Propagation of a nonlinear seismic pulse in an anelastic homogeneous medium

Geophysics ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 949-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan W. Kosik

Seismic surveys are often conducted using dynamite charges buried near the surface in unconsolidated material. In such material a large zone near the source should exist wherein nonlinear anelastic wave propagation, can be expected to take place, and have a significant impact on the way in which a seismic pulse forms and how its energy gets distributed into the surrounding medium. To obtain a solution for a propagating pulse in this zone, the equations of motion for nonlinear anelastic wave propagation, good to second order in the displacements, are solved numerically for the problem of a Gaussian pressure pulse acting on the interior cavity of a cylindrically symmetric hole in the medium. An implicit finite‐difference algorithm is used for the solution to the equations of motion for this problem. The anelastic medium is characterized by multivalued stress‐strain relations that exhibit hysteresis, and therefore a loss of energy per cycle, corresponding to a medium with a constant Q factor. Several numerical examples are calculated contrasting the nonlinear anelastic, linear anelastic, and linear elastic propagating pulses to one another. The nonlinear anelastic propagating pulse is found to have an amplitude that is several times larger than would be expected for a pulse in a linear medium and has a peak propagation velocity that is slightly less than that for a linear pulse. Dispersive effects are also evident for the nonlinear pulse.

Author(s):  
Narottam Maity ◽  
S. P. Barik ◽  
P. K. Chaudhuri

In this paper, plane wave propagation in a rotating anisotropic material of general nature under the action of a magnetic field of constant magnitude has been investigated. The material is supposed to be porous in nature and contains voids. Following the concept of [Cowin S. C. and Nunziato, J. W. [1983] “Linear elastic materials with voids,” J. Elasticity 13, 125–147.] the governing equations of motion have been written in tensor notation taking account of rotation, magnetic field effect and presence of voids in the medium and the possibility of plane wave propagation has been examined. A number of particular cases have been derived from our general results to match with previously obtained results in this area. Effects of various parameters on the velocity of wave propagation have been presented graphically.


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1570-1604
Author(s):  
Teodor Atanacković ◽  
Stevan Pilipović ◽  
Dora Seleši

Abstract Equations of motion for a Zener model describing a viscoelastic rod are investigated and conditions ensuring the existence, uniqueness and regularity properties of solutions are obtained. Restrictions on the coefficients in the constitutive equation are determined by a weak form of the dissipation inequality. Various stochastic processes related to the Karhunen-Loéve expansion theorem are presented as a model for random perturbances. Results show that displacement disturbances propagate with an infinite speed. Some corrections of already published results for a non-stochastic model are also provided.


2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijia Sun ◽  
Binzhong Zhou ◽  
Peter Hatherly ◽  
Li-Yun Fu

2014 ◽  
Vol 988 ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Bo Chai ◽  
Jian Chun Li ◽  
Hai Bo Li ◽  
Ya Qun Liu

According to the displacement discontinuity method and the conservation of momentum at the wave fronts, analysis for cylindrical P-wave propagation across a linear elastic rock joint is carried out. Considering the energy variation for wave propagation in one medium, the wave propagation equation was derived and expressed in an iterative form. The transmission and reflection coefficients are then obtained from the equation. By verification, the results agree very well with those from the existing results.


2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ribeiro

The geometrically non-linear vibrations of plates under the combined effect of thermal fields and mechanical excitations are analyzed. With this purpose, an accurate model based on a p-version, hierarchical, first-order shear deformation finite element is employed. The constitutive material of the plates is linear elastic and isotropic. The equations of motion are solved in the time domain by an implicit time integration method. The temperature and the amplitude of the mechanical excitation are varied, and transitions from periodic to non-periodic motions are found.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Ignacio Arretche ◽  
Kathryn Matlack

Abstract Locally resonant materials allow for wave propagation control in the sub-wavelength regime. Even though these materials do not need periodicity, they are usually designed as periodic systems since this allows for the application of the Bloch theorem and analysis of the entire system based on a single unit cell. However, geometries that are invariant to translation result in equations of motion with periodic coefficients only if we assume plane wave propagation. When wave fronts are cylindrical or spherical, a system realized through tessellation of a unit cell does not result in periodic coefficients and the Bloch theorem cannot be applied. Therefore, most studies of periodic locally resonant systems are limited to plane wave propagation. In this paper, we address this limitation by introducing a locally resonant effective phononic crystal composed of a radially-varying matrix with attached torsional resonators. This material is not geometrically periodic but exhibits effective periodicity, i.e. its equations of motion are invariant to radial translations, allowing the Bloch theorem to be applied to radially propagating torsional waves. We show that this material can be analyzed under the already developed framework for metamaterials. To show the importance of using an effectively periodic system, we compare its behavior to a system that is not effectively periodic but has geometric periodicity. We show considerable differences in transmission as well as in the negative effective properties of these two systems. Locally resonant effective phononic crystals open possibilities for subwavelength elastic wave control in the near field of sources.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5102
Author(s):  
Carlos Valencia Murillo ◽  
Miguel Gutierrez Rivera ◽  
Junuthula N. Reddy

In this paper, a seven-parameter spectral/hp finite element model to obtain natural frequencies in shell type structures is presented. This model accounts for constant and variable thickness of shell structures. The finite element model is based on a Higher-order Shear Deformation Theory, and the equations of motion are obtained by means of Hamilton’s principle. Analysis is performed for isotropic linear elastic shells. A validation of the formulation is made by comparing the present results with those reported in the literature and with simulations in the commercial code ANSYS. Finally, results for shell like structures with variable thickness are presented, and their behavior for different ratios r/h and L/r is studied.


Author(s):  
Sebastian Tatzko

This paper deals with linear elastic structures exposed to impact and contact phenomena. Within a time stepping integration scheme contact forces are computed with a Lagrangian multiplier approach. The main focus is turned on a simplified solving method of the linear complementarity problem for the frictionless contact. Numerical effort is reduced by applying a Craig-Bampton transformation to the structural equations of motion.


1957 ◽  
Vol 61 (560) ◽  
pp. 552-559
Author(s):  
R. P. N. Jones

SummaryA simple exposition, using d'Alembert's principle and methods of virtual work, is given of the properties and applications of the normal modes of vibration of a linear elastic system. The use of the normal modes in problems of free and forced vibration and dynamic loading is discussed with the aid of simple examples, and it is shown that by these methods dynamical problems for any linear system may be solved without the use of the fundamental equations of motion, provided the natural frequencies and modes of the system are known. In most problems the solutions converge rapidly, so that only the first few modes of vibration need be considered, and in these cases the solution may be modified to give further improvement in convergence. Unsatisfactory convergence may be obtained, however, in problems where there is an exciting force of very high frequency, or an impact of short duration. An approximate allowance may be made for damping, provided this is small.


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