Effect of pore connectivity on reflection amplitudes of an inhomogeneous wave in a composite porous solid saturated by two immiscible fluids

Present paper aims to study the phenomenon of reflection and transmission when an inhomogeneous wave strikes some discontinuity in a composite porous medium saturated by two immiscible viscous fluids. The incident wave splits into six reflected and six transmitted waves at the interface. All reflected and transmitted waves are inhomogeneous in nature with different directions of propagation vector and attenuation vector. A dimensionless parameter \(\varsigma \in [0, 1]\) is introduced to represent the extent of connection among the pores at the interface. Expression of Umov–Poynting vector is derived to obtain energy flux vector. Continuity of energy flux vector at the interface gives the required boundary conditions for the system. Connecting parameter \(\varsigma \) is also employed in boundary conditions to model the partial connection of pores at the interstices of two media. For numerical discussion we consider a porous medium composed of sandstone and ice, saturated with oil and water. The effect of parameter \(\varsigma \) and angle of incidence is determined numerically on the amplitude and the energy ratios of reflected and transmitted waves.     

Numerical analysis of 1‐D compression wave propagation in saturated poroelastic media

A numerical procedure is presented for the simulation of 1‐D compression wave propagation in saturated poroelastic media. The media are modelled as a two‐phase system consisting of compressible fluid and solids. Viscous coupling forces resulting from the relative motion between phases are characterized as Darcy type. The numerical procedure can account for effects of axial strain, nonlinear material behaviour, and various drained and undrained boundary conditions. Time integration is carried out explicitly and isothermal conditions are assumed. The method is capable of modelling shock wave fronts without introducing artificial viscosity. Numerical results are in close agreement with analytical solutions for several simplified cases and indicate that mass coupling may have important effects on fluid velocity and wave speed. Corresponding effects on solid velocity and wave speed are much smaller. Numerical results also indicate that damping occurs in a saturated poroelastic column and is dependent on the value of hydraulic conductivity. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

P波在弹性介质与饱和冻土介质分界面上的透反射问题研究

基于弹性波在冻结饱和多孔介质与单相弹性介质中的传播理论,研究了平面P波在饱和冻土介质与单相弹性介质分界面上的透反射问题。利用Helmholtz矢量分解定理,根据分界面上的边界条件,获得了平面P波从单相弹性介质入射到饱和冻土介质分界面上透反射振幅比的理论表达式。通过数值计算,分析了在不同入射频率、胶结参数、孔隙率、饱和度和接触参数下,弹性波的透反射振幅比随入射角变化的关系。研究结果表明：P波从单相弹性介质垂直入射到饱和冻土介质分界面上时只有反射P波和3种透射P波产生,当掠入射时只产生反射而没有透射现象发生。入射频率、胶结参数、孔隙率、饱和度以及接触参数等参数对反射波和透射波的振幅比影响显著。     

垂直界面附近椭圆形夹杂对SH波的散射与地震动研究

利用复变函数法和Green函数法给出了SH波对垂直界面附近椭圆形夹杂散射问题的解析解答。首先,将待求的半空间模型沿垂直边界分割为区域Ⅰ和区域Ⅱ两个直角域。通过保角映射的方法将区域Ⅰ内椭圆形夹杂的外域映射为单位圆外域,并利用镜像方法构造出两个区域内满足直角域边界条件的散射波场及适用的Green函数;其次,利用界面契合思想,通过在界面处添加附加力系的方法建立起满足界面处位移和应力连续条件的无穷代数方程组,并截断有限项求解;最后,给出了求解地表位移幅值的具体算例。结果表明,入射波数、入射角度、夹杂位置、垂直界面以及材料参数都对地表位移幅值的分布有影响。     

Limit analysis for saturated porous media without fluid flow calculation

Application of yield design to porous media usually requires a preliminary calculation of the fluid flow net. The stability analysis is then carried out with seepage forces associated with the flow. We assume here that the flow is steady and that the yield criterion is defined by a function of the effective stress tensor. The formulation that we propose here allows taking into account seepage force in the expression of the kinematic stability conditions by means of hydraulic boundary conditions without calculation of the fluid flow. One obtains a formulation of the kinematic condition similar to the case of classic, non-porous media. The method is illustrated by two examples: a cylinder subjected to fluid flow and a vertical cut. It can be adapted to various boundary conditions and to the case of a criterion defined by a function of a generalized effective stress tensor. We also give a method to derive rigorous lower bounds using approximate fluid pressure field. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同饱和度土层分界面上剪切波的反射与透射

基于多相孔隙介质弹性理论,给出了非饱和土中不同弹性波的传播方程。根据分界面上的边界条件,建立了各势函数波幅值之间的关系式,讨论了入射剪切波在不同饱和度土层分界面上的反射与透射问题。在无限空间非饱和土体中存在3种压缩波和1种剪切波,因此,当剪切波传播到不同饱和度的非饱和土层分界面上将分别在上、下土层激发产生4种反射波和4种透射波。推导出不同反射波和透射波的振幅比例系数和能量比例系数的理论表达式,并且在此基础上进行数值分析。在数值算例中分别研究了各反射波与透射波的能量比例系数（即能量反射率和能量透射率）受入射频率、入射角度以及上、下土层土体饱和度变化的影响情况。计算结果表明：各能量反射率和能量透射率不仅与入射角和入射频率有关,而且其受上、下土层饱和度变化的影响也同样不能忽视。     

3D numerical modelling of fluid flow in the Val-d’Or orogenic gold district: major crustal shear zones drain fluids from overpressured vein fields

Fluid flow patterns have been determined using oxygen isotope isopleths in the Val-d’Or orogenic gold district. 3D numerical modelling of fluid flow and oxygen isotope exchange in the vein field shows that the fluid flow patterns can be reproduced if the lower boundary of the model is permeable, which represents middle or lower crustal rocks that are infiltrated by a metamorphic fluid generated at deeper levels. This boundary condition implies that the major crustal faults so conspicuous in vein fields do not act as the only major channel for upward fluid flow. The upper model boundary is impermeable except along the trace of major crustal faults where fluids are allowed to drain out of the vein field. This upper impermeable boundary condition represents a low-permeability layer in the crust that separates the overpressured fluid from the overlying hydrostatic fluid pressure regime. We propose that the role of major crustal faults in overpressured vein fields, independent of tectonic setting, is to drain hydrothermal fluids out of the vein field along a breach across an impermeable layer higher in the crust and above the vein field. This breach is crucial to allow flow out of the vein field and accumulation of metals in the fractures, and this breach has major implications for exploration for mineral resources. We propose that tectonic events that cause episodic metamorphic dehydration create a short-lived pulse of metamorphic fluid to rise along zones of transient permeability. This results in a fluid wave that propagates upward carrying metals to the mineralized area. Earthquakes along crustal shear zones cause dilation near jogs that draw fluids and deposit metals in an interconnected network of subsidiary shear zones. Fluid flow is arrested by an impermeable barrier separating the hydrostatic and lithostatic fluid pressure regimes. Fluids flow through the evolving and interconnected network of shear zones and by advection through the rock matrix. Episodic breaches in the impermeable barrier along the crustal shear zones allow fluid flow out of the vein field.     

Multi-Scattering of Plane P Waves by Several Fluid-Filled Cavities

The conformal mapping method of complex functions and expansion method of wave functions are adopted, the stresses and displacements at the boundary between the cavities and inner fluids are considered as continuous, and then the theoretical solutions are obtained about the scattering problems of incident P waves by several fluid-filled cavities. Two circular cavities are taken as examples, the influences of frequencies of incident P waves, whether there are inner fluids or not and the spacing distances between the two cavities on the scattering amplitudes are studied, and the results reveal that: the scattering amplitudes of two cavities decrease when the distance between the two cavities increase and they reach constants when the spacing distance exceeds 7.5 times of cavities radius, and the inner fluids would absorb part of energy of the scattered waves and the scattering amplitude of the cavities filled with fluids would slightly smaller than those without fluids.     

Fluid flow in extensional environments; numerical modelling with an application to Hamersley iron ores

The mechanical feasibility of focusing both surface- and basinal-derived fluids towards sites of iron ore genesis during Proterozoic deformation in the Hamersley Province is tested here by computer simulation. Finite difference modelling of porous media flow during extensional deformation of a mountain range shows that surface fluids are drawn towards areas of failure and focus into the centre of the mountain. The addition of permeable structures such as a normal fault provides focused fluid pathways in which mechanical and geological conditions are particularly conducive to both upward and downward flow. Upward flow from the base of the fault within the model overall is favoured by low permeability basement materials and supra-hydrostatic pore pressures. Downward migration of fluids becomes more prominent as extension progresses and upward fluid flow from the base diminishes. The introduction of sedimentary layering into the models allows lateral fluid flow, such that sites of potential fluid mixing may then occur within permeable iron formation units close to the fault zone. Allowing parts of the stratigraphy to become more permeable as a function of high fluid flux simulates permeability enhancement by silica dissolution as a mechanism for iron ore genesis. The involvement of both basinal and surficial fluids in the genesis of the ore deposits is supported by the mechanical models and in addition provides an explanation for a progression from relatively reduced to oxidised conditions at the Mt Tom Price deposit (and possibly other large deposits) with time.     

Finite-difference strategy for elastic wave modelling on curved staggered grids

Waveform modelling is essential for seismic imaging and inversion. Because including more physical characteristics can potentially yield more accurate Earth models, we analyse strategies for elastic seismic wave propagation modelling including topography. We focus on using finite differences on modified staggered grids. Computational grids can be curved to fit the topography using distribution functions. With the chain rule, the elasto-dynamic formulation is adapted to be solved directly on curved staggered grids. The chain-rule approach is computationally less expensive than the tensorial approach for finite differences below the 6th order, but more expensive than the classical approach for flat topography (i.e. rectangular staggered grids). Free-surface conditions are evaluated and implemented according to the stress image method. Non-reflective boundary conditions are simulated via a Convolutional Perfect Matching Layer. This implementation does not generate spurious diffractions when the free-surface topography is not horizontal, as long as the topography is smoothly curved. Optimal results are obtained when the angle between grid lines at the free surface is orthogonal. The chain-rule implementation shows high accuracy when compared to the analytical solution in the case of the Lamb’s problem, Garvin’s problem and elastic interface.     

平面P1波斜入射下海底洞室地震响应解析分析

基于无黏性可压缩理想流体介质波动理论和Biot流体饱和多孔介质波动理论,考虑水下饱和土的流固耦合,借助Hankel函数积分变换法(HFITM)给出入射平面P1波在海底洞室周围散射问题的解析解。相比传统研究中的"大圆弧假定",Hankel函数积分变换法可以较好地处理半空间表面边界条件。利用该解析解,计算分析了洞室表面透水条件、入射角度、入射频率、海水水深和饱和土的孔隙率等因素对水-土交界面处水平位移、竖向位移和洞室表面动水压力、环周总应力的影响。结果表明:洞室表面透水条件对水-土交界面处水平位移和竖向位移影响较小;随着斜入射角的增加,水-土交界面处竖向位移减小;随着入射频率的增加,水-土交界面处水平位移随之增加;海水水深为2.5倍SV波的波长时,水-土交界面处水平位移及洞室表面动水压力最大值最大;随着孔隙率的增加,水-土交界面处水平位移、竖向位移和洞室表面环周总应力减小,而洞室表面动水压力随之增加。     

利用时间分裂的错格伪谱法模拟地震波在基于改进BISQ模型的双相介质中的传播

改进的BISQ(Biot-Squirt)模型中各参数具有明确的物理意义和可实现性,在不引入特征喷流长度的情况下可将Biot流动和喷射流动两种力学机制有机地结合起来;而高精度的地震波场数值模拟技术是研究双相介质地震波传播规律的重要手段。本文从本构方程、动力学方程和动力学达西定律出发,推导了基于改进BISQ模型的双相各向同性介质的一阶速度--应力方程组;采用时间分裂错格伪谱法求该方程组的数值解,模拟半空间及层状双相介质中的地震波场。数值模拟结果表明:①与传统方法相比,时间分裂错格伪谱法波场数值模拟的精度更高,压制网格频散效果更好;②在非黏滞相界情况下,慢纵波呈传播性,而在黏滞相界情况下,慢纵波呈扩散性,以静态模式出现在震源位置;③双相介质分界面处,各类波型复杂的反射透射规律可由数值模拟结果清晰展现。     

Dynamic response of a circular lined tunnel with an imperfect interface subjected to cylindrical P-waves

The analytic solutions for the dynamic response of a circular lined tunnel with an imperfect interface subjected to cylindrical P-waves are presented in the paper. The wave function expansion method was used and the imperfect interface was modeled with a spring model. The interface separating the liner from the surrounding rock was considered to be homogeneous imperfect. The dynamic stress concentration factors (DSCF) of the rock and liner were evaluated and discussed. The effects of incident wave’s frequency, bonding conditions and distance between the wave source and the tunnel were examined. The results showed that the low-frequency incident wave leads to a higher DSCF than the high-frequency incident wave. The bonding conditions have a great effect on the dynamic response of the lined tunnel. When the bond is extremely weak, the resonance scattering phenomenon can be observed. When the distance between the wave source and the tunnel, depending on frequency of the incident wave, is considered as large, the cylindrical wave can be treated as a plane wave. Limiting cases were considered and good agreement with the solutions available in the literature was obtained.     

A pore-scale numerical model for flow through porous media

A pore-scale numerical model based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is described for modelling fluid flow phenomena in porous media. Originally developed for astrophysics applications, SPH is extended to model incompressible flows of low Reynolds number as encountered in groundwater flow systems. In this paper, an overview of SPH is provided and the required modifications for modelling flow through porous media are described, including treatment of viscosity, equation of state, and no-slip boundary conditions. The performance of the model is demonstrated for two-dimensional flow through idealized porous media composed of spatially periodic square and hexagonal arrays of cylinders. The results are in close agreement with solutions obtained using the finite element method and published solutions in the literature. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

多孔介质渗透系数的空间尺度效应研究进展

多孔介质渗透系数的空间尺度问题是一个与地下流体运动和溶质运移的数值模拟密切相关的应用性课题,广泛的应用需求和新的计算方法使其成为近年的热门课题之一。它涉及到相互联系的两个方面：①非均质介质场渗透系数空间尺度行为的分析与模拟;②将局部测量尺度下的试验参数转化为数值模拟网格尺度下的参数输入值的升尺度（ｕｐｓｃａｌｉｎｇ）方法和计算模型。首先介绍了该课题在概念上的拓展及其物理含义,进而以方法为主线,对这一领域具有代表性的研究成果进行了分类和评述,讨论了该课题的研究对地下水流和溶质运移的模拟分析乃至整个多孔介质流体运动研究的意义。     

Numerical modeling of multiphase fluid flow in deforming porous media: A comparison between two- and three-phase models for seismic analysis of earth and rockfill dams

In this paper, a fully coupled numerical model is presented for the finite element analysis of the deforming porous medium interacting with the flow of two immiscible compressible wetting and non-wetting pore fluids. The governing equations involving coupled fluid flow and deformation processes in unsaturated soils are derived within the framework of the generalized Biot theory. The displacements of the solid phase, the pressure of the wetting phase and the capillary pressure are taken as the primary unknowns of the present formulation. The other variables are incorporated into the model using the experimentally determined functions that define the relationship between the hydraulic properties of the porous medium, i.e. saturation, relative permeability and capillary pressure. It is worth mentioning that the imposition of various boundary conditions is feasible notwithstanding the choice of the primary variables. The modified Pastor–Zienkiewicz generalized constitutive model is introduced into the mathematical formulation to simulate the mechanical behavior of the unsaturated soil. The accuracy of the proposed mathematical model for analyzing coupled fluid flows in porous media is verified by the resolution of several numerical examples for which previous solutions are known. Finally, the performance of the computational algorithm in modeling of large-scale porous media problems including the large elasto-plastic deformations is demonstrated through the fully coupled analysis of the failure of two earth and rockfill dams. Furthermore, the three-phase model is compared to its simplified one which simulates the unsaturated porous medium as a two-phase one with static air phase. The paper illustrates the shortcomings of the commonly used simplified approach in the context of seismic analysis of two earth and rockfill dams. It is shown that accounting the pore air as an independent phase significantly influences the unsaturated soil behavior.     

The numerical modelling of advective transport in the presence of fluid pressure transients

Conventional modelling of transport problems for porous media usually assumes that the Darcy flow velocities are steady. In certain practical situations, the flow velocity can exhibit time‐dependency, either due to the transient character of the flow process or time dependency in the boundary conditions associated with potential flow. In this paper, we consider certain one‐ and three‐dimensional problems of the advective transport of a chemical species in a fluid‐saturated porous region. In particular, the advective flow velocity is governed by the piezo‐conduction equation that takes into account the compressibilities of the pore fluid and the porous skeleton. Time‐ and/or mesh‐refining adaptive schemes used in the computational modelling are developed on the basis of a Fourier analysis, which can lead to accurate and optimal solutions for the advective transport problem with time‐ and space‐dependent advective flow velocity distributions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同侧压力系数下裂隙网络岩体非线性渗流特性

基于人工裂隙网络模型,展开一系列不同边界荷载作用下含不同交叉点个数的裂隙网络渗流试验。针对所有试验工况,模型进水口水压力范围均为0～0.6 MPa,侧压力系数均由1.0增加至5.0。试验结果表明：裂隙网络体积流速和水力梯度之间的相关性可以通过Forchheimer函数进行拟合,拟合方程中线性和非线性项系数均随着侧压力系数的增加逐渐增大,而随着裂隙网络交叉点个数的增加逐渐减小;渗流试验过程中,非线性效应系数E和水力梯度J之间的相关性可采用一个幂指数函数进行描述,随着水力梯度的增加,非线性效应系数逐渐增大;随着侧压力系数的增加,裂隙网络临界水力梯度呈现逐渐增大的趋势,对于所有裂隙网络交叉点个数（1～12）,当侧压力系数由1.0增加至5.0,临界水力梯度由0.63～12.13增加至6.01～81.55;提出数学模型 对归一化导水系数 随水力梯度的增大而减小的特征进行分析,随着侧压力系数的增加,两者之间的拟合曲线逐渐上移,拟合系数 整体呈现逐渐增大的趋势。裂隙网络的等效渗透系数随侧压力系数的增加逐渐降低。     

Modelling of internal erosion based on mixture theory: General framework and a case study of soil suffusion

A general thermo-hydro-mechanical framework for the modelling of internal erosion is proposed based on the theory of mixtures applied to two-phase porous media. The erodible soil is partitioned in two phases: one solid phase and one fluid phase. The solid phase is composed of nonerodible grains and erodible particles. The fluid phase is composed of water and fluidized particles. Within the fluid phase, species diffuse. Across phases, species transfer. The modelling of internal erosion is contributed directly by mass transfer from the solid phase towards the fluid phase. The constitutive relations governing the thermomechanical behaviour, generalised diffusion, and transfer are structured by the dissipation inequality. The particular case of soil suffusion is investigated with a focus on constitutive laws. A new constitutive law for suffusion is constructed based on thermodynamic conditions and experimental investigations. This erosion law is linearly related to the power of seepage flow and to the erosion resistance index. Owing to its simplicity, this law tackles the overall trend of the suffusion process and permits the formulation of an analytical solution. This new model is then applied to simulate laboratory experiments, by both analytical and numerical methods. The comparison shows that the newly developed model, which is theoretically consistent, can reproduce correctly the overall trend of the cumulated eroded mass when the permeability evolution is small. In addition, the results are provided for four different materials, two different specimen sizes, and various hydraulic loading paths to demonstrate the applicability of the new proposed law.