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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Earth Sci.

Sec. Geoscience and Society

Study on the dynamic response characteristics of hydraulic support columns under multi-condition impact loads

Provisionally accepted
Yang  LiuYang Liu1*Guozhu  LiuGuozhu Liu2Jingxi  LiJingxi Li2Yadong  ZhenYadong Zhen3Jiang  WeiJiang Wei4
  • 1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
  • 2Product Technology Research Institute,Chinacoal Beijing Coal Mining Machinery Co.,Ltd., Beijing, Beijing, China
  • 3Department of Technical Service Center ,China Coal Beijing Coal Mining Machinery Co., Beijing, Beijing, China
  • 4Product Technology Research Institute,Chinacoal Beijing Coal Mining Machinery Co.,Ltd., Beijing, Beijingb, China

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This study focuses on the performance of hydraulic support columns under complex operating conditions. By constructing a finite element model that accounts for actual connection relationships and contact nonlinearities, mechanical simulation tests were conducted to thoroughly analyze their dynamic response. The results indicate that under impact loads, the stress response of the key components of the hydraulic support column exhibits a three-stage characteristic: "impact transient-dynamic adjustment-steady-state transmission." The maximum stress at the secondary guide sleeve reaches 1735.7 MPa, significantly higher than other components, necessitating focused optimization. The middle cylinder bears the primary stress transmission task during axial load transfer, with a stress exceeding 200 MPa over a length of 600 mm 50% longer than the bottom cylinder—and the maximum stress in the middle cylinder is 1.4 times that of the bottom cylinder. Under radial load, a ring-shaped high-stress zone forms at the bottom of the cylinder wall in the bottom cylinder, with stress values reaching 589.31 MPa. The stress in the fixed-end weld zone is less than 150 MPa, showing a significant difference. These conclusions provide important theoretical basis for the structural optimization design and service life improvement of hydraulic support columns, demonstrating significant engineering application value.

Keywords: Finite Element Analysis, Hydraulic support column, Impact load, Mechanical Properties, Mining engineering, Path quantification analysis

Received: 10 Aug 2025; Accepted: 17 Dec 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Liu, Li, Zhen and Wei. 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: Yang Liu

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