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 9

Stability calculation for southern slope (case 2a: fracturing 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)

190.280.0027.0059.004,104.681.632,854
252.310.0027.0042.0069,059.381.6332,534
329.200.0027.0034.0059,580.811.6348,575
443.270.0027.0045.0086,640.251.6392,593
546.260.0027.0054.0092,356.51.63153,653
665.180.0027.0038.00196,023.81.63206,480
772.780.0027.0033.00314,633.51.63288,402
876.800.0027.0032.00361,499.11.63381,918
919.020.0027.0029.0094,074.961.63394,838
1073.860.0027.0029.00321,2951.63462,220
1164.410.0027.002.00285,943.61.63265,940
1274.530.0027.002.00286,016.51.63186,018
1391.410.0027.002.00278,881.91.63108,090
1494.420.0027.002.00204,797.41.6350,862
15132.700.0027.002.00174,479.51.632,108