《3D reconstruction method and connectivity rules of fracture networks generated under different mining layouts》.pdfVIP

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 23 (2013) 863–871 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Mining Science and Technology journal homepage: www.else /locate/ijmst 3D reconstruction method and connectivity rules of fracture networks generated under different mining layouts Zhang Ru a, Ai Ting b,⇑, Li Hegui a, Zhang Zetian a, Liu Jianfeng a a State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China b College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: In current research, a series of triaxial tests, which were employed to simulate three typical mining lay- Received 12 March 2013 outs (i.e., top-coal caving, non-pillar mining and protected coal seam mining), were conducted on coal by Received in revised form 30 April 2013 using MTS815 Flex Test GT rock mechanics test system, and the fracture networks in the broken coal Accepted 30 May 2013 samples were qualitatively and quantitatively investigated by employing CT scanning and 3D reconstruc- Available online 2 December 2013 tion techniques. This work aimed at providing a detail description on the micro-structure and fracture- connectivity characteristics of rupture coal samples under different mining layouts. The results show Keywords: