Research on Risk Evaluation Methods of Groundwater Bursting from Aquifers Underlying Coal Seams and Applications to Coalfields of North China (Springer Theses)

This book provides an information fusion model with information fusion theory, geographic information system technology and modern mathematical methods to evaluate the risks of groundwater inrushes from aquifers underlying coal seams. In this new model, the water inrush vulnerable index was calculated with variable weights theory. It overcomes the defect of the traditional vulnerability index method that assumes constant weights for the factors controlling the water inrush. Mine water inrush events often occur during coal mine construction and production; they account for a large proportion of the nation’s coal mine disasters and accidents in China. Between 2005 and 2014, 513 water inrush incidents have occurred with a total loss of 2,753 lives. As mining depths and mining intensity continue to increase, the hydrogeological conditions encountered are becoming more complex. The innovative model presented here was applied to two coal mines in China with proved better results than the traditional vulnerability index method. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 1-15 Structural Pattern and Characteristics of Floor Rock’s Water-Soluble and Flushing Water System (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 17-48 Acquisition and Quantification of Main Controlling Factors of Water Inrush from Coal Seam Floor in Coalfields of North China (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 49-70 Vulnerability Index Method Based on Partition Variable Weight Theory (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 71-95 Analysis of Vulnerability Index Method Based on Variable Weight Theory in Engineering Application (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 97-148 Conclusion and Outlook (Yifan Zeng)....Pages 149-151