Earth medium is not completely elastic, with its viscosity resulting in attenuation and dispersion of seismic waves. Most viscoelastic numerical simulations are based on the finite-difference and finite-element method...Earth medium is not completely elastic, with its viscosity resulting in attenuation and dispersion of seismic waves. Most viscoelastic numerical simulations are based on the finite-difference and finite-element methods. Targeted at viscoelastic numerical modeling for multilayered media, the constant-Q acoustic wave equation is transformed into the corresponding wave integral representation with its Green's function accounting for viscoelastic coefficients. An efficient alternative for full-waveform solution to the integral equation is proposed in this article by extending conventional frequency-domain boundary element methods to viscoelastic media. The viscoelastic boundary element method enjoys a distinct characteristic of the explicit use of boundary continuity conditions of displacement and traction, leading to a semi-analytical solution with sufficient accuracy for simulating the viscoelastic effect across irregular interfaces. Numerical experiments to study the viscoelastic absorption of different Q values demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of the method.展开更多
Under the assumptions of nonlinear finite element and △t=o(h),Ewing and Wheeler discussed a Galerkin method for the single phase incompressible miscible displacement of one fluid by another in porous media.In the pre...Under the assumptions of nonlinear finite element and △t=o(h),Ewing and Wheeler discussed a Galerkin method for the single phase incompressible miscible displacement of one fluid by another in porous media.In the present paper we give a finite element scheme which weakens the △t=o(h)-restriction to △t=o(h~ε),0<ε≤1/2.Furthermore,this scheme is suitable for both linear element and nonlinear element.We also derive the optimal approximation estimates for concentration c,its gradient ▽c and the gradient ▽p of the pressure p.展开更多
The Discrete Element Method (DEM) was originally devised by Cundail and Strack (1979), as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically r...The Discrete Element Method (DEM) was originally devised by Cundail and Strack (1979), as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically reliable continuum theories to describe the quasi-static deformation of granular material such as sand. However, the methodology models the evolution of a system of particles as a dynamic process. Consequently there have been numerous publications of the application of DEM to an increasingly wider variety of problems in many areas of engineering and science. This paper, however, focuses on the orig- inal motivation for DEM and attempts to provide a state-of-the-art understanding of the quasi-static deformation of granular media. 2009 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41130418)the Strategic Leading Science and Technology Programme (Class B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB10010400)
文摘Earth medium is not completely elastic, with its viscosity resulting in attenuation and dispersion of seismic waves. Most viscoelastic numerical simulations are based on the finite-difference and finite-element methods. Targeted at viscoelastic numerical modeling for multilayered media, the constant-Q acoustic wave equation is transformed into the corresponding wave integral representation with its Green's function accounting for viscoelastic coefficients. An efficient alternative for full-waveform solution to the integral equation is proposed in this article by extending conventional frequency-domain boundary element methods to viscoelastic media. The viscoelastic boundary element method enjoys a distinct characteristic of the explicit use of boundary continuity conditions of displacement and traction, leading to a semi-analytical solution with sufficient accuracy for simulating the viscoelastic effect across irregular interfaces. Numerical experiments to study the viscoelastic absorption of different Q values demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of the method.
文摘Under the assumptions of nonlinear finite element and △t=o(h),Ewing and Wheeler discussed a Galerkin method for the single phase incompressible miscible displacement of one fluid by another in porous media.In the present paper we give a finite element scheme which weakens the △t=o(h)-restriction to △t=o(h~ε),0<ε≤1/2.Furthermore,this scheme is suitable for both linear element and nonlinear element.We also derive the optimal approximation estimates for concentration c,its gradient ▽c and the gradient ▽p of the pressure p.
基金the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Grants Nos. GR/H14427, GR/K05832and GR/R91588)
文摘The Discrete Element Method (DEM) was originally devised by Cundail and Strack (1979), as a technique to examine the micromechanics of granular media with the anticipation that this would lead to more physically reliable continuum theories to describe the quasi-static deformation of granular material such as sand. However, the methodology models the evolution of a system of particles as a dynamic process. Consequently there have been numerous publications of the application of DEM to an increasingly wider variety of problems in many areas of engineering and science. This paper, however, focuses on the orig- inal motivation for DEM and attempts to provide a state-of-the-art understanding of the quasi-static deformation of granular media. 2009 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.