Numerical studies on surrounding rock deformation controlled by pressure relief groove in deep roadway

After entering deep mining, the roadway is in a high stress state, the deformation of surrounding rock becomes larger, and the roadway floor is particularly significant under unsupported state, which brings great difficulty to the safe production and support of the coal mine. Pressure relief method can change the stress field of surrounding rocks so that the surrounding rock can be in stress-reducing area. The present paper studied the deformation law of the roadway and the changes in the stress state and plastic zone of the surrounding rocks around the roadway before and after the excavation of pressure relief groove on the bottom floor of the high-stress roadway by using FLAC under the engineering background of one mine in Binchang, analyzed the influence of different groove depths and widths on the floor heave, convergence on both sides and roof subsidence. The simulation results show that: after the roadway floor was grooved in the high stress roadway, a larger stress-relaxed area will be formed near the roadway floor, the stress will be transferred to the deep roadway floor, and the pressure relief groove plays a better control effect on the deformation of the high-stress roadway. With the increase of the width and depth of the pressure relief groove, the convergence of the top and bottom of the roadway will be decreased accordingly, but the effect is not significant, while its influence on the convergence on both sides is relatively significant. After applying the simulation results to the engineering practice, the practice shows that: the combined support of anchor rod, anchor rope plus pressure relief groove can control the deformation of the roadway well and the conclusion obtained can provide some reference values for the study and design of the grooving pressure relief control technology. (paper)