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In this study, a uniaxial impact compression test was performed on coal samples with length-to-diameter L / D ratios of 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, and 1 using a Φ 50 mm split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test system. This study researched the stress uniformity and deformation behavior of coal samples with different L / D ratios during dynamic compression, defined the stress equilibrium coefficient ξ , proposed a new method for determining whether a sample meets the stress uniformity hypothesis, and obtained the critical L / D ratio of 0.6 and the optimal L / D ratio of 0.3 or 0.4 for coal samples to obtain the stress equilibrium. The experimental results showed that the dynamic stress-strain curve of coal had an elastic stage, a plastic stage, and a failure stage. As the L / D ratio increased, the proportion of the elastic stage to the prepeak curve of the samples declined progressively; with an increase in the L / D ratio, the peak part of the curve also changed from “sharp” to “stagnated,” while an increase in the plasticity led to strain softening. As the L / D ratio of the samples increased, the average strain rate decreased approximately as a power function, and the decreasing trend was gradually reduced from 296.49 s−1 ( L / D =0.3) to 102.85 s−1 ( L / D =1), with a reduction of approximately 65.31%. With an increase in the L / D ratio, the peak strain gradually decreased exponentially. This study concluded that the SHPB test protocol design is of a certain reference value for low-density, low-strength, heterogeneous brittle materials, such as coal.

The deformation and instability of roadway surrounding rock reflect the processes of energy accumulation and release. To reveal the instability of roadway surrounding rock, based on the engineering geological conditions of a certain mine, this paper established a nonuniform superimposed stress model of a coal pillar, starting from the energy accumulation and release of the surrounding rock of the floor roadway after coal pillar failure. The essence of the deformation of the lower roadway was revealed, and the following conclusions were drawn: (1) The elastic strain energy accumulated in the lower roadway roof and upper coal pillar is related to not only the physical properties of the coal seam but also the distance between the coal pillar and surrounding rock, the caving height and shape, the burial depth, and the retained pillar width. (2) The elastic strain energy accumulated in the lower roadway roof and the upper coal pillar induced large displacements of the roadway due to the energy release during excavation. (3) It is proposed that the “stress relief degree” and failure morphology are used to identify zones in the rock and coal, and the two zoning modes have a high consistency. (4) The stress distribution in a narrow coal pillar should be calculated in segments. (5) Based on the zoning and energy release characteristics, the following control factors are suggested regarding the coal pillar width and roadway layout: (a) for the coal pillar, avoid the overlap or intersection of the peak values in the limit equilibrium zone and ensure a sufficient elastic zone; (b) arrange the roadway in shear slip Zone B-2 or the moderate pressure relief Zone B-2 to reduce the accumulation of elastic strain energy in the surrounding rock.