On spectral changes of the seismic wave energy by a partially saturated crack due to the hysteresis of liquid bridges phenomenon

Geophysics ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-49
Author(s):  
Alexander Y. Rozhko
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Energy Exchange ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Wave Amplitude ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Liquid Bridges ◽  
Partially Saturated ◽  
Spectral Changes ◽  
Lower Frequencies

Low-frequency shadows are frequently interpreted as attenuation phenomena due to partial saturation with free gas. However, several researchers have argued that shadows are not necessarily a simple attenuation phenomenon because low-frequency energy must have been added or amplified by some physical or numerical process. Attenuation alone should simply attenuate higher frequencies, not boost lower frequencies. The physical or numerical effects explaining this phenomenon are still debatable in literature. To better understand the elastic wave energy's spectral changes in the partially saturated rock, we consider the hysteresis of liquid bridges phenomena inside the crack. We demonstrate that liquid bridges' hysteresis leads to the nonlinear energy exchange between frequencies, explaining wave energy boost at lower frequencies. We show that the energy exchange between different frequencies depends on the wave amplitude and the seismic wave spectrum. The low-frequency energy boost is stronger for a continuous spectrum of seismic waves, smaller for the discrete spectrum, and zero for the monochromatic spectrum of seismic waves. Additionally, we show that at seismic frequencies, the attenuation 1/Q-factor due to friction of the contact line can be much larger than the attenuation due to viscous fluid flow inside the partially saturated crack. Our model depends on the wave amplitude and weakly depends on the wave frequency. The suggested model can help to interpret the low-frequency shadows, bright spots, and attenuation anomalies frequently observed around hydrocarbon fields.

scholarly journals Rapid estimation of tsunami earthquake magnitudes at local distance

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Katsumata ◽  
Masayuki Tanaka ◽  
Takahito Nishimiya
Keyword(s):  
Magnitude Estimation ◽  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Wave Amplitude ◽  
Amplitude Distribution ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Finite Fault ◽  
Tsunami Earthquakes ◽  
Tsunami Earthquake ◽  
The Moment

AbstractA tsunami earthquake is an earthquake event that generates abnormally high tsunami waves considering the amplitude of the seismic waves. These abnormally high waves relative to the seismic wave amplitude are related to the longer rupture duration of such earthquakes compared with typical events. Rapid magnitude estimation is essential for the timely issuance of effective tsunami warnings for tsunami earthquakes. For local events, event magnitude estimated from the observed displacement amplitudes of the seismic waves, which can be obtained before estimation of the seismic moment, is often used for the first tsunami warning. However, because the observed displacement amplitude is approximately proportional to the moment rate, conventional magnitudes of tsunami earthquakes estimated based on the seismic wave amplitude tend to underestimate the event size. To overcome this problem, we investigated several methods of magnitude estimation, including magnitudes based on long-period displacement, integrated displacement, and multiband amplitude distribution. We tested the methods using synthetic waveforms calculated from finite fault models of tsunami earthquakes. We found that methods based on observed amplitudes could not estimate magnitude properly, but the method based on the multiband amplitude distribution gave values close to the moment magnitude for many tsunami earthquakes. In this method, peak amplitudes of bandpass filtered waveforms are compared with those of synthetic records for an assumed source duration and fault mechanism. We applied the multiband amplitude distribution method to the records of events that occurred around the Japanese Islands and to those of tsunami earthquakes, and confirmed that this method could be used to estimate event magnitudes close to the moment magnitudes.

The effect of Yucca Fault on seismic wave propagation

1971 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter W. Hays ◽  
John R. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Seismic Wave Propagation ◽  
Nevada Test Site ◽  
Basement Rocks ◽  
Geological Discontinuity ◽  
Frequency Components

abstract Yucca Fault is a major structural feature of Yucca Flat, a well-known geological province of the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The trace of the Fault extends north-south over a distance of about 32 km. The fault plane is nearly vertical and offsets Quaternary alluvium, Tertiary volcanic tuffs and pre-Cenozoic basement rocks (quartzites, shales and dolomites) with relative down displacement of several hundred feet on the east side of the fault. Data recorded from the CUP underground nuclear detonation in Yucca Flat typify the effect of the fault on near-zone (i.e., inside 10 km) seismic wave propagation. The effect of the fault is frequency dependent. It affects the frequency components (3.0, 5.0, 10.0 Hz) of the seismic waves which have characteristic wavelengths in the order of the geological discontinuity. Little or no effect is observed for low-frequency components (0.5, 1.0 Hz) which have wave-lengths exceeding the dimensions of the geological discontinuity. The effect of the fault does not represent a safety problem.

Study of low-frequency-acoustic- and seismic-wave energy propagation on the shelf

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Rutenko ◽  
D. S. Manul’chev ◽  
A. A. Solov’ev
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Energy Propagation

Research to Blasting Vibration Distribution of an Open Pit Mine Based on Wavelet Packet Theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 1547-1555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Shu Fen Li
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Blasting Vibration ◽  
Frequency Signal ◽  
High Frequency Signal ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Signal Energy

As mining production developing, the deformation is gradually increasing in the northwest side of the surface mine. The blasting vibration of daily production is influence on the slope. Through decomposing, restructuring and analyzing the blasting vibration signals of different elevations and explosion distances, we got that the seismic wave energy was mainly distributed low frequency range, usually less in 20Hz and that with the explosion distance increasing, the high-frequency signal energy would be lost, especially when low-frequency signal energy below 10Hz low-frequency become into the main part of the energy. As explosion (center) distance increases, the signal energy is concentrated in the low frequency. Whereas, with the elevation increasing, the seismic wave energy will move to high frequency and has a homogenizing tendency; the percentage of the low frequency energy will be decreased relatively.

Influence of Distance from Blast Center on Time-Frequency Characteristics of Blast Vibration Signals

2014 ◽  
Vol 1033-1034 ◽  
pp. 444-448
Author(s):  
Ming Sheng Zhao ◽  
Xu Guang Wang ◽  
En An Chi ◽  
Qiang Kang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Blasting Vibration ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Vibration Signals ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Energy Property

The distance from the blast center will directly change the blasting seismic wave wave’s energy property and eventually influence the structure’s response to the wave. To study its influence on the time-frequency (t-f) characteristics of blasting vibration signals, the single-hole blasting vibration test was conducted in Jinduicheng Open Pit Mine. Based on the measured data, wavelet analysis was used to decompose the measured signals, and signal segments at different frequency bands were got. RSPWVD quadratic form time-frequency analysis method was applied to analyze the segments’ t-f characteristics, and the domain frequencies of the blasting seismic waves under different distances from the blast center and the energy distribution and duration of the frequency bands were collected. The results show that the distance from the blasting center has a big impact on the domain frequency of the blasting seismic wave. With the increasing of the distance, the domain frequency reduces, its duration extends, the percentage of energy at the low frequency in the total energy increases and the duration of the frequency band extends. The research results provide the analysis base for understanding the influence of the distance from the blast center on signals’ t-f characteristic and studying vibration resistance and vibration reduction.

A periodic seismic isolation foundation with an extremely broad low-frequency attenuation zone: Theoretical analysis and experimental verification

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110646
Author(s):  
Peng Zhou ◽  
Shui Wan ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Yingbo Zhu ◽  
Muyun Huang
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Isolation ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Periodic Structures ◽  
Finite Size ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Bridge Structure ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
P Waves ◽  
New Type ◽  
Dominant Frequencies

The attenuation zones (AZs) of periodic structures can be used for seismic isolation design. To cover the dominant frequencies of more seismic waves, this paper proposes a new type of periodic isolation foundation (PIF) with an extremely wide low-frequency AZ of 3.31 Hz–17.01 Hz composed of optimized unit A with a wide AZ and optimized unit B with a low-frequency AZ. The two kinds of optimized units are obtained by topology optimization on the smallest periodic unit with the coupled finite element-genetic algorithm (GA) methodology. The transmission spectra of shear waves and P-waves through the proposed PIF of finite size are calculated, and the results show that the AZ of the PIF is approximately the superposition of the AZs of the two kinds of optimized units. Additionally, shake tests on a scale PIF specimen are performed to verify the attenuation performance for elastic waves within the designed AZs. Furthermore, numerical simulations show that the acceleration responses of the bridge structure with the proposed PIF are attenuated significantly compared to those with a concrete foundation under the action of different seismic waves. Therefore, the newly proposed PIF is a promising option for the reduction of seismic effects in engineering structures.

Comparison of seismic waves generated by different types of source

1963 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 965-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Nuclear Explosion ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Frequency Content ◽  
Nevada Test Site ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Waves ◽  
Source Duration ◽  
Lower Frequencies

Abstract A comparison of the seismic waves generated by a nuclear explosion and an earthquake is discussed. The epicenter of the earthquake was located within the Nevada Test Site. Both events were recorded at the same station with the same type of equipment. The earthquake waves contained slightly lower frequency than the waves generated by the nuclear shot. The early P phases of the shot had larger amplitudes while the phases after Pg for the earthquake were larger. Seismic waves from collapses were generally found to be composed of lower frequencies than the waves from the original shot. Aftershocks of the Hebgen Lake earthquake were found to generate seismic waves whose frequency content was related to the magnitude of the aftershock. Spectral differences in quarry shot recordings that correlate with source duration times are also discussed.

Seismic wave energy inferred from long-period body wave inversion

1988 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 1707-1724
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kikuchi ◽  
Yoshio Fukao
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Body Wave ◽  
Empirical Relation ◽  
P Waves ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Wave Inversion ◽  
Moment Ratio ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Abstract The seismic wave energy is evaluated for 35 large earthquakes by inverting far-field long-period P waves into the multiple-shock sequence. The results show that the seismic wave energy thus obtained is systematically less than that inferred from the Gutenberg-Richter's formula with the seismic magnitude. The difference amounts to one order of magnitude. The results also show that the energy-moment ratio is well confined to a narrow range: 10−6 < ES/Mo < 10−5 with the average of ∼5 × 10−6. This average value is exactly one order of magnitude as small as the energy-moment ratio inferred from the Gutenberg-Richter's formula using the moment magnitude. Comparing the energy-moment ratio with Δσo/2μ, where Δσo and μ are the stress drop and the rigidity, we obtain an empirical relation: ES/Mo ∼ 0.1 × Δσ0/2μ. Such a relation can be interpreted in terms of a subsonic rupture where the energy loss due to cohesion is not negligible to the seismic wave energy.

Numerical simulation of seismic waves in porous media components

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-30
Author(s):  
M. Azeredo ◽  
◽  
V. Priimenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Seismic Waves ◽  
Computational Algorithm ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Mathematical Algorithm ◽  
Biot Equations ◽  
Attenuation And Dispersion

This work presents a mathematical algorithm for modeling the propagation of poroelastic waves. We have shown how the classical Biot equations can be put into Ursin’s form in a plane-layered 3D porous medium. Using this form, we have derived explicit for- mulas that can be used as the basis of an efficient computational algorithm. To validate the algorithm, numerical simulations were performed using both the poroelastic and equivalent elastic models. The results obtained confirmed the proposed algorithm’s reliability, identify- ing the main wave events in both low-frequency and high-frequency regimes in the reservoir and laboratory scales, respectively. We have also illustrated the influence of some physical parameters on the attenuation and dispersion of the slow wave.

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