Research Article

Mechanism and Evolution Control of Wide Coal Pillar Bursts in Multithick Key Strata

Table 2

Statistical of representative rock burst of LW3102.

No.DateEnergy (J)Roof conditionLocationDamage length (m)Damages of air-return roadway

12017.11.26Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf25The roof coal caved at the side of the coal pillar; the length, width, and height of the damaged area were 18 m, 1.5 m, and 0.6 m, respectively; in addition, the bolts and metal mesh failed

22017.12.13Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf25The roof subsidence was about 0.3–0.5 m; the floor heave was about 0.3–0.6 m; pillar walls were spalled; some hydraulic prop toppled

32017.12.25Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf38The roadway roof at the coal pillar side was inclined in the area 0–38 m ahead of LW3102; some wooden buttresses got damaged; tremors were felt

42018.1.26Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf25The roof subsidence was about 0.3–0.5 m; the floor heave was about 0.3–0.6 m, two walls spalled, and some hydraulic prop toppled in the 25 m ahead of LW3102

52018.3.36.4 × 106Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf180The floor heave was 1 m, with some hydraulic prop and wooden buttresses damaged in the 0–180 m ahead of LW3102; the ventilation of the air-return roadway was reduced from 2100 m3/min to 1820 m3/min due to deformation

62018.4.83 × 107Periodic weightingCoal pillar near goaf300The floor heave was about 1.2–1.3 m; the bolts and metal mesh were torn in the area 0–114 m ahead of LW3102; coal burst out in the area 45 m ahead LW3102