Research Article

Effect of Mining Thickness on Overburden Movement and Underground Pressure Characteristics for Extrathick Coal Seam by Sublevel Caving with High Bottom Cutting Height

Table 2

The movement of overlying strata with different mining thicknesses.

Thickness (m)Maximum height of the fault zone (m)Front caving angle (°)Back caving angle (°)

950.845957
1585.326062
25115.856268