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An Attribute Synthetic Evaluation System for Risk Assessment of Floor Water Inrush in Coal Mines

Ein attributsynthetisches Bewertungssystem für die Risikobemessung von Liegendwassereinbrüchen im Kohlenbergbau

Un sistema de evaluación sintética de atributos para relevamiento del riesgo de irrupción de agua desde el suelo en minas de carbón

煤矿底板突水的属性综合评价方法

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Abstract

An attribute synthetic evaluation system was combined with attribute mathematical theory and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the risk of floor water inrush in coal mines. The evaluation indices of floor water inrush were divided into continuous variable indices, which were quantitatively graded according to floor water inrush risk and discrete variable indices, which were qualitatively graded by expert opinion. Single index attribute measurement functions were constructed to calculate the membership degree of the continuous variable indices. The membership degree of the discrete variable indices were evaluated using expert opinion eliciting techniques, such as the Delphi method. The contribution weighting of the evaluation indices were rationally distributed by the AHP. A confidence criterion was applied to discern the risk of floor water inrush. These results were compared with those from a secondary fuzzy comprehensive evaluation; the results from the present method agrees well with field-observed results. This approach provides a referential methodology for engineers to systematically assess and manage risk of floor water inrush in coal mines.

Zusammenfassung

Ein attributsynthetisches Bewertungssystem wurde mit attributmathematischer Theorie und dem analytischen Hierarchieprozess kombiniert, um das Risiko von Liegendwassereinbrüchen im Kohlenbergbau zu bemessen. Kennziffern für Liegendwassereinbrüche wurden in kontinuierliche Variable, welche quantitativ nach dem Liegendwassereinbruchsrisiko klassiert wurden, und in diskrete Variable unterteilt. Die Letztgenannten wurden nach Expertenbefragung gestaffelt. Funktionen einzelner Indexattributmessungen wurden erstellt, um den Grad der Gruppenzugehörigkeit der Kennziffern kontinuierlicher Variabler zu berechnen. Der Grad der Gruppenzugehörigkeit der Kennziffern diskreter Variabler wurde mittels Techniken der Expertenbefragung evaluiert, wie etwa der Delphimethode. Die Gewichtung des Anteils der Bemessungskennziffern wurde mit dem analytischen Hierarchieprozess rational verteilt. Ein Konfidenzkriterium wurde angewandt, um das Risiko eines Liegendwassereinbruches zu erkennen. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit jenen verglichen, welche mittels sekundärer ganzheitlicher Fuzzy-Bewertung erstellt wurden; die Ergebnisse der vorgestellten Methode stimmt mit Feldbeobachtungen überein. Dieses Vorgehen stellt Ingenieuren eine Referenzmethode zur Verfügung, um das Risiko von Liegendwassereinbrüchen im Kohlenbergbau systematisch einzuschätzen und handzuhaben.

Resumen

Un sistema de evaluación sintética de atributos se combinó con la teoría matemáticas de atributos y el proceso analítico jerárquico (AHP) para evaluar el riesgo de irrupción de agua desde el piso en minas de carbón. Los índices de evaluación de irrupción de agua fueron divididos en índices variables continuos que fueron graduados cuantitativamente de acuerdo al riesgo de irrupción de agua desde el piso e índices variables discretos, que fueron graduados cualitativamente por opinión experta. Se construyeron funciones de medición de índices de atributos para calcular el grado de pertenencia de los índices variables continuos. El grado de pertenencia de los índices de variable discreta fue evaluado usando técnicas de opinión experta como por ejemplo, el método Delfos. El peso de la contribución de los índices de evaluación, fue racionalmente distribuido por el AHP. Un criterio de confidencia fue aplicado para discernir el riesgo de irrupción de agua. Estos resultados fueron comparados con aquellos obtenidos con una evaluación integral difusa; los resultados del método presentado aquí coinciden bien con los resultados observados en el campo. Esta aproximación proporciona una metodología referencial para ingenieros para relevar y manejar sistemáticamente el riesgo de irrupción de agua desde el suelo en minas de carbón.

摘要

基于属性数学理论和层次分析方法,提出了一种用于评价煤矿底板突水风险的属性综合评价系统。首先,将底板突水评价指标划分为连续型和离散型两类,连续型变量指标根据底板突水风险进行定量分级,离散型变量指标依据专家意见进行定性分级。其次,通过构建单指标属性测度函数,计算得到连续型变量指标的隶属度,并采用德尔菲法获得离散型变量指标的隶属度。然后,采用层次分析法构造判断矩阵来确定评价指标的权重,应用置信度准则确定底板突水的风险等级。最后,将本方法与二次模糊综合评价法的评价结果作对比分析,本方法评价结果与现场结果具有较好的一致性,为煤矿底板突水风险评估与管理提供了一种有效指导方法。

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This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013CB036000), the State Key Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 51139004), the General Program of National Natural Science of China (Grant No. 51479106), and the State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control (Chongqing University) (Grant No. 2011DA105287—KF201305)

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Li, L.P., Zhou, Z.Q., Li, S.C. et al. An Attribute Synthetic Evaluation System for Risk Assessment of Floor Water Inrush in Coal Mines. Mine Water Environ 34, 288–294 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-014-0318-0

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