Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines

Seismic energy analysis is the basis of coal burst risk assessment. The prerequisite for utilizing seismic energy to quantify coal burst hazards is the accurate understanding of seismic energy attenuation. Thereby the characteristics of seismic energy attenuation were first systematically investigat...

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Main Authors: Yaoqi Liu, Anye Cao, Songwei Wang, Yao Yang, Wenhao Guo, Chengchun Xue, Xuwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-03-01
Series:Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2022.2059018
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author Yaoqi Liu
Anye Cao
Songwei Wang
Yao Yang
Wenhao Guo
Chengchun Xue
Xuwei Li
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Anye Cao
Songwei Wang
Yao Yang
Wenhao Guo
Chengchun Xue
Xuwei Li
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description Seismic energy analysis is the basis of coal burst risk assessment. The prerequisite for utilizing seismic energy to quantify coal burst hazards is the accurate understanding of seismic energy attenuation. Thereby the characteristics of seismic energy attenuation were first systematically investigated in this paper. Based on the seismic data and 24 coal burst records during the period of sixteen months, a risk assessment method including three indexes (Static Intensity Index (SII), Dynamic Intensity Index (DII), and Risk Assessment Index (RAI)) was derived from seismic energy attenuation. In consideration of the static and dynamic response, the superposition effects of seismic energy were proposed to improve the performance of risk assessment. Results show that residual seismic energy (RSE) is relatively correlated with seismic energy, source radius, and energy attenuation coefficient; the higher seismic energy, source radius, and lower energy attenuation coefficient would result in higher coal burst risk. The case study demonstrated that SII could effectively predict the damaged area, but its prediction efficiency of high-magnitude events (HMEs) is relatively low; DII could predict damaged areas and HMEs, but may lead to risk overestimation; and RAI could efficiently predict the damaged area and HMEs. The sensitivity of the monitoring system and seismicity activeness could be the two main restrictions of the proposed method, leading to low efficiency or even false risk assessment. This paper sheds light on seismic energy utilization to risk prediction in underground coal mines. HighlightsThe attenuation response characteristics of seismic energy to different factors including seismic energy, source radius, and attenuation coefficient were investigated.A new assessment method based on seismic energy attenuation calculation was proposed to assess coal burst risks. Three seismic-based indexes considering static and dynamic response and their superposition effects were proposed to assess coal burst risk.Sensitivity of monitoring system and seismicity activeness could be the two main restrictions leading to low accuracy or even false in risk assessing, which implies that the proposed method could also have false judgements in the place where rare seismicity is monitored.
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spelling doaj.art-7fdaac8b41b3458f877d12614aec9e962022-12-22T00:17:33ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk1947-57051947-57132022-03-011311014104210.1080/19475705.2022.2059018Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal minesYaoqi Liu0Anye Cao1Songwei Wang2Yao Yang3Wenhao Guo4Chengchun Xue5Xuwei Li6School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China;Seismic energy analysis is the basis of coal burst risk assessment. The prerequisite for utilizing seismic energy to quantify coal burst hazards is the accurate understanding of seismic energy attenuation. Thereby the characteristics of seismic energy attenuation were first systematically investigated in this paper. Based on the seismic data and 24 coal burst records during the period of sixteen months, a risk assessment method including three indexes (Static Intensity Index (SII), Dynamic Intensity Index (DII), and Risk Assessment Index (RAI)) was derived from seismic energy attenuation. In consideration of the static and dynamic response, the superposition effects of seismic energy were proposed to improve the performance of risk assessment. Results show that residual seismic energy (RSE) is relatively correlated with seismic energy, source radius, and energy attenuation coefficient; the higher seismic energy, source radius, and lower energy attenuation coefficient would result in higher coal burst risk. The case study demonstrated that SII could effectively predict the damaged area, but its prediction efficiency of high-magnitude events (HMEs) is relatively low; DII could predict damaged areas and HMEs, but may lead to risk overestimation; and RAI could efficiently predict the damaged area and HMEs. The sensitivity of the monitoring system and seismicity activeness could be the two main restrictions of the proposed method, leading to low efficiency or even false risk assessment. This paper sheds light on seismic energy utilization to risk prediction in underground coal mines. HighlightsThe attenuation response characteristics of seismic energy to different factors including seismic energy, source radius, and attenuation coefficient were investigated.A new assessment method based on seismic energy attenuation calculation was proposed to assess coal burst risks. Three seismic-based indexes considering static and dynamic response and their superposition effects were proposed to assess coal burst risk.Sensitivity of monitoring system and seismicity activeness could be the two main restrictions leading to low accuracy or even false in risk assessing, which implies that the proposed method could also have false judgements in the place where rare seismicity is monitored.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2022.2059018Coal burstseismic monitoringseismic energy attenuationrisk assessment
spellingShingle Yaoqi Liu
Anye Cao
Songwei Wang
Yao Yang
Wenhao Guo
Chengchun Xue
Xuwei Li
Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Coal burst
seismic monitoring
seismic energy attenuation
risk assessment
title Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
title_full Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
title_fullStr Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
title_full_unstemmed Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
title_short Attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
title_sort attenuation characteristics analysis of seismic energy and its application to risk assessment in underground coal mines
topic Coal burst
seismic monitoring
seismic energy attenuation
risk assessment
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2022.2059018
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