Research Article

Formation Mechanism and the Height of the Water-Conducting Fractured Zone Induced by Middle Deep Coal Seam Mining in a Sandy Region: A Case Study from the Xiaobaodang Coal Mine

Table 2

Parameters and the material ratio of the similar model.

StratumModel thickness (cm)Proportioning mass (kg)Simulation material ratioMass of simulated material (kg)
SandGypsumWhite powderSandGypsumWhite powder

Soil layer31206
Mudstone2137379.31.23.6
Fine sandstone53373723.33.07.0
Siltstone64073728.03.68.4
Medium sandstone53383726.63.07.0
Mudstone42773918.62.47.2
Fine sandstone32073714.01.84.2
Medium sandstone32083716.01.84.2
Siltstone2137379.31.22.8
Mudstone53383726.63.07.0
Siltstone42773718.62.45.6
Fine sandstone2137379.31.22.8
Sandy mudstone2137289.30.83.2
Fine sandstone85373737.34.811.2
Mudstone42783721.32.45.6
Fine sandstone2137379.31.22.8
Coarse sandstone42782821.31.64.8
Fine sandstone117373751.36.615.4
Mudstone21383710.61.22.8
Siltstone42773718.62.45.6
Siltstone2137379.31.22.8
Fine sandstone42773718.62.45.6
Siltstone2137379.31.22.8
Mudstone64083731.93.68.4
Siltstone53373723.33.07.0
2−2 coal seam2.520
Siltstone85373737.34.811.2
Fine sandstone74773732.64.29.8
3−1 coal seam1.510
Siltstone2.51773711.61.53.5

Note: the ratio of coal seam: river sand: gypsum : white powder = 26 : 1:5 : 15; the ratio of the loose layer in river sand : loess = 6 : 4.