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The permeability and porosity of coal seams are anisotropic, and the variation of confining stress may induce deformation in coal samples. In order to study these characteristics, experiments and model analyses were conducted to understand the behaviors of anisotropic stress sensitivity of lean coal samples. The results showed as the closure of cleats and the generation of micro-cracks, the strong stress sensitivity of coal samples and the discrete changes in porosity were caused by confining pressure changes. In the compression period, the anisotropy trend first increased, and then decreased. In the direction perpendicular to the bedding plane, the permeability decrease rate and the irreversible damage rate were the highest. In the direction parallel to the cleats, permeability recovery rate was higher and the irreversible damage rate was lower along butt cleats. Compared to the cube root of permeability to porosity, a 1/6 power relationship was proved to be closer to the experiment results, the new relationship had the highest fit level in the face cleat direction, and the lowest fit level in the vertical direction.
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Supported by the National Science & Technology Major Project of China (2011ZX05038-001); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2009CB219604)
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Wang, JJ., Tang, DZ., Xu, H. et al. Stress sensitivity of coal samples in terms of anisotropy. J Coal Sci Eng China 19, 203–209 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12404-013-0215-3
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