Table 4 Rock pressure behaviors of the 10204 and 10202 Longwall panels.

From: Influence of roof cutting depth on stability of gob side entry in thick coal seams with a bulky limestone roof

Parameters

10204 longwall panel

10202 longwall panel

Upper-

part

Middle-

part

Lower-

part

Upper-

part

Middle-

part

Lower-

part

First weighting

interval (m)

59

53

65

55

52

63

Peak working

resistance during

first weighting

(MPa)

28.59

40.51

39.54

35.83

40.32

39.91

Periodic weighting

interval (m)

45

39

41

41.6

39.7

40.0

Peak working

resistance during

periodic weighting

(MPa)

27.63

40.82

39.26

35.23

40.97

39.08

Average working

resistance (MPa)

20.75

25.62

23.19

22.56

25.92

24.65