The strata behavior rule of Longwall face with individual props in shallowly buried coal seam covered with thick soil was summarized.

• 实验和观测表明，尽管其上覆岩层的力学强度比较小，煤层埋深浅，但工作面初次来压步距大，矿山压力显现剧烈，周期来压台阶下沉量大。