Abstract
The internal fractures in coal and rock mass are important factors affecting the safety of underground engineering such as coalbed methane exploitation, so the comprehensive properties of materials used to seal the fractures are particularly critical. In this paper, firstly, the indexes of the main factors affecting the plugging material (viscosity, bleeding rate, setting time, and strength) were analyzed. Then, the sensitivity of the materials used to seal the fractures was studied and discussed using a principal component analysis and response surface analysis (RSM-PCA). The primary conclusions are as follows: (1) Bleed rate and setting time were the first principal components affecting the comprehensive properties of the plugging materials, and compressive strength was the second principal component. (2) The regression equation was established to characterize the comprehensive properties of the integrated plugging materials, and the optimal mix ratio was 34% of cement content, 11% of sand content, and 0.53 of the W/C. (3) The microscopic results showed that the silicate minerals in the consolidated body grow in a bridging manner and formed a mixed gel with cement hydration product to fill the pores and microcracks and improved the interface transition zone.