The paper presents the influence of varying immediate roof thickness on the lower strong roof strata movement and failure pattern in longwall coal mining with large mining height. The investigation is based on 58 geological drill holes and hydraulic shield pressure measurements around the longwall Panel 42105 of the Buertai Mine in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The longwall Panel 42105 is characterized by relatively soft immediate roof strata of varying thickness superposed by strong strata,herein defined as lower strong roof. A voussoir beam model is adopted to interpret the structural movement of the lower strong roof strata and shield pressure measurements. It is shown that when the immediate roof is relatively thick, the broken overlying lower strong roof tends to form a stable voussoir beam with previously broken layer, thus not exerting high pressure on the hydraulic shield and working face. When the immediate roof is relatively thin, the broken overlying lower strong roof tends to behave as a cantilever beam, thus exerting higher pressure on the hydraulic shield and working face. Comparison of model predictions with measured time-weighted average shield pressure(TWAP) shows good agreement.
以神东矿区某矿大采高综放42105工作面为背景,采用现场实测、理论分析和相似模拟等方法对工作面矿压和顶板破断特征进行分析,并得出更合理的液压支架工作阻力。结果表明,随着采高的增大,覆岩最下位关键层易进入垮落带,不能形成"砌体梁"结构,呈现"悬臂梁"的周期破断特征。提出了重复采动下大采高综放面下位关键层以"悬臂梁"形式破断时支架工作阻力的确定方法,并依此确定了42105工作面支架的合理工作阻力为19 800 k N。
