Research Article

Analysis of Stability Factors of Roadway Roof and Determination of Unsupported Roof Distance

Table 3

Distribution of 8# coal and roof and floor strata.

No.LithologyThickness (m)Lithology description

5Fine sandstone7.74Gray, grayish white, mainly composed of quartz, containing dark minerals and muscovite fragments and argillaceous siliceous cementation
4Sandy mudstone1.15Gray, dense, brittle, flat section, containing more phytochemical fragments
38 coal3.54It is mainly powdery, belonging to semidark and semibright briquette, and some contain coal gangue and carbonaceous shale
2Mudstone3.01Gray-dark gray, dense, brittle, rich in rooted fossils
1Siltstone4.35Gray-light gray, dense, brittle, containing plant fossils and vein bedding, with siderite sandstone at the bottom