ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Earth Sci.
Sec. Geohazards and Georisks
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feart.2025.1635731
Study on the Mechanism of Advanced Grouting Reinforcement in Fault Fractured Zones of Deep Large-Mining-Height Fully Mechanized Mining Faces
Provisionally accepted
- 1Shanghai Datun Energy Co.,Ltd.,Jiangsu Branch, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- 2China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
- 3China University of Mining and Technology - Beijing, Beijing, China
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Aiming at the problem of poor control over coal wall spalling and roof instability when large-miningheight working faces in deep mines pass through fault fractured zones, this study takes the fault fractured zone in the 7436 working face of Kongzhuang Coal Mine as the engineering background. Through experimental testing of different grouting materials for material optimization, numerical simulation of grout diffusion laws in the fracture network of fault zones, and industrial trials of advanced grouting reinforcement, the directional regulation mechanism of grouting hole spatial layout parameters on grout seepage in fault fractured zones is revealed. The results show that Jumina ultra-fine cement achieves an optimal balance among rheological properties, mechanical characteristics, and economic efficiency. When grouting holes are vertically positioned within 1.0 m above the coal seam, bidirectional grout diffusion into the coal seam and roof is realized, reducing the risk of grout leakage in the fault zone. When grouting holes horizontally extend more than 2 m beyond the fault, the grout diffusion range expands, with the proportions of grouting volume and seepage length in the fault zone decreasing to 34% and 30%, respectively, achieving the best seepage effect. Orthogonal tests identify a water-cement ratio of 0.6 and a grouting pressure of 15 MPa as the optimal parameter combination. Industrial trials confirm that after implementing the optimized grouting scheme, spalling and roof collapse phenomena are significantly reduced, and the working face advancing rate is increased from 1 cycle every 2 days to 2-3 cycles per day, greatly improving working face production efficiency.
Keywords: Deep mining, Fault fracture zones, Slurry seepage, Diffusion control, Surrounding rock control
Received: 27 May 2025; Accepted: 23 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Weng, Du, Zhang, Zhu, Wan, Fan and Guo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Bin Du, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
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