Research Article

Roof Failure Mechanism of Thin Bedrock Working Faces under Loading and Analysis Based on Microseismic Monitoring Technology

Table 2

Roof strata of the coal seam.

Roof typeLithologyThickness range (m)
Average thickness (m)

Upper hard roofMedium sandstone2.1–12.3
7.2

Immediate roofSandy mudstone5.3~21.7
13.5

False roofMudstone0.2~1.4
0.8