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Experimental study on the influence of sandstone gradation on the water storage capacity of a pore-space reservoir in a waste dump of an open-pit coal mine

Authors: Jingwei Wang, Shuzhao Chen, Liu Han, Tao Shang, Shouhe Cao, Guoyu Yang, Tao Chen, Yinda Li

Published in: Hydrogeology Journal | Issue 8/2023

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Poor water management can result in water shortages that greatly impact the production capacity of open-pit coal mines in arid and semiarid areas. Additionally, the improper handling of mine pit wastewater can exacerbate the overall loss of water resources. To mitigate the imbalance between the seasonal supply and demand for water resources, and the scarcity and low utilization rate of the water resources associated with open-pit coal mines, underground reservoirs with rock-mass pore space can be established in on-site waste dumps to store water. Here, the Baorixile open-pit coal mine, located in a semiarid area of China, was selected as the research area. Pebbly sandstone material was divided into three grain sizes in order to study these pore-space reservoirs. Considering the water storage characteristics of the aquifers in their original undisturbed state, and with reference to similarity theory, a similarity simulation experiment was set up. The experimental design can facilitate simulation of the influence of overburden pressure on the water storage capacity of underground pore-space reservoirs constructed in different stages, repeated pumping/storage on the reservoir water storage capacity, and underground reservoir establishment on ground surface settlement. It was found that pebbly sandstone with a larger grain size is more suitable for use as a water storage material in underground pore-space reservoirs of open-pit coal mines. This study provides a reliable material grading system for underground reservoir construction in open-pit coal mine waste dumps in arid and semiarid areas, to improve the water resources situation in mining areas.

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Title: Experimental study on the influence of sandstone gradation on the water storage capacity of a pore-space reservoir in a waste dump of an open-pit coal mine
Authors: Jingwei Wang
Shuzhao Chen
Liu Han
Tao Shang
Shouhe Cao
Guoyu Yang
Tao Chen
Yinda Li
Publication date: 27-09-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Hydrogeology Journal / Issue 8/2023
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-023-02709-3

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