Research Article

The Effect of a Tectonic Stress Field on Coal and Gas Outbursts

Table 1

Model parameters.

ParametersValue

Elastic modulus of coal ( , GPa)2 [47]
Poisson ratio of coal ( )0.3 [47]
Bulk modulus of the coal matrix ( , GPa)7.5 [48]
Bulk modulus of the coal skeleton ( , GPa)8.9 [28]
Maximum adsorption-induced volume strain for CH4 ( )0.012
Langmuir pressure of adsorption-induced volume strain for CH4 ( , MPa)1
Initial cohesion of coal without gas ( , MPa)0.923
Residual cohesion of coal without gas ( , MPa)0.692
Friction angle of coal ( , )30 [47]
Transition value of coal softening parameter ( , %)2
Bulk density of coal ( , kg/m3)1300
Bulk density of rock ( , kg/m3)2500
Elastic modulus of rock ( , GPa)20
Cohesion of rock ( , MPa)20
Friction angle of rock ( , )40
Poisson ratio of rock ( )0.3
Temperature of coal seam ( , K)293
Initial permeability of coal seam ( , mD)0.0025 [38]
Initial fracture porosity ( , %)0.1 [49]
Matrix porosity ( , %)6 [38]
CH4 Langmuir volume ( , m3/t)20
CH4 Langmuir pressure ( , MPa)1
Adsorption time ( , day)11.7 [47]