Research Article

Investigation on the Movement and Fracture Characteristics of an Extra-Thick Hard Roof during Longwall Panel Extraction in the Yima Mining Area, China

Table 1

The generalized stratigraphy and geotechnical parameters.

Rock strataThickness (m)Density (kg·m−3)UCS (MPa)
Max.Min.Mean

Conglomerate rock580.5096.35550.002 70045
Mudstone42.204.4024.002 17030
Sandstone27.000.0010.002 20027
No. 2 coal seam37.485.599.601 44016
Siltstone32.810.3026.002 60030