Numerical investigation of groundwater outbursts near faults in underground coal mines

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 276-288

  Lianchong, Li ^a   Tianhong, Yang ^b   Zhengzhao, Liang ^a   Wancheng, Zhu ^b   Chunan, Tang ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geological fault; Groundwater outburst; Numerical simulation; Rock failure Process; Underground coal mines

Indexed keywords

BASIC MECHANISM; COAL SEAMS; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; EFFECTIVE THICKNESS; FAULT REACTIVATION; FAULT ZONE; FLOOR STRATA; FRACTURE INITIATION; GEOLOGIC FAULTS; GEOLOGICAL FAULT; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; INCLINATION ANGLES; INTACT ZONES; KEY PARTS; MECHANISM ANALYSIS; MINING INDUCED FRACTURE; NEAR FAULT; NUMERICAL CODE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PRODUCTION PROBLEMS; ROCK FAILURE PROCESS; ROCK LAYERS; ROCK MASS; SEEPAGE FIELDS; SEEPAGE FLOWS; STRESS FIELD; THREE ZONES; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE; UNDERGROUND COAL MINES; WATER-RESISTING; WATER-RESISTING STRATUM; WHOLE PROCESS;

AQUIFERS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOORS; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINING; ROCKS; SEEPAGE; STRESSES;

COAL MINES;

AQUIFER; COAL MINE; COAL SEAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE ZONE; GROUNDWATER; ROCKBURST; SEEPAGE; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 79951557270     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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