Research Article

Study on the Support System Mechanism of Entry Roof with Roof Cutting Pressure Releasing Gob-Side Entry Retaining Technology

Table 2

Roof and floor lithology.

Roof and floor layerLithologyThickness (m)Lithologic characteristics

Basic roofFine sandstone3.88Light gray, gray. Subrounded. Horizontal bedding.
Immediate roofMudstone1.44Grayish black. Nearly uniform structure, fracture shell. Containing a small amount of kaolinite.
Immediate floorMudstone3.20Grayish black. Nearly uniform structure, fracture shell. Light weight.
Basic floorSiltstone3.10Black gray. Massive, dense, uniform, hard, and complete. Horizontal bedding, containing a small amount of siderite nodules.