A Novel Caving Model of Overburden Strata Movement Induced by Coal Mining
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background Concerning Mining Effects
2.1. Fractures Changes Due to Longwall Mining
2.2. Effects on Subsidence of Longwall Mining
2.3. Interactions between Subsidence and Water Bodies
3. Trapezoid Broken Model to Calculate Mining-Induced Fracture Parameters
3.1. Model Study I
3.2. Model Study II
3.3. Model Study III
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Xu, D.; Peng, S.; Xiang, S.; He, Y. A Novel Caving Model of Overburden Strata Movement Induced by Coal Mining. Energies 2017, 10, 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040476
Xu D, Peng S, Xiang S, He Y. A Novel Caving Model of Overburden Strata Movement Induced by Coal Mining. Energies. 2017; 10(4):476. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040476
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Dongjing, Suping Peng, Shiyao Xiang, and Yunlan He. 2017. "A Novel Caving Model of Overburden Strata Movement Induced by Coal Mining" Energies 10, no. 4: 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040476