Spherical wave propagation in saturated soils

I.IntroductionSaturatedsoilistheonecommonlyencounteredinengineeringandfluid-solidcoupledmedium.Forsimplicity,saturatedsoilisoftentreatedasone-phasemediumfortheanalysisofdynamicresponse.Itisreasonabletotakeintoaccounttwo-phase(solidandfluid)fordynamicresponseofsoils.SinceBolt'stheoryonwavepropagationanddynamicconsolidationofsaturatedsoilswerefounded(Bolt,1941,Bolt,1956),agreatprogresshasbeendeveloped.inthefieldofdynamicanalysisofsaturatedsoils.Halpern(1986)presentedsteady-statevibrationrespon…     

Wave propagation in fractured porous media

A theory of wave propagation in fractured porous media is presented based on the double-porosity concept. The macroscopic constitutive relations and mass and momentum balance equations are obtained by volume averaging the microscale balance and constitutive equations and assuming small deformations. In microscale, the grains are assumed to be linearly elastic and the fluids are Newtonian. Momentum transfer terms are expressed in terms of intrinsic and relative permeabilities assuming the validity of Darcy's law in fractured porous media. The macroscopic constitutive relations of elastic porous media saturated by one or two fluids and saturated fractured porous media can be obtained from the constitutive relations developed in the paper. In the simplest case, the final set of governing equations reduce to Biot's equations containing the same parameters as of Biot and Willis.Now at Izmir Institute of Technology, Anafartalar Cad. 904, Basmane 35230, Izmir, Turkey.     

Inhomogeneous wave propagation in partially saturated soils

In the present study, inhomogeneous plane harmonic waves propagation in dissipative partially saturated soils are investigated. The analytical model for the dissipative partially saturated soils is solved in terms of Christoffel equations. These Christoffel equations yields the existence of four wave (three longitudinal and one shear) modes in partially saturated soils. Christoffel equations are further solved to determine the complex velocities and polarizations of four wave modes. Inhomogeneous propagation is considered through a particular specification of complex slowness vector. A finite non-dimensional inhomogeneity parameter is considered to represent the inhomogeneous nature of these four waves. Impact of tortuosity parameter on the movement of pore fluids is considered. Hence, the considered model is capable of describing the wave behavior at high as well as mid and low frequencies. Numerical example is considered to study the effects of inhomogeneity parameter, saturation of water, porosity, permeability, viscosity of fluid phase and wave frequency on the velocity and attenuation of four waves. It is observed that all the waves are dispersive in nature (i.e., frequency dependent).     

饱和土中爆炸波传播问题的数值模拟

应用流体弹塑性力学的框架描述了爆炸荷载作用下饱和土介质的本构模型,包括体积压缩关系和强度关系。应用LS-dyna软件分析了三相饱和土介质中的爆炸波传播及其与结构的相互作用问题,并与先前完成的试验结果进行了对比,两者吻合较好。饱和土中爆炸波传播的一些特殊现象被重现,表明本构模型的描述是可行的。     

Vibration characteristics of FGM circular cylindrical shells filled with fluid using wave propagation approach

The vibration characteristics of a functionally graded material circular cylindrical shell filled with fluid are examined with a wave propagation approach. The shell is filled with an incompressible non-viscous fluid. Axial modal dependence is approximated by exponential functions. A theoretical study of shell vibration frequencies is analyzed for simply supported-simply supported, clamped-simply supported, and clamped-clamped boundary conditions with the fluid effect. The validity and the accuracy of the present method are confirmed by comparing the present results with those available in the literature. Good agreement is observed between the two sets of results.     

Wave propagation through a periodic array of inclined cracks

In the frame of wave propagation in damaged (elastic) solids, an analytical approach for normal penetration of a plane wave through a periodic array of inclined cracks is developed. The problem is reduced to an integral equation holding over the length of each crack; approximated forms (of one-mode and low-frequency types) are then given to the kernel, so as to derive explicit formulas for the reflection and transmission coefficients. Numerical resolution of the relevant equations finally provides some graphs that are compared.     

Wave propagation and dispersion in microstructured wool felt

On the basis of the experimental data of the piano hammers study the one-dimensional constitutive equation of the wool felt material is proposed. This relation enables deriving a nonlinear partial differential equation of motion with third order terms, which takes into account the elastic and hereditary properties of a microstructured felt. This equation of motion is used to study pulse evolution and propagation in the one-dimensional case. Thorough analysis both of the linear and nonlinear problems is presented. The physical dimensionless parameters are established and their importance in describing the dispersion effects is discussed. It is shown that both normal and anomalous dispersion types exist in wool felt material. The dispersion analysis shows also that for the certain ranges of physical parameters negative group velocity will appear. The initial value problem is considered and the analysis of the numerical solution describing the strain wave evolution is provided. The influence of the material parameters on the form of a propagating pulse is demonstrated and explained.     

Non-axisymmetrical vibration of elastic circular plate on layered transversely isotropic saturated ground

The non-axisymmetrical vibration of elastic circular plate resting on a layered transversely isotropic saturated ground was studied.First,the 3-d dynamic equations in cylindrical coordinate for transversely isotropic saturated soils were transformed into a group of governing differential equations with 1-order by the technique of Fourier ex- panding with respect to azimuth,and the state equation is established by Hankel integral transform method,furthermore the transfer matrixes within layered media are derived based on the solutions of the state equation.Secondly,by the transfer matrixes,the general solutions of dynamic response for layered transversely isotropic saturated ground excited by an arbitrary harmonic force were established under the boundary conditions, drainage conditions on the surface of.ground as well as the contact conditions.Thirdly, the problem was led to a pair of dual integral equations describing the mixed boundary- value problem which can be reduced to the Fredholm integral equations of the second kind solved by numerical procedure easily.At the end of this paper,a numerical result concerning vertical and radical displacements both the surface of saturated ground and plate is evaluated.     

Wave propagation in an elastic tube: a numerical study

In this paper, a fluid–wall interaction model, called the elastic tube model, is introduced to investigate wave propagation in an elastic tube and the effects of different parameters. The unsteady flow was assumed to be laminar, Newtonian and incompressible, and the vessel wall to be linear-elastic, isotropic and incompressible. A fluid–wall interaction scheme is constructed using a finite element method. The results demonstrate that the elastic tube plays an important role in wave propagation. It is shown that there is a time delay between the velocity waveforms at two different locations and that the peak velocity increases while the low velocity decreases in the elastic tube model, contrary to the rigid tube model where velocity waveforms overlap each other. Compared with the elastic tube model, the increase of the wall thickness makes wave propagation faster and the time delay cannot be observed clearly, however, the velocity amplitude is reduced slightly due to the decrease of the internal radius. The fluid–wall interaction model simulates wave propagation successfully and can be extended to study other mechanical properties considering complicated geometrical and material factors.     

INSTABILITY AND DISPERSIVITY OF WAVE PROPAGATION ININELASTIC SATURATED/UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA

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Time discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for dynamic analyses in saturated poro-elasto-plastic medium

A time-discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for dynamic analyses in saturated poro-elasto-plastic medium is proposed. As compared with the existing discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods, the distinct feature of the proposed method is that the continuity of the displacement vector at each discrete time instant is automatically ensured, whereas the discontinuity of the velocity vector at the discrete time levels still remains. The computational cost is then obviously reduced, particularly, for material non-linear problems. Both the implicit and explicit algorithms to solve the derived formulations for material non-linear problems are developed. Numerical results show a good performance of the present method in eliminating spurious numerical oscillations and providing with much more accurate solutions over the traditional Galerkin finite element method using the Newmark algorithm in the time domain. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19832010, 50278012, 10272027) and the National Key Basic Research and Development Program (973 Program, 2002CB412709)     

Stationary discontinuity and flutter instability of wave propagation in elasto-plastic saturated porous media

In the present work a model based on the Biot theory for simulating coupled hydrodynamic behavior in saturated porous media is utilized with integration of the inertial coupling effect between the solid-fluid phases of the media into the model. The non-associated Drucker-Prager criterion to describe nonlinear constitutive behavior of pressure dependent elasto-plasticity for the media is particularly considered. With no consideration of compressibility of solid grains and the pore fluid, the discontinuity and instability of the wave propagation in saturated porous media are analyzed for the plane strain problems in detail. The critical conditions of stationary discontinuity and flutter instability in the wave propagation are given. The results and conclusions obtained by the present work will provide some bases or clues for overcoming the difficulties in numerical modeling of wave propagation in the media subjected to dynamic loading. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19832010)     

饱和地基上含刚核弹性圆板的竖向振动分析

基于作者提出的饱和土弹性波动方程，研究了饱和地基上含刚核弹性圆板在竖向集中谐和力作用下的振动特性。首先应用Hankel积分变换求解该饱和土波动方程，然后按混合边值条件建立起一组描述含刚核弹性圆板振动的对偶积分方程，并将其化为第二类Fredholm积分方程进行数值求解。文末给出了含刚核弹性圆板在饱和地基上振动的阻抗函数随无量纲频率a0的变化曲线，并考察了土的渗透系数，弹性板含刚域的大小以及板的柔度等参数对阻抗函数的影响，得出了一些有意义的结论。     

Finite volume solution to integrated shallow surface–saturated groundwater flow

This paper describes development of an integrated shallow surface and saturated groundwater model (GSHAW5). The surface flow motion is described by the 2‐D shallow water equations and groundwater movement is described by the 2‐D groundwater equations. The numerical solution of these equations is based on the finite volume method where the surface water fluxes are estimated using the Roe shock‐capturing scheme, and the groundwater fluxes are computed by application of Darcy's law. Use of a shock‐capturing scheme ensures ability to simulate steady and unsteady, continuous and discontinuous, subcritical and supercritical surface water flow conditions. Ground and surface water interaction is achieved by the introduction of source‐sink terms into the continuity equations. Two solutions are tightly coupled in a single code. The numerical solutions and coupling algorithms are explained. The model has been applied to 1‐D and 2‐D test scenarios. The results have shown that the model can produce very accurate results and can be used for simulation of situations involving interaction between shallow surface and saturated groundwater flows. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

覆水饱和双相介质圆弧场地P波激励下散射问题的理论解

采用波函数展开法对平面P波入射复杂水域地形的空间变异性地震动场进行研究,该水域地形具有覆水层、饱和双相介质、场地非平坦以及第二类分层(场地跨越分层界面)等属性.首先,依据地震波反射和透射特性推导直角坐标系下的自由波场分布;然后,根据场地属性并引入大圆弧法分析极坐标系下的含有待定系数的散射波场;进而,结合土-水分界面和饱和土层分界面边界条件,求解散射波场中的待定系数;最后,通过自由波场和散射波场得到覆水饱和双相介质圆弧场地波函数理论解.基于理论解,通过算例验证了理论推导的合理性及可靠性,分析了地表位移在不同入射条件下的差异性.结果 表明,相对于均匀介质,饱和双相介质会显著影响地表位移分布.此外,入射波频率和角度对地震地面运动特性也有较大的影响.     

Wave propagation in a fractional viscoelastic Andrade medium: Diffusive approximation and numerical modeling

This study focuses on the numerical modeling of wave propagation in fractionally-dissipative media. These viscoelastic models are such that the attenuation is frequency-dependent and follows a power law with non-integer exponent within certain frequency regimes. As a prototypical example, the Andrade model is chosen for its simplicity and its satisfactory fits of experimental flow laws in rocks and metals. The corresponding constitutive equation features a fractional derivative in time, a non-local-in-time term that can be expressed as a convolution product whose direct implementation bears substantial memory cost. To circumvent this limitation, a diffusive representation approach is deployed, replacing the convolution product by an integral of a function satisfying a local time-domain ordinary differential equation. An associated quadrature formula yields a local-in-time system of partial differential equations, which is then proven to be well-posed. The properties of the resulting model are also compared to those of the Andrade model. The quadrature scheme associated with the diffusive approximation, and constructed either from a classical polynomial approach or from a constrained optimization method, is investigated. Finally, the benefits of using the latter approach are highlighted as it allows to minimize the discrepancy with the original model. Wave propagation simulations in homogeneous domains are performed within a split formulation framework that yields an optimal stability condition and which features a joint fourth-order time-marching scheme coupled with an exact integration step. A set of numerical experiments is presented to assess the overall approach. Therefore, in this study, the diffusive approximation is demonstrated to provide an efficient framework for the theoretical and numerical investigations of the wave propagation problem associated with the fractional viscoelastic medium considered.     

P1波入射准饱和土的波型转换问题

针对各向同性准饱和土体中体波的传播问题,本文深入研究了P1波(第一纵波)入射土体时所出现的波型转换现象。在准饱和土波动方程的基础上,通过数值算例,找出标准参数土体模型的临界饱和度及波型转换角,并分析土体孔隙率、渗流系数、水压力和入射波频率等参数对该现象的影响。     

Wave propagation in double helical rods

The propagation of waves in helical rods has been studied extensively. However, studying the wave propagation in double helical rods have received less attention although this can be useful in multiple fields of science and engineering. Obtaining an analytical model for a double helical rod is challenging since the curvature and tortuosity are not constant. Thus, resolving the wave behaviour analytically is nearly impossible. In this paper, wave propagation in a double helical rod will be studied using the wave and finite element method which is a technique that can be used to model homogeneous and periodic one and two dimensional structures based on the periodic structure theory. For modelling a double helical rod, the finite element model of a single turn is processed using Bloch waves. The dispersion curves and wavemodes are obtained and the similarities and differences of waves in helical and double helical rods are highlighted.     

Dynamic interaction between elastic thick circular plate and transversely isotropic saturated soil ground

IntroductionThe vibration of the plate on the porous saturated building foundation is a complicateddynamic contact problem.Its consideration is very important in both earthquake and geo-technical engineering.Lots of research works have been done in recent…     

The study of sound wave propagation in rarefied gases using unified gas-kinetic scheme

Sound wave propagation in rarefied monatomic gases is simulated using a newly developed unified gaskinetic scheme (UGKS). The numerical calculations are carried out for a wide range of wave oscillating frequencies. The corresponding rarefaction parameter is defined as the ratio of sound wave frequency to the intermolecular particle collision frequency. The simulation covers the flow regime from the continuum to free molecule one. The treatment of the oscillating wall boundary condition and the methods for evaluating the absorption coefficient and sound wave speed are presented in detail. The simulation results from the UGKS are compared to the Navier-Stokes solutions, the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) simulation, and experimental measurements. Good agreement with the experimental data has been obtained in the whole flow regimes for the corresponding Knudsen number from 0.08 to 32. The current study clearly demonstrates the capability of the UGKS method in capturing the sound wave propagation and its usefulness for the rarefied flow study.