Experimental study on characteristics of grounawater fracture in coalmine overlying rock

Abstract

The seepage characteristics of groundwater in the overlying fissures are the key factors to be considered in the later maintenance of coal mining and goaf, especially in the underground reservoir construction area of coal mines. It is also an important part of coal mine underground reservoir. In shallow groundwater-rich areas or under extreme summer rainfall conditions, underground reservoirs form vertical recharge, and analyzing the seepage characteristics of groundwater in overlying fissures provides a scientific basis for the safe operation of coal mine underground reservoirs and the protection of groundwater resources. In this study, the solid-liquid coupling similarity model test was used to obtain the development and stability of the overlying fissures in the mining area and the characteristics of groundwater seepage after the aquifer was connected. The analysis showed that the large abscission fissures and micro-fissures that extend far and wide are mostly water storage. , the vertical fissures running through multiple rock layers have strong water conductivity, and the hydraulic connection between the separation layer fissures is mainly formed by the vertical fissures in the two sides. Under the condition of vertical recharge, groundwater first infiltrates along the vertical fissures in an unsaturated manner, and is gradually saturated regionally from the upper and lower overlying fissures, finally forming a stable saturated infiltration form. On this basis, a mathematical model of groundwater seepage in saturated seepage state is established, and the numerical method is used to solve it. It is verified with similar simulation experiments that vertical fractures are the main water conduction channels, and their water conduction can account for up to 97%. At the same time, the migration speed of groundwater in vertical fractures is also many orders of magnitude higher than that in abscission fractures. Finally, through the sensitivity analysis, it is concluded that the vertical fracture seepage is positively correlated with the fracture development degree and the total water inflow, and negatively correlated with the rock permeability. The migration time of groundwater in overlying fissures is negatively correlated with the degree of fissure development, rock permeability and total water inflow.

Keywords

• underground reservoir
• overlying rock fissure
• groundwater seepage
• traveltime
• advantage channel