Research Article

Numerical Simulation on the Evolution of Mining-Induced Fracture Network in a Coal Seam and Its Overburden under the Top Coal Caving Method

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Evolution of the fracture network in the typical higher strata (medium sandstone 1) with mining advance based on horizontal section planes: (a) 100 m; (b) 150 m; (c) 200 m; (d) 300 m.
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