Estimating the crush zone size under a cutting tool in coal

Summary As part of an effort to understand the mechanics of fine fragment formation in coal, which is important in studies of respirable dust due to mining, fracture toughness measurements and the strain energy density (SED) theory were applied to calculate the crush zone size under a cutting tool in coal. This zone is the major source of fine fragments in the 1 to 10 µm size range. The model used in these calculations is a boundary element program containing a failure criterion based on the SED theory. The boundary element program calculates linear elastic stresses at numerous points in the coal material ahead of a cutting bit. These stresses are then input to a subroutine called critical flaw length and orientation (CFLO) which uses the SED theory to determine the CFLO for a small crack at the boundary element stress computation point. The extent of crushing is based on earlier postulates about the role of inherent flaws in a fragmentation process. To form 1 to 10 µm fragments requires firstly a local stress strong enough to activate flaws with a characteristic length less than 1 to 10 µm and secondly, a flaw density sufficient to provide an average spacing between flaws also on the order of 1 to 10 µm. The locus of active 10 µm flaws represents the maximum possible extent of fine fragmentation in the 10 µm or less size range assuming that a sufficient inherent flaw density exists. The approach offers a first order approximation to the extent of crushing under a tool tip. The size and shape of the crush zone volume is affected by the attack angle and geometry of the tool.     

我国工程地质现状与发展方向

本文回顾了我国工程地质及其分支学科的发展和现状,指出了我国工程地质工作中存在的主要问题以及今后的发展趋向。     

A simple criterion for the machinability of hard rocks

Conclusions The application of mechanical methods for rapid excavation requires more detailed and precise knowledge of the site, but there is no single parameter which can provide a comprehensive measure for the selection and performance of a tunnel boring machine.The machinability index proposed in this paper is based on four different parameters which influence the performance of a tunnelling machine and are widely accepted by the engineers and geologists. In order to develop a comprehensive measure regarding the borability of rocks,in situ conditions must be evaluated. The machinability index coupled with thein situ information would facilitate judicious decisions regarding the application and selection of tunnel boring machines.The geological conditions and rock characteristics cannot be controlled but their knowledge can prevent costly mistakes in equipment selection and assist in identifying alternative excavation systems, therefore a thorough site investigation can substantially reduce the economic and technical risks associated with tunnelling and mine development.     

The fractal geometry of flow paths in natural fractures in rock and the approach to percolation

The distributions of contact areas in single, natural fractures in quartz monzonite (Stripa granite) are found to have fractal dimensions which decrease fromD=2.00 to values nearD=1.96 as stress normal to the fractures is increased from 3 MPa up to 85 MPa. The effect of stress on fluid flow is studied in the same samples. Fluid transport through a fracture depends on two properties of the fracture void space geometry. the void aperture; and the tortuosity of the flow paths, determined through the distribution of contact area. Each of these quantities change under stress and contribute to changes observed in the flow rate. A general flow law is presented which separates these different effects. The effects of tortuosity on flow are largely governed by the proximity of the flow path distribution to a percolation threshold. A fractal model of correlated continuum percolation is presented which quantitatively reproduces the flow path geometries. The fractal dimension in this model is fit to the measured fractal dimensions of the flow systems to determine how far the flow systems are above the percolation threshold.     

磁法勘探在新疆尉犁县且干布拉克蛭石、磷灰石矿床普查评价中的应用效果

尉犁县且干布拉克蛭石矿为特大型,磷灰石矿为大型.蛭石、磷灰石均赋存于磁性较强的透辉石岩及超基性岩中,矿体与围岩间有较明显的磁性差异,含矿母岩70%被第四系覆盖.利用地面磁测,较好地圈定了含矿母岩的边界,提供了含矿体的平面形态及产状,为勘查缩小了靶区.磁法勘探不仅是直接找磁铁矿床及某些有关金属矿床的有效方法,而且在间接寻找非金属矿床上亦能发挥作用.     

冲绳海槽浮岩研究

目前国内外对冲绳海槽槽底火山岩的研究尚处在初级阶段。笔者对槽底八个样点的浮岩进行了系统的矿物岩石学研究。本文首次对酸性浮岩的中、基性火山岩包体进行了研究,揭示了酸性浮岩下部有相当面积的玄武岩及安山岩存在的事实。旨次提出海槽浮岩具有由基性→酸性较完整的火山活动旋回的认识。提出酸性浮岩是基性熔浆演化到后期的产物的观点,从而解释了存在多年的关于冲绳海槽构造问题争议中的焦点问题之一——“冲绳海槽既为弧后盆地,何以有大量酸性火山岩分布”的质疑。提出冲绳海槽浮岩属于岛弧火山岩的观点,对冲绳海槽构造的科学认识起了一定的积极作用。     

超导岩石磁力仪参数的选择

本文讨论了用于古地磁测量的超导岩石磁力仪的若干参数,如样品杜瓦管直径、探测线圈匝数、超导屏蔽筒直径等的选择,并计算了超导岩石磁力仪的理论灵敏度。     

Development of the ultrasonic measurement technique and its application in the observation of rock mass stability

Summary A method of measuring ultrasonic wave properties in rocks during the complete stress-strain process is described. The relevant experimental laboratory study, to reveal the change of the amplitude spectrum parameters with strain (or stress) has been carried out. A preliminary study was conducted on the application of the ultrasonic measurement technique at a belt conveyor roadway of the north wing in Baodian coal mine, Shandong province. A borehole ultrasonic device with dry coupling was developed to provide better coupling and more accurate measurement data in comparison with those of a water coupled situation. Based on the interrelations between the complete stress-strain properties of specimens and their wave properties, the structural properties of surrounding rocks, the range of yield zones, and the change of stresses within the rocks surrounding a roadway which was subjected to mining influence of upper longwall face were analysed. Amplitude spectrum parameters were used to give a better prediction of the physico-mechanical state of the surrounding rocks.