Using Plants of Novel Ecosystems as Resources to Create Green Roofs in Cities’ Adaptation to the Climate Change Process by Magdalena Biela, Edyta Sierka

“…However, certain plants with desirable functional traits, originating e.g. from habitats such as post-industrial coal mining waste heaps, show promise in providing functional support to urban ecosystems in minimizing the effects of climate change. …”
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Dynamic Behavior of Fault Slip Induced by Stress Waves by Guang-an Zhu, Lin-ming Dou, Yang Liu, Zhen-guo Su, Hui Li, Yong Kong, Zhen-lei Li

“…Fault slip burst is a serious dynamic hazard in coal mining. A static and dynamic analysis for fault slip was performed to assess the risk of rock burst. …”
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Calculation Method of Overburden Damage Height Based on Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Soft and Hard Rock Layers by Liang Chen, Shaowu Fan, Can Zhao, Lang Zhang, Zhiheng Cheng

“…This research took Yuwu coal mine in Lu’an mining area as an example. Results showed that (1) by the calculation method, the overburden damage height of the N1102 fully mechanized caving face in Yuwu coal mine was 51.44 m, which was less than the value obtained by an actual borehole TV method as well as the numerical simulation result of 53.46 m, with a calculation accuracy about 96.22%, which is quite high for both. …”
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Prediction of Blasting Fragmentation Based on GWO-ELM by Zhengzhao Jia, Ziling Song, Junfu Fan, Juyu Jiang

“…Taking No. 2 open-pit coal mine of Dananhu as an example, seven factors including the rock tensile strength, compressive strength, hole spacing, row spacing, minimum resistance line, super depth, and specific charge are selected as the input factors of the prediction model. …”
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Analytical and Numerical Study of the Ground Pressure of the Work Face Crossing the Fault by Yanan Gao, Yudong Zhang, Donghao Lan, Feng Gao

“…The excavation of coal mine often encounters the fault problem. In this paper, the analytical study of the pressure of the fault that the work face may cross is carried out. …”
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Mechanism of Support Optimization and Confined Blasting of Thick and Hard Rock with a Wedge-Structure Immediate Roof: A Case Study by Tong Zhao, Peilin Gong, Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Changyou Liu, Xiaofei Gong

“…Based on the occurrence conditions of a thick and hard main roof and wedge-structure immediate roof in the Zhuxianzhuang Coal Mine, the fracture characteristics and instability migration law of a thick and hard roof (THR) were examined via physical simulations. …”
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An Elastoplastic Softening Damage Model for Hydraulic Fracturing in Soft Coal Seams by Yang Hao, Yu Wu, Xianbiao Mao, Pan Li, Liqiang Zhang, Jing Tao

“…The model then was implemented to FLAC3D finite difference software to be verified with the on-site results of the Number 2709 coalface in Datong coal mine, China. The modelling results of fracture-influenced radius show good consistency with on-site results. …”
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High-Strength Hollow Glass Microsphere/Epoxy Resin Composite Insulation Materials for Deep In-Situ Condition Preserved Coring by Jianping Yang, Ling Chen, Zhiqiang He, Cong Li, Bo Yu, Zijie Wei, Zhiyu Zhao, Zongxin Hao

“…To establish in-situ fluidized coal mining technology and a theory of mining mechanics for deep coal resources, it is crucial to obtain a “fidelity rock core” that maintains deep in-situ conditions to understand the physical mechanics of deep rock. …”
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Experimental Accuracy and Stability of Gas Outburst Experimental System by Yanbao Liu, Haitao Sun, Bo Wang, Linchao Dai, Jie Cao

“…Gas outburst is an important issue in deep coal mining. At present, the gas-rock coupling change mechanism and intensity prediction of gas outburst are not clear. …”
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Effect of Seepage Velocity on Formation of Shaft Frozen Wall in Loose Aquifer by Jian Lin, Hua Cheng, Hai-bing Cai, Bin Tang, Guang-yong Cao

“…This paper addresses the difficult closure of a frozen wall in a coal mine shaft due to excessive seepage velocity in an aquifer when the aquifer is penetrated via the artificial freezing method. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Coal Dust Wettability Based on Surface Contact Angle by Gang Zhou, Han Qiu, Qi Zhang, Mao Xu, Jiayuan Wang, Gang Wang

“…In this paper, the theory of liquid wetting solid was presented firstly; then, taking the gas coal of Xinglongzhuang coal mine in China as an example, by determination of critical surface tension of coal piece, it can be concluded that only when the surface tension of surfactant solution is less than 45 mN/m can the coal sample be fully wetted. …”
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Analysis of Strata Behavior Process Characteristics of Gob-Side Entry Retaining with Roof Cutting and Pressure Releasing Based on Composite Roof Structure by Manchao He, Xingen Ma, Bin Yu

“…Besides, taking the 8304 working face of Tashan Coal Mine as an example, the results of theoretical research are verified by field-monitoring data of hydraulic supports, working resistance, and roadway deformation. …”
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The Research of Coal and Gas Outburst Warning Based on Logistic Regression and Geographic Information System by Bo You, Bo Li, Shi Liang Shi, He Qing Liu, Yi Lu, He Li

“…Coal and gas outburst is one of the major disasters in the safety production of coal mine. According to the mechanism of coal and gas outburst, based on the comprehensive analysis of various influencing factors of coal and gas outburst, with the principles of selected early warning indicator, the basic information database of coal and gas outburst warning is constructed, and the information data query function is realized. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Longwall-Mining Operation on the Stability of a Slope-Pillar Structure by Wenyong Bai, Jie Zhang, Bin Wang, Jianchen Zhang, Hongru Li, Sen Yang

“…In order to study the impact of stress variations (induced by the longwall-mining operations) on the stability of a slope-pillar structure, No. 30101-1 working face of Nanliang Coal Mine was selected as the study subject. A series of analysis including physical similar simulation test and the theoretical analysis were conducted to study the movement pattern of the overlying strata in the working face of the slope and the loading and the stability of the pillar column revealing the mechanism of dynamic load instability of nonuniformly distributed load “slope pillar.” …”
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Dynamic Behavior of Coal Pillar under Different Load Percentage by Numerical Simulation by Guo-Wei Dong, Hai-Yang Liu, Guang-an Zhu

“…The stability and dynamic response of coal pillar is of great importance in underground coal mining. In this paper, a series of uniaxial compressive experiments were first carried out to investigate the mechanical properties of coal. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Gas Migration Patterns in Ultra-Long Fully Mechanized Caving Face and Goaf of High Gas and Extra-Thick Coal Seams by Huaming An, Ruyue Gong, Xingxing Liang, Hongsheng Wang

“…Taking the N2105 working face of the coal mining industry as the research object, the mathematical model of gas seepage in the goaf was established based on the percolation theory of porous media, and the model was solved. …”
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Constitutive Model of Solid Backfill Materials and Numerical Simulation of Overburden Movement and Deformation in Backfill Mining by Chao Ma, Lianying Zhang, Bing Li, Xianbiao Mao

“…Solid backfill mining is an efficient and environmental-friendly coal mining technology, which can effectively solve the problems of coal gangue pollution, water resource loss, and surface subsidence. …”
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Dynamics Analysis and Experiment of Novel Compound Dry Separator by Li Hongxi, Zhou Enhui, Zhang Bo, Jiang Haishen, Shen Ling, Yin Zixin

“…The method of dry coal beneficiation is a key method of separation technology in the field of coal mining. In this paper, the structure of a novel compound dry separator (NCDS) was revealed. …”
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Deformation and Failure Mechanism of Roadway Sensitive to Stress Disturbance and Its Zonal Support Technology by Qiangling Yao, Xuehua Li, Fan Pan, Teng Wang, Guang Wang

“…The 6163 haulage roadway in the Qidong coal mine passes through a fault zone, which causes severe deformation in the surrounding rock, requiring repeated roadway repairs. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Influences of Drilling Arrangements on the Mechanical Behavior and Energy Evolution of Coal Models by Tong-bin Zhao, Wei-yao Guo, Feng-hai Yu, Yun-liang Tan, Bin Huang, Shan-chao Hu

“…Destress drilling method is one of the commonly used methods for mitigating rock bursts, especially in coal mining. To better understand the influences of drilling arrangements on the destress effect is beneficial for rock burst mitigation. …”
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