For the accurate and high-precision measurement of the deformation field in mining areas using different data sources, the probability integral model was used to process deformation data obtained from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Differential InSAR (DInSAR), and Small Baseline Subset InSAR (SBAS-InSAR) to obtain the complete deformation field. The SBAS-InSAR, DInSAR, and UAV can be used to obtain small-scale, mesoscale, and large-scale deformations, respectively. The three types of data were all superimposed by the Kriging interpolation, and the deformation field was integrated using the probability integral model to obtain the complete high-precision deformation field with complete time series in the study area. The study area was in the WangJiata mine in Western China, where mining was carried out from 12 July 2018 to 25 October 2018, on the 2S201 working face. The first observation was made in June 2018, and steady-state observations were made in April 2019, totaling four UAV observations. During this period, the Canadian Earth Observation Satellite of Radarsat-2 (R2) was used to take 10 SAR images, the surface subsidence mapping was undertaken using DInSAR and SBAS-InSAR techniques, and the complete deformation field of the working face during the 106-day mining period was obtained by using the UAV technique. The results showed that the subsidence basin gradually expanded along the mining direction as the working face advanced. When the mining advance was greater than 1.2–1.4 times the coal seam burial depth, the supercritical conditions were reached, and the maximum subsidence stabilized at the value of 2.780 m. The subsidence rate was basically maintained at 0.25 m/d. Finally, the accuracy of the method was tested by the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data, and the medium error of the strike was 0.103 m. A new method is reached by the fusion of active and passive remote sensing data to construct efficient, complete and high precision time-series subsidence basins with high precision.
Underground coal mining inevitably causes ground fissures, especially permanent cracks that cannot be closed at the boundary of the working face. Studying the underground three-dimensional morphology of the permanent cracks allows one to accurately constrain the formation and development of the ground fissures. This information will contribute to reducing mine disasters and is also a prerequisites to avoid environmental pollution. We selected the Zhangjiamao coal mine (China), which is situated in a collapsible loess area, as a case study for deciphering the formation of permanent cracks. After injecting gypsum slurry into the mine, a three-dimensional model of the ground fissures is obtained by three-dimensional (3D) laser scanner technology that records the 3D underground morphology. Integrating the geological context of a collapsible loess area, the characteristics and main processes of the ground fissure development are constrained: (1) The width of the ground fissure decreases to 0 with increasing depth and is strongly affected by the soil composition. (2) Along the vertical extension direction, the ground fissures are generally inclined to the inner-side of the working face, but the direction remains uncertain at different depths. (3) The transverse propagation direction of the ground fissure becomes more complex with increasing depth. (4) Under the influence of soil texture and water, loose soil fills the bottom of the ground fissure, thus affecting the underground 3D morphology.
Repairing point cloud holes has become an important problem in the research of 3D laser point cloud data, which ensures the integrity and improves the precision of point cloud data. However, for the point cloud data with non-characteristic holes, the boundary data of point cloud holes cannot be used for repairing. Therefore, this paper introduces photogrammetry technology and analyzes the density of the image point cloud data with the highest precision. The 3D laser point cloud data are first formed into hole data with sharp features. The image data are calculated into six density image point cloud data. Next, the barycenterization Bursa model is used to fine-register the two types of data and to delete the overlapping regions. Then, the cross-section is used to evaluate the precision of the combined point cloud data to get the optimal density. A three-dimensional model is constructed for this data and the original point cloud data, respectively and the surface area method and the deviation method are used to compare them. The experimental results show that the ratio of the areas is less than 0.5%, and the maximum standard deviation is 0.0036 m and the minimum is 0.0015 m.
Underground coal mining inevitably causes land subsidence which floods in a region with high watertables, which will affect sustainable land development. However, the traditional reclamation (TR) method has a low land reclamation rate. Thus, finding a suitable reclamation approach is crucial to alleviate the conflicts between coal exploitation and land protection. In this article, the Guqiao Coal Mine of China, used as a representative case-study, has been seriously affected by mining-induced ponding.First, the dynamic distributions of surface subsidence and land damage from 2007 to 2017 were revealed, based on concurrent mining and reclamation (CMR). Second, the land-water layout of five reclamation schemes (e.g., no reclamation, TR, CMR I, CMR II, and CMR III) were simulated. Then, a dynamic filling elevation model and filling thickness model were constructed. Finally, the earthwork allocation sequence was optimized. Results revealed: 1) reclaimed land area: CMR III > CMR II > CMR I > TR > no reclamation. 2) Digging depths are directly proportional to the earthwork volumes and land area and are inversely proportional to the water areas, but with an increase in digging depths, the reclaimed land area is relatively lower. 3) CMR schemes had reclaimed 426.31-637.82 ha and 259.62-471.13 ha more land than no reclamation and the TR scheme, respectively. Compared with no reclamation and the TR scheme, CMR schemes can increase the proportion of reclaimed land by 33.77-50.52% and 20.57-37.32%, respectively. Research results provide a reference for increasing the mine reclamation rates in areas with high phreatic watertables.
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