1. State Key Laboratory of Digital Intelligent Technology for Unmanned Coal Mining, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan Anhui 232001, China.
2. School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan Anhui 232001, China.
3. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan Anhui 232001,China.
Abstract Understanding the mechanical response of coal mine roofs under combined vertical overburden loads and horizontal lateral stresses is critical for assessing roof stability in longwall mining. In this study, the periodically weighting roof is idealized as a rectangular thin plate model with two adjacent sides clamped and the other two simply supported (CCSS), and a composite de?ection function is constructed by coupling polynomial terms with trigonometric series. The Galerkin method is applied to convert the governing partial di?erential equation for the de?ection function into an algebraic system, deriving an analytical solution that enables modal analysis of roof deflection and stress. Results show that the deformation is predominantly controlled by the superposition of the mode with one modal number in the x direction and one in the y direction, and the mode with one modal number in the x-direction and two in the y-direction, together contributing 96.67% of the global strain energy, with the latter mode alone contributing 61.5%. High tensile stress regions are found to spatially coincide with large de?ection zones. The theoretical results show high consistency with the concentration of high energy microseismic events and the peak hydraulic support resistance observed at the 14321 longwall working face in the Gubei Mine, Huainan. This study establishes a new theoretical framework for analyzing the mechanical response of mine roofs and provides a reliable approach for accurate prediction of periodic weighting.
Fund: Natural Science Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2024AH050374), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2508085QE186), Research Foundation for Postdoctoral of Anhui Province (Grant No. 2024B817), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52074009).
About author: Wu Can-zhen received her Bachelor’s degree in Urban
Underground Space Engineering from Anhui University of Science and Technology in 2022. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Mechanics at Anhui University of Science and Technology. Her main research interests include rock mechanics and mine pressure control.
Cite this article:
. Analytical bending model and modal characteristics of coal mine roof under lateral stress [J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2025, 22(4): 1444-1463.
2025, Vol. 22 
