The optimal grouting area and cable distribution design for guaranteeing roadway stability while considering fluid mechanical effects via the CMOEAD algorithm

Abstract Water inrush in roadways frequently occurs in coal mines when the rock mass is enriched with underground water. To avoid underground water flow into the roadway and guarantee the stability of the roadway, grouting and cables are commonly used to prevent water inrush and guarantee the stabil...

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Main Authors: Peng Li, Yinghai Guo, Yinghao Cheng, Jiaming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85611-0
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Summary:Abstract Water inrush in roadways frequently occurs in coal mines when the rock mass is enriched with underground water. To avoid underground water flow into the roadway and guarantee the stability of the roadway, grouting and cables are commonly used to prevent water inrush and guarantee the stability of the roadway. In this work, FLAC3D (fast lagrangian analysis of continua 3 dimension) numerical simulation software was used, and the fluid‒mechanical coupling effects were considered. In combination with the CMOEAD (constrained multi-objective evolution algorithm based on decomposition) optimization method, the optimal grouting area and cable distribution were determined: the center point of the ellipse (grouting area) is (0.01, 1.59), the long axis length is 4.73 m, the short axis length is 4.60 m, and the inclination angle of the ellipse is 53.15°. The cable length is 6.51 m, the total number of cables is 11. The grouting area and cable distribution design from numerical simulation results were applied to engineering practice, the degree of water inrush was markedly reduced, and the displacement of the roadway was within control, indicating that the proposed method is workable and reliable.
ISSN:2045-2322