摘要
Significant changes of geological and hydraulic behaviors of rock mass with depth was studied. The general regulation and the critical depth of qualitative change of rock mass geological and hydraulic changes with depth were studied. Preliminary research show that the mechanical properties of rock mass gradually change from solid to plastic with the increasing of its buried depth. The critical depth of this tendency was controlled by geological properties of rock mass and its overlying rock. The critical depths are different in different regions because of its different geological condition. The general change depth of rock mass from rigid property to plastic property in coal mine regions of North China is about 1 800-2 300 m. The hydraulic permeability of rock mass will change significantly with depth because of the geological and hydraulic mechanics changes from solid to plastic and the groundwater circulation condition in karst and fractured aquifer will also change. The results reflact that the stability, deformation, failure, permeability and groundwater hazardous condition of rock mass during deep mining process are quite different from that of shallow mining＇s.
