Research Article

Effect of Coalbed Methane Well Fracturing on Slope Stability of Open-Pit Coal Mine: A Case Study of Shengli East No. 2 Open-Pit Coal Mine

Table 10

Stability calculation for southern slope (case 2b: sliding surface of 6# coal seam).

No. of sliding blocksLength of sliding section Li (m)Cohesion Ci (kPa)Internal friction angle ψi (°)Inclination of sliding surface αi (°)Self-weight of sliding body (kN)Stability coefficient KsResidual sliding force Ei (kN)

190.280.0027.0059.004,264.601.622,965
252.310.0027.0042.0071,750.001.6233,802
329.200.0027.0034.0061,902.141.6250,468
443.270.0027.0045.0090,015.841.6296,201
546.260.0027.0054.0095,954.811.62159,639
665.180.0027.0038.00203,661.121.62214,525
772.780.0027.0033.00326,891.961.62299,638
876.800.0027.0032.00375,583.441.62396,798
919.020.0027.0029.0097,740.221.62410,221
1073.860.0027.0029.00333,812.991.62480,229
1164.410.0027.002.00297,084.231.62276,301
1274.530.0027.002.00297,160.011.62193,265
1391.410.0027.002.00289,747.471.62112,301
1494.420.0027.002.00212,776.481.6252,844
15132.700.0027.002.00181,277.421.622,190