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SUMMARY

The case studies carried out in this investigation prove that^when pillars of the upper seam are superimposed on the pillars left in

the lower seam, greater stability in the overlying seam is achieved.

Investigating cases where the underlying seam has been mined prior to

mining the upper seam, it was found that less disturbance occurs in the

upper seam when the innerburden is thick. It was also found that the

extraction ratio has to be small when the innerburden is not thick or

when the nature of the interseam is weak, if stability in both seams is

to be maintained. The case studies also revealed that isolated pillars

left in the lower seam act as an unsupported cantilever beam which can

bend 100 to 300 feet before fracturing in longwall mining.

Most of the energy and time of this research have been devoted to

the design and construction of a loading frame for the physical model-

ing aspect of this study. Two samples were tested and they exhibited

the same shearing pattern as was found from the literature and the

computer model studies. A loading frame capable of testing a model

block of 24 inches by 24 inches by 6 inches, with a maximum pressure of

10,000 psi, was however, designed and constructed.· Computer analysis was performed on a multi-seam mine modeled to

simulate as closely as possible the situation experienced in Figure 1.

Five different models were constructed ;ä;a;;empt to study all the con-

ditions to be expected in a multi-seam mine with the underlying seam

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mined first prior to the extraction in the overlying seam. Different

tests were also carried out on the first model (Model I) such as the

investigation of the effect of modulus, Poisson's ratio, density, cohe-

sion and the angle of internal friction of the innerburden on its fail-

ure. The critical failure surface obtained using the lowest safety

factor contour shows a shear failure line approximately 70° to the

horizontal, which confirms what has been observed in the field.

When the modulus of the innerburden was increased systematically

it was found that failure in the upper seam also increases. Increasing

the Poisson's ratio of the innerburden also increased the extent of the

failure in the upper seam significantly. There was a cluster of high

safety factors in the middle section of the innerburden when increasing

the Poisson's ratio and this was attributed to the high degree of plas-

ticity and the high lateral stresses which come into effect in this

test. The density of the innerburden also has an effect on the failure

in the upper seam. It was inferred from the tests that the weight of

the innerburden comes into play in the failure of the upper seam after

pshale/pcoal is greater than 1.4. The frictional factors--cohesion andangle of internal friction-—were found to have no significant effect on

the failure in the upper seam when the lower seam is mined first.

The effect of proximity of seams on the failure in the upper seam

was investigated using innerburden thicknesses of 29.5 feet, 49.5 feet,

69.5 feet, 89.5 feet and 119.5 feet (Model I was used in all these

cases). The computer analysis showed that the mined lower seam ceases

to be a significant factor in the failure of the upper seam after the

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innerburden thickness exceeds 52 feet.

When an opening was constructed in the upper seam, it was found

from the computer analysis that the critical failure surface ran from

the lower seam into the upper one; and also slabbing of the ribs of the

openings w;;ééäoticed. Colummization of pillars in a multi—seam mining

has been recommended by many workers and it was found in this study the

best way to leave pillars in a multi—seam mining. The pillars in the

lower seam seems almost intact with slight robbing of pillars in the

upper seam; the relative stability experienced superimposing pillars in

multi—seam mines explains why it is recomended by most workers in this

area. Instability in the pillars left in both seams was experienced

when staggered pillars were modeled and analyzed using the computer.

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CHAPTER VIII

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS

8.1 Conclusions

Three methods of analysis have been used in the study of the

mechanics of interseam failure when a lower seam is mined first prior

to the mining of the upper seam. The three methods are: computer

modeling, case studies from the literature and physical modeling. The

following conclusions were drawn from the above methods of analysis:

1. Using the material parameters in Table 5, which are very real-

istic for mines in the Appalachian Coalfields, the finite element

method used suggests that shear failure is most likely when the inner-

burden is less than 52 feet. This conclusion is also consistent with

what has been observed in the Appalachian Coal region (Hasler, 1951;

Lazer, 1965).

2. As the modulus of the innerburden increases, the tendency to

fracture through to the upper seam becomes greater. This finding im-

plies that, although massive formations such as sandstones are pre-

ferred in the innerburden, these may result in extensive fracture planes

under some mining conditions.

3. The computer analysis also shows that as the Poisson's ratio of

the innerburden increases the failure in the upper seam also increases.

Thus, shear failure through to the upper seam is dependent on the later-

al stresses and some degree of plasticity of the innerburden.

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4. Increase in the density of the innerburden greatly increases

the innerburden instability due to shear failure. This was expressed

in the computer analysis when density was varied.

5. Cohesion and angle of internal friction (frictional factors)

in the innerburden have no significant effect on the stability of the

upper seam.

6. When a room and pillar method of mining is used in the extrac-

tion of the seams in a multiple seam mine, the pillars in the upper

seam should be superimposed on the pillars left in the lower seam. The

investigations in the field and the computer analysis have found this

consideration to be very important for stability in the upper seam in

this case. Thus, staggering of pillars should be discouraged.

7. Longwall panels in the upper seam when placed in the

de-stressedzones created by the mining of the lower seam minimize;/damage

in the overlying bed.

8.2 Recomendations

More tests on the physical model with a particular mine and its

conditions in mind would be very helpful to this study. This will

invariably include a study of similitude conditions and all the

different scale factors pertaining to the mine.

Further measurements on the physical model such as displacements

(convergence) in the openings will also be very helpful if complete

study is to be achieved in the laboratory. Linear Variable Differen-

tial Transformers (LVDT) in conjunction with the Data Acquisition

System already acquired could be used to monitor the displacements in

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the model during the tests.

Further work on making the POR-ROK Cement/sand model into layers

for close modeling of situations in the field needs to be done. This

might be achieved by making the model in slabs and placing them in the

frame with an adhesive.

Finally, further field studies can be conducted to study the

effect of time on the interseam failure.

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MECHANICS OF INTERSEAM FAILURE IN

MULTIPLE HORIZON MINING

byEddie N. Barko

(ABSTRACT)

The mechanics of massive interseam failure in a multiple seam mine

was investigated using three approaches: case studies, physical models

and computer analysis. Specific examples of multi—seam mines with the

underlying seam mined first prior to the mining of the overlying seam

were studied with some design guidelines drawn from them. A loading

frame capable of testing model blocks of 24 inches by 24 inches by

6 inches and also capable of applying up to a maximum of 10,000 psi of

pressure on the models was designed and built.

In this investigation, factors that affect the stability of the

overlying seam when the underlying seam is mined first were studied

using the finite element method and the Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria.

Critical failure surfaces obtained from the computer analysis were

analyzed for columnized and staggered pillars in room and pillar mining

with the columnized pillars favored over the staggered ones.