Love waves in slowly varying layered media

Summary The problem of Love waves propagating in slowly varying layered media with a general geometry is solved by using the method of multiple scales. A first-order uniformly valid solution is obtained for the modulation of the amplitude as a function of the scale x₁=x, where is a measure of the amplitude of the geometrical variation of the layer. This solution is particularly suited for computational procedures.     

Love waves in an inhomogeneous interstratum

Summary The propagation of Love waves in an inhomogeneous interstratum, whose rigidity and density follow generalized power law variation, lying between two homogeneous half-spaces has been considered. The characteristic frequency equations have been obtained. The computational results for some special cases are presented in the form of dispersion curves showing the variation of phase and group velocity of Love waves with wave number.     

Dispersion function of Rayleigh waves in porous layered half-space system

Rayleigh wave exploration is based on an elastic layered half-space model. If practical formations contain porous layers, these layers need to be simplified as an elastic medium. We studied the effects of this simplification on the results of Rayleigh wave exploration. Using a half-space model with coexisting porous and elastic layers, we derived the dispersion functions of Rayleigh waves in a porous layered half-space system with porous layers at different depths, and the problem of transferring variables to matrices of different orders is solved. To solve the significant digit overflow in the multiplication of transfer matrices, we propose a simple, effective method. Results suggest that dispersion curves differ in a lowfrequency region when a porous layer is at the surface; otherwise, the difference is small.     

含孔隙介质的分层半空间表面瑞利波的衰减特性

以分层半空间内部含有一层孔隙介质为物理模型进行数值计算,研究半空间表面瑞利波的传播和衰减特性.为更加接近实际,结合瑞利波的激发特性,确定了瑞利波的主衰减曲线,并主要以此进行规律分析.针对速度递增和含低速层这两种典型的地质模型,讨论了瑞利波的传播衰减在不同地质模型下的特性,并分析了各自的规律.结果表明,在这两种模型下瑞利波的主衰减曲线都受孔隙介质所处空间位置影响产生比较明显的变化,但衰减系数极大值对应的波长与模型的表层厚度存在较明显的线性对应关系,利用这一关系,可以在实际勘探中快速得到表层介质厚度.另外,通过对比分析还可以看到,瑞利波主衰减曲线随孔隙介质的孔隙度和渗透率的变化都强于主频散曲线的变化,表明衰减曲线对孔隙度和渗透率的变化更加敏感,理论上更加适合进行介质参数反演工作.综合对比结果,我们认为瑞利波主衰减曲线中包含了更丰富的介质参数信息,如果能够有效利用,将可以提高瑞利波勘探的准确性和应用范围.

     

Love waves in the fiber-reinforced layer over a gravitating porous half-space

This paper aims to study the propagation of Love waves in fiber-reinforced layer lying over a gravitating anisotropic porous half-space. The closed form of dispersion equation has been derived for the Love waves in terms of Whittaker function and its derivative, which are further expanded asymptotically, retaining the terms up to second degree. The frequency equation shows that the transverse and longitudinal rigidity of reinforced material, as well as gravity and porosity of the porous halfspace have significant effect on the propagation of Love waves. The study reveals that the increment in width of reinforced layer decreases the phase velocity. For a particular width of the reinforced layer, it is also observed that the phase velocity increases with increasing porosity of the half-space, but it decreases with increasing gravity.     

The reflection of plane waves in a poroelastic half-space saturated with inviscid fluid

This paper discusses surface displacements, surface strain, rocking, and energy partitioning during reflection-of-plane waves in a fluid-saturated poroelastic half-space. The medium is modeled by Biot's theory, and is assumed to be saturated with inviscid fluid. A linear porosity-modulus relation based on experimental data on sandstones is used to determine the material parameters for Biot's model. Numerical results in terms of angle of incident waves and Poisson's ratio are illustrated for various porosities and degrees of solid frame stiffness. The results show that the amount of solid frame stiffness controls the response of a fluid-saturated porous system. A poroelastic medium with essentially dry-frame stiffness behaves like an elastic medium, and the influence of pore fluid increases as dry-frame stiffness is reduced. The effects of a second P-wave become noticeable in poroelastic media with low dry-frame stiffness.     

Parameters determination for a linearly inhomogeneous half-space using characteristics of the time-harmonic surface waves

The paper presents a study of time-harmonic surface waves in a linearly inhomogeneous half-space. The study is based on the solution of that problem for an arbitrary (from 0 to 1/2) value of Poisson's ratio. Vertical vibrations due to a vertical harmonic force, which at large distances from the force represent Rayleigh-type waves, and transverse horizontal vibrations due to a horizontal force, which at large distances form waves of Love's type, are considered in detail. Material damping is taken into consideration. Inhomogeneity significantly affects relationships connecting wave characteristics and the frequency of vibration, and it is shown in the paper how this fact can be used for determining material properties (surface shear modulus, degree of inhomogeneity, damping ratio) with the help of experimental results concerning wave propagation over the surface of the half-space. It is shown that for forced waves the relationship between the wave phase angle and distance can significantly differ from a straight line, i.e. the wave number varies with distance. Therefore, it is desirable to relate experimental and theoretical results to such parts of wave propagation line, which correspond to same phase angle intervals. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the propagation of Love type waves in an infinite cylinder with rigidity and density varying linearly with the radial distance

Summary The propagation of Love type waves in an infinite non-homogeneous circular cylinder with a central core is investigated here. The rigidity and density of the outer mentle are supposed to vary linearly with the radial distance, while those of the inner core are taken to be constant. Phase velocity curve against wave number is drawn.     

The attenuation of stress waves in fluid saturated porous rock

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平面SV波在层状半空间中沉积谷地周围的散射

采用间接边界元方法求解了入射平面SV波在层状半空间中沉积谷地周围的散射问题.问题的解答包含自由场和散射场两部分.自由场可由直接刚度法求得,散射场由层状半空间中斜线荷载动力格林函数来模拟.文中以入射平面SV波在基岩上单一土层中沉积谷地周围散射为例研究了土层和沉积谷地周围的影响.结果表明,由于考虑了土层的动力特性,平面SV...     

Reflection and transmission of inhomogeneous waves in a composite porous solid saturated by two immiscible fluids

This paper is concerned with reflection and transmission of a plane, elastic, and inhomogeneous wave striking obliquely at some discontinuity inside a porous medium composed of two distinct solids and saturated by two immiscible fluids. It is found that four P‐ and two SV‐waves are reflected, whereas four P‐ and two SV‐waves are transmitted at the interface. All reflected and transmitted waves are inhomogeneous in nature and specified with different directions of propagation and attenuation vectors. An expression for the Umov–Poynting energy flux vector is derived for the system. Continuity of energy flux along normal to the interface gives 12 required boundary conditions. Expressions of amplitude and energy ratios of various reflected and transmitted waves are derived. Variations in amplitude and energy coefficients of reflected and transmitted waves with angle of incidence are numerically studied for a porous matrix composed of shaley sandstone and clay, saturated with water and oil. The effects of change in oil saturation and volume fraction of clay are also observed on amplitude ratios. Numerical simulation reveals that the change in sign in the difference of capillary pressure across the interface causes jump in the values of amplitude ratios of all waves.     

弹性层状半空间中沉积谷地对入射平面SH波的放大作用

对Wolf理论进行拓展,使之可解决沉积谷地对波的散射问题,进而利用间接边界元法,求解了弹性层状半空间中沉积谷地对入射平面SH波的放大作用问题。通过自由场反应分析,求得假想边界上各点的位移和各单元的应力反应。施加虚拟均布荷载,求得位移和应力的格林函数。根据应力和位移连续边界条件确定虚拟分布荷载,将自由场反应和虚拟分布荷载产生的反应叠加起来,即得到问题的解答。最后,以基岩上单一土层中沉积谷地对入射平面SH波的放大作用为例进行了数值计算分析,结果表明,层状半空间中沉积谷地和均匀半空间中沉积谷地对波的放大作用存在显著差别。文中分析了造成差别的原因,并讨论了覆盖层厚度和刚度对放大作用的影响。     

Love waves in a sedimentary layer lying over an anisotropic inhomogeneous half space

Summary The effects of anisotropy and inhomogeneity on the propagation of Love waves in a sedimentary layer, overlying the inhomogeneous and transversely isotropic half space, are studied in this paper. The results of numerical analysis show an appreciable variation of phase- and group-velocity of Love waves in low frequency region compared to high frequency region due to the presence of transverse isotropy and inhomogeneity in the half space. The higher values for phase velocity are found for the increasing values of anisotropy factor as well as for the greater power of density variation. However, the presence of higher anisotropy factor and inhomogeneity in the half space reduce group velocity considerably in the lower frequency region.     

Love waves in inhomogeneous and anisotropic earth — I

Summary The frequency equation is derived for the propagation of Love waves in the earth's crust, composed of transversely isotropic layers and overlying anisotropic and inhomogeneous mantle. The exact boundary value problem is solved for a single layer and extended to multilayered media by generalizing theHaskell's technique. In fact the problem of deriving the frequency equation has been reduced to finding out the solution of the equation of motion subject to the appropriate boundary conditions. To illustrate the method, the author has derived frequency equations of Love waves for linear, exponential and generalized power law variation of vertical shear wave velocity with depth in the half space overlain by transversely isotropic inhomogeneous stratum.     

层状半空间中洞室对平面SH波的放大作用

利用间接边界元法,求解了弹性层状半空间中洞室对入射平面SH波的放大作用问题,并以基岩上单一土层中洞室对入射平面SH波的放大作用为例进行了数值计算分析。本文模型的特点之一是考虑了层状场地的动力特性,因而更接近于实际工程;特点之二是计算精度非常高。研究表明,层状半空间中洞室对波的放大作用与均匀半空间中情况有着本质的差别;层状半空间中洞室附近地表动力响应由土层动力特性和洞室对波的散射二者共同决定。土层动力特性不仅影响洞室附近地表位移的幅值,还会影响地表位移的频谱。在土层的前几阶共振频率附近,随着基岩与土层剪切波速比的增大,土层的影响随之增大,而随着土层厚度的增加,土层的影响随之减小,并逐渐趋于均匀半空间情况。     

Dynamic soil-tunnel interaction in layered half-space for incident plane SH waves

The dynamic soil-tunnel interaction is studied by indirect boundary element method (IBEM), using the model of a rigid tunnel in layered half-space, which is simplified to a single soil layer on elastic bedrock, subjected to incident plane SH waves. The accuracy of the results is verified through comparison with the analytical solution. It is shown that soil-tunnel interaction in layered half-space is larger than that in homogeneous half-space and this interaction mechanism is essentially different from that of soil-foundation-superstructure interaction.     

Analytical and numerical solutions for wave propagation in water-saturated porous layered half-space

A fluid-saturated one-layer continuum underlain by a rigid half-space is considered. An exact solution is developed in frequency domain for analyzing disturbance induced by a strip footing located at the surface with vertical harmonic excitation. Since the analytical solution can be used only for very simple conditions, a finite element model has been developed also and compared with the exact solution. It is shown that finite element results are in close agreement with the results which have been obtained by a transformation technique. The proposed finite element scheme can take into account the complex geometry and inhomogeneity for practical problems. Besides this, the analytical results exhibit the overall characteristic of wave propagation in porous media and will provide a representative test problem which can be used for a quantitative evaluation of the accuracy of various numerical solution methods.     

Propagation of Love waves in surface layers of varying thickness

Summary A study is made of the scattered field which results when a Love wave is incident on a layer having an irregular surface. To obtain this solution a perturbation method is used. It is shown that the scattered field may be described by a superposition of Love waves and non-propagating disturbances. As an illustrative example, the result is applied to obtain the scattering by a triangular trough.     

Propagation of partially coherent non-stationary random waves in a viscoelastic layered half-space

This paper presents a highly accurate method based on the precise integration method (PIM) and on the pseudo excitation method (PEM). The method computes the propagation behaviour of partially coherent non-stationary random waves in a viscoelastic, transversely isotropic solid, which consists of a multi-layered soil resting on a homogeneous semi-infinite space. The excitation source is a local rupture between two layers, which causes a partially coherent non-stationary random field. The analysis of non-stationary random wave propagation is transformed into that for deterministic waves by using PEM. The resulting governing equations in the frequency-wavenumber domain are linear ordinary differential equations, which are solved very precisely by using PIM. The evolutionary power spectral densities of the ground level responses are investigated and some typical earthquake phenomena are explained.