Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support

Abstract With the increase in coal mining depths, soft and fractured roadway surrounding rocks require grouting and a sprayed protective layer for maintenance. Simultaneously, extensive accumulation of coal gangue causes diverse environmental issues. To enhance on-site coal gangue utilization, this...

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Main Authors: Yang Liu, Luming Zhu, Xijun Liang, Jintao He, Guiwen Suo, Haoran Wu, Bin Li, Zimu Wang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81408-9
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author Yang Liu
Luming Zhu
Xijun Liang
Jintao He
Guiwen Suo
Haoran Wu
Bin Li
Zimu Wang
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description Abstract With the increase in coal mining depths, soft and fractured roadway surrounding rocks require grouting and a sprayed protective layer for maintenance. Simultaneously, extensive accumulation of coal gangue causes diverse environmental issues. To enhance on-site coal gangue utilization, this study replaced river sand and cement with coal gangue to develop a novel cement-based mortar for supporting coal mine roadways. The study examined how apparent density, compressive strength, flexural strength, and fiber reinforcement affect performance, while investigating the hydration reaction mechanism. The results show that compared with ordinary mortar, the apparent density and compressive strength of coal gangue-basalt fiber cementitious mortar are reduced, but its flexural strength is improved. Furthermore, a constitutive model for coal gangue-basalt fiber cement-based mortar under compression was formulated. The model comprehensively assessed the compressive strength of specimens and determined correlation coefficients for the rising and falling sections of the stress-strain curve. Micro-aggregates enhance the internal skeleton density in coal gangue-basalt fiber cement-based mortar.
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spelling doaj-art-d6681a6c16e242348e6db08c1792626e2025-01-26T12:28:28ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111510.1038/s41598-024-81408-9Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel supportYang Liu0Luming Zhu1Xijun Liang2Jintao He3Guiwen Suo4Haoran Wu5Bin Li6Zimu Wang7School of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversitySchool of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversityUrban Rail Transit Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Railway First Group Co., LtdSchool of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversityCCCC-SHB Fourth Engineering Co., LtdSchool of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversitySchool of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversitySchool of Urban Planning and Municipal Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic UniversityAbstract With the increase in coal mining depths, soft and fractured roadway surrounding rocks require grouting and a sprayed protective layer for maintenance. Simultaneously, extensive accumulation of coal gangue causes diverse environmental issues. To enhance on-site coal gangue utilization, this study replaced river sand and cement with coal gangue to develop a novel cement-based mortar for supporting coal mine roadways. The study examined how apparent density, compressive strength, flexural strength, and fiber reinforcement affect performance, while investigating the hydration reaction mechanism. The results show that compared with ordinary mortar, the apparent density and compressive strength of coal gangue-basalt fiber cementitious mortar are reduced, but its flexural strength is improved. Furthermore, a constitutive model for coal gangue-basalt fiber cement-based mortar under compression was formulated. The model comprehensively assessed the compressive strength of specimens and determined correlation coefficients for the rising and falling sections of the stress-strain curve. Micro-aggregates enhance the internal skeleton density in coal gangue-basalt fiber cement-based mortar.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81408-9Coal gangueCement-basedApparent volume densityMechanical propertiesPhase analysis
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Luming Zhu
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Bin Li
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Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
Scientific Reports
Coal gangue
Cement-based
Apparent volume density
Mechanical properties
Phase analysis
title Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
title_full Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
title_fullStr Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
title_short Sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
title_sort sustainable application of waste gangue mortar in coal mine tunnel support
topic Coal gangue
Cement-based
Apparent volume density
Mechanical properties
Phase analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81408-9
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