Stability study on naturally filling body in gob-side entry retaining

Abstract In the construction of the filling gob-side entry retaining in a lane, we utilize the self-slide natural phenomenon of a falling gangue in an inclined coal seam goaf. First, we put the falling gangue of goaf above the laneway and made it the main filling material by adopting the measurement of flexible supporting system combined with those of rigid supporting system. Then we made the filling material gunited and solidified to maintain the filling goal of the gob-side entry retaining beside the lane. Considering the law of energy conservation and law of pressure distribution for retaining the active and static soil of the wall, we analyzed the reliability of a gangue blocking facilities and the stability of the filling material in the lane. We analyze the figures to see the stability. The result shows that the gangue block supporting system is reliable, and has been successfully practically applied.