Open AccessA calculation methodology of fault relative displacement used to study the mechanical characteristic of fault slip
Author(s) -
Hongwei Wang,
Shi Ruiming,
Dean Deng,
Fan Cui,
Yaodong Jiang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of geophysics and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.623
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1742-2140
pISSN - 1742-2132
DOI - 10.1093/jge/gxab063
Subject(s) - slip (aerodynamics) , geology , fault (geology) , instability , perpendicular , strike slip tectonics , seismology , geometry , mechanics , engineering , mathematics , physics , aerospace engineering
Fault slip caused by mining disturbance is a crucial issue that can pose considerable threats to the mine safety. This paper proposes a point-by-point integration calculated methodology of fault relative slip and studies fault instability behavior induced by coal seam mining. A physical model with the existence of a fault and an extra-thick rock stratum is constructed to simulate the fault movement and calculate relative slip using the methodology. The results indicate that the fault relative slip can be regarded as a dynamic evolution process from local slip to global slip on the fault surface. The movement of surrounding rock masses near the fault experiences three stages, including along vertical downward, parallel to the fault and then approximately perpendicular to the fault. There will be an undamaged zone in the extra-thick rock strata when the mining face is near the fault structure. The collapse and instability of this undamaged zone could induce a violent fault relative slip. In addition, the influence of dip angles on the fault relative slip is also discussed. A formula for risk of fault relative slip is further proposed by fitting the relative displacement curves with different fault dip angles.