有限元三角网格中波动的频散分析及数值仿真

波动问题有限元离散后会引起数值误差, 数值频散的本质就是数值误差传播引起的非物理解. 数值频散不仅没有实际意义, 而且还会影响对真实波动现象的认识. 为厘清有限元三角网格中波动数值频散的影响因素, 本文推导了集中质量矩阵和一致质量矩阵的频散函数, 同时给出了组合质量矩阵的频散函数, 并对不同质量矩阵的数值频散进行了对比研究. 理论分析和数值计算结果表明: 有限元三角网格中波动的数值频散受网格布局、 波传播方向、 单元网格纵横比以及质量矩阵的影响; 一致质量矩阵的数值频散比集中质量矩阵更易受到波传播方向的影响; 不合理的三角网格单元会对数值相速度(数值频散)产生不良影响; 正三角网格中波动的数值频散几乎不受波传播方向的影响; 一致质量矩阵与集中质量矩阵的线性组合能够有效地压制数值频散.      

VTI介质qP波方程高精度有限差分算子

波动方程有限差分法是一种使用广泛的地震波数值模拟方法.但是有限差分法本身固有存在着数值频散问题,会降低地震波场模拟的精度与分辨率.为了克服常规有限差分算子的数值频散,本文针对VTI介质地震波数值模拟问题,构造了频率-空间域qP波波动方程高精度有限差分优化算子,根据最优化理论中高斯-牛顿法确定了高精度有限差分算子的优化系数.利用常规差分算子和高精度优化差分算子对归一化相速度的频散关系精度进行了对比分析,并对均匀各向同性介质和均匀VTI介质中的qP波地震波场进行了有限差分数值模拟,通过频散关系精度分析和波场数值模拟结果表明：有限差分优化算子具有较高的波场数值模拟精度,有效压制了传统有限差分算子数值模拟中的数值频散现象,提高了有限差分算子精度,为VTI介质频率-空间域qP波正演模拟奠定了基础.     

An interpolation-corrected modified method of characteristics to solve advection-dispersion equations

Numerical dispersion, numerical oscillation, and peak clipping are common numerical difficulties in solving advection-dispersion equations. The development of numerical approaches that can handle these numerical difficulties with reasonable computational efforts is an ongoing challenge. In this paper, an interpolation-corrected modified method of characteristics (ICMMOC) is proposed for solving advection-dispersion equations. The ICMMOC is an improved version of the modified method of characteristics (MMOC). It uses a high-order (second-order or higher) interpolation scheme to reduce numerical dispersion and an interpolation-correction procedure to eliminate numerical oscillation. A simple peak capturing scheme to overcome the peak clipping problem is also developed in this study. Simulation results show that the ICMMOC is able to overcome the aforementioned numerical difficulties for a large range of grid Peclet numbers.     

A meshless method to simulate solute transport in heterogeneous porous media

We derive a meshless numerical method based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) for the simulation of conservative solute transport in heterogeneous geological formations. We demonstrate that the new proposed scheme is stable, accurate, and conserves global mass. We evaluate the performance of the proposed method versus other popular numerical methods for the simulation of one- and two-dimensional dispersion and two-dimensional advective–dispersive solute transport in heterogeneous porous media under different Pèclet numbers. The results of those benchmarks demonstrate that the proposed scheme has important advantages over other standard methods because of its natural ability to control numerical dispersion and other numerical artifacts. More importantly, while the numerical dispersion affecting traditional numerical methods creates artificial mixing and dilution, the new scheme provides numerical solutions that are “physically correct”, greatly reducing these artifacts.     

三维VTI介质qP波方程频率空间域有限差分高阶加权算子

波动方程有限差分法是波场模拟的一个重要方法,为解决常规有限差分法存在着数值频散的问题,本文从具有垂直对称轴的三维横向各向同性(VTI)介质频率-空间域qP波动方程出发,在常规差分算子的基础上构造了适合三维VTI介质的频率空间域有限差分优化算子,然后利用最优化理论中的Gauss-Newton法求解了优化算子的系数,使差分方程的相速度与波动方程的相速度尽量吻合,从而在理论上使网格数值频散达到极小,精度对比分析及数值测试表明,有限差分优化算子具有较高的波场数值模拟精度,有效地压制了数值频散现象,为三维VTI介质频率一空间域qP波正演模拟研究提供了理论基础.     

三角网格有限元法声波与弹性波模拟频散分析

本文对声波与弹性波方程进行有限元法离散,构造有限元法频散关系的一般特征值问题,分析了时间离散格式为中心差分的三角网格有限元法声波与弹性波模拟的频散特性. 比较了三种质量矩阵即分布式质量矩阵、集中质量矩阵和混合质量矩阵对有限元法频散的影响;选取四种典型三角网格,分析了混合质量矩阵有限元（MFEM）频散的方向各向异性;数值频散、方向各向异性随插值阶数的增加逐渐减弱,当空间为三阶插值时,频散主要表现为随采样率的变化而几乎无明显方向各向异性, 其频散幅值也较小. 控制其他影响因素不变的情况下,研究了不同波速比介质中弹性波的数值频散. 最后给出了三角网格MFEM的数值耗散性.     

基于纵横波分离FCT弹性波正演频散压制

有限差分方法被广泛应用于地震波数值模拟和传播.传统有限差分法采用Taylor级数展开实现空间偏导数的差分, 但该方法会因为网格离散化而产生数值频散, 降低地震波模拟的精度.优化差分系数正演方法能在一定程度上压制部分频散, 然而纵、横波速度取值差异较大, 在弹性波有限差分正演模拟中, 在满足纵波最大速度确定的稳定性条件下, 浅层低速横波波场往往会产生明显的频散现象.为了削弱弹性波场正演数值频散, 提高数值模拟精度, 本文首先采用优化差分网格系数降低数值频散, 然后再采用通量校正传输(Flux-Correction Transport, FCT)法来进一步压制弹性波场有限差分数值频散.常规的FCT法是对弹性波场直接进行频散压制, 但由于弹性波场中纵、横波速度差异明显, 横波波场频散明显强于纵波, 为了压制横波波场的数值频散, 往往需要选取较大的频散压制参数, 但这会使频散较弱的纵波产生假象.因此本文提出基于纵横波分离FCT弹性波正演频散压制方法, 对分离之后的纵横波场分别选择合适的频散压制参数进行通量校正, 可以有效压制数值频散, 削弱纵波FCT产生的假象.通过理论分析和数值算例发现, 本文方法能有效削弱弹性波场有限差分数值频散, 相对于常规FCT方法没有假象产生.

     

Development of a family of unconditionally stable explicit direct integration algorithms with controllable numerical energy dissipation

The implicit dissipative generalized‐ α method is analyzed using discrete control theory. Based on this analysis, a one‐parameter family of explicit direct integration algorithms with controllable numerical energy dissipation, referred to as the explicit KR‐α method, is developed for linear and nonlinear structural dynamic numerical analysis applications. Stability, numerical dispersion, and energy dissipation characteristics of the proposed algorithms are studied. It is shown that the algorithms are unconditionally stable for linear elastic and stiffness softening‐type nonlinear systems, where the latter indicates a reduction in post yield stiffness in the force–deformation response. The amount of numerical damping is controlled by a single parameter, which provides a measure of the numerical energy dissipation at higher frequencies. Thus, for a specific value of this parameter, the resulting algorithm is shown to produce no numerical energy dissipation. Furthermore, it is shown that the influence of the numerical damping on the lower mode response is negligible. It is further shown that the numerical dispersion and energy dissipation characteristics of the proposed explicit algorithms are the same as that of the implicit generalized‐ α method. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the potential of the proposed algorithms in reducing participation of undesired higher modes by using numerical energy dissipation to damp out these modes. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimal weighting in the finite difference solution of the convection-dispersion equation

Oscillation and numerical dispersion limit the reliability of numerical solutions of the convection-dispersion equation when finite difference methods are used. To eliminate oscillation and reduce the numerical dispersion, an optimal upstream weighting with finite differences is proposed. The optimal values of upstream weighting coefficients numerically obtained are a function of the mesh Peclet number used. The accuracy of the proposed numerical method is tested against two classical problems for which analytical solutions exist. The comparison of the numerical results obtained with different numerical schemes and those obtained by the analytical solutions demonstrates the possibility of a real gain in precision using the proposed optimal weighting method. This gain in precision is verified by interpreting a tracer experiment performed in a laboratory column.     

消除多次透射公式高频振荡失稳的一种措施

多次透射公式（MTF）物理概念简单,便于在计算机上实现时空解藕的高精度波动数值模拟。然而,MTF与其它局部人工边界条件类似,存在数值模拟失稳问题,如高频振荡便是可能出现的失稳现象。本文在分析MTF高频振荡失稳机理的基础上,提出了在波动有限元数值模拟中消除MTF高频振荡失稳的一种措施,即在整个有限元数值模拟区内施加与应变速率成正比的较小粘性阻尼;同时,讨论了这一稳定措施的有效性及其对数值计算精度的影响,并通过数值试验检验了这一稳定措施的可行性。结果表明,消除高频振荡失稳的措施行之有效,且只对波动有限元数值模拟中无意义的高频分量具有抑制作用,而对有意义的较低频段内的波动有限元数值模拟精度影响较小。     

Numerical models of RC elements and their impacts on seismic performance assessment

This paper aims to provide a guideline for numerical modeling of reinforced concrete (RC) frame elements for the seismic performance assessment of a structure. Several types of numerical models of RC frame elements are available in nonlinear structural analysis packages. Because the numerical models are formulated based on different assumptions and theories, the models' accuracy, computing time, and applicability vary, which poses a great difficulty to practicing engineers and limits their confidence in the analysis results. In this study, the applicability of five representative numerical models of RC frame elements is evaluated through comparison with 320 experimental results available from the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research column database. The accuracy of a numerical model is evaluated according to its initial stiffness, peak strength, and energy dissipation capacity of the global responses. In addition, a parametric study of a cantilever RC column subjected to earthquake excitation is carried out to systematically evaluate the consequence of the adopted numerical models on the maximum inelastic structural responses. It is found from this study that the accuracy of the numerical models is sensitive to shear force demand–capacity ratio. If a structural period is short and the structure is shear critical, the use of numerical models that can explicitly capture the shear deformation and failure is suggested. If the structural period is long, the selection of a numerical model does not greatly influence the global response of the structure. The paper also presents statistical parameters of each numerical model, which can be used for probabilistic seismic performance assessment. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

求解弹性波动方程的频率域近似解析离散化波场模拟方法

为提高频率域弹性波动方程数值求解的计算效率,本文引入近似解析离散化(NAD)方法将其进行数值离散并得到大型线性代数方程组.在详细分析了相应系数矩阵的稀疏分块结构与数学性质之后,本文提出采用不精确旋转分块三角预处理子加速Krylov子空间迭代方法来快速求解该线性方程组,并利用数值试验证实这种方法在弹性波场模拟方面的数值效率.通过与另外两种经典数值方法(常规有限差分方法和交错网格有限差分方法)对多种介质模型进行波场模拟、数值频散分析以及与解析解的波形对比,NAD方法显示了其在压制数值频散和提高计算效率方面的优势以及对复杂介质模型弹性波场数值模拟的有效性.

     

Elimination of spurious higher-mode response in pseudodynamic tests

In a pseudodynamic test, errors in restoring-force feedback are introduced into numerical computations. Some of these errors can excite the higher-frequency response of the specimen. In this paper, the use of viscous and numerical dampings to eliminate spurious higher-frequency effects is studied. Since the tangent stiffness of a non-linear specimen cannot be measured accurately, initial-stiffness-dependent viscous damping is considered. In addition, an explicit integration algorithm with desired numerical damping properties is proposed and examined. The analytical and numerical studies presented indicate that viscous-damping properties can be substantially changed by non-linear deformations. For this reason, the use of numerical damping appears to be more advantageous.     

地震波传播数值模拟

本文概述了地震数值模拟及其理论基础,阐述了地震数值模拟方法及特点．综述了地震数值模拟方法、三维建模和计算机硬件平台等方面的现状和进展．最后。给出了地震波数值模拟在地震勘探方法研究、地震观测系统优化设计、地震数据处理、地震资料解释、开发地震等方面的应用．     

二维完全非均匀介质中位场格林函数的数值解

利用数值模式匹配理论,对具有轴对称的任意二维非均匀介质中位场的格林函数给出数值解。应用这一数值解,对复杂介质环境中双侧向测井响应进行了高效的数值分析。由于采用了半解析-半数值的混合方法,较之二维有限元分析具有很高的效率,节省大量计算时间。     

Error analysis of finite difference methods for two-dimensional advection–dispersion–reaction equation

In this paper, the numerical errors associated with the finite difference solutions of two-dimensional advection–dispersion equation with linear sorption are obtained from a Taylor analysis and are removed from numerical solution. The error expressions are based on a general form of the corresponding difference equation. The variation of these numerical truncation errors is presented as a function of Peclet and Courant numbers in X and Y direction, a Sink/Source dimensionless number and new form of Peclet and Courant numbers in X–Y plane. It is shown that the Crank–Nicolson method is the most accurate scheme based on the truncation error analysis. The effects of these truncation errors on the numerical solution of a two-dimensional advection–dispersion equation with a first-order reaction or degradation are demonstrated by comparison with an analytical solution for predicting contaminant plume distribution in uniform flow field. Considering computational efficiency, an alternating direction implicit method is used for the numerical solution of governing equation. The results show that removing these errors improves numerical result and reduces differences between numerical and analytical solution.     

二维完全非均匀介质中位场格林函数的数值解

利用数值模式匹配理论，对具有轴对称的任意二维非均匀介质中位场的格林函数给出数值解。应用这一数值解，对复杂介质环境中双侧向测井响应进行了高效的数值分析。由于采用了半解析-半数值的混合方法，较之二维有限元分析具有很高的效率，节省大量计算时间。     

Symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta method based on the eighth-order nearly analytic discrete operator and its wavefield simulations

We propose a symplectic partitioned Runge-Kutta （SPRK） method with eighth-order spatial accuracy based on the extended Hamiltonian system of the acoustic waveequation. Known as the eighth-order NSPRK method, this technique uses an eighth-orderaccurate nearly analytic discrete （NAD） operator to discretize high-order spatial differentialoperators and employs a second-order SPRK method to discretize temporal derivatives.The stability criteria and numerical dispersion relations of the eighth-order NSPRK methodare given by a semi-analytical method and are tested by numerical experiments. We alsoshow the differences of the numerical dispersions between the eighth-order NSPRK methodand conventional numerical methods such as the fourth-order NSPRK method, the eighth-order Lax-Wendroff correction （LWC） method and the eighth-order staggered-grid （SG）method. The result shows that the ability of the eighth-order NSPRK method to suppress thenumerical dispersion is obviously superior to that of the conventional numerical methods. Inthe same computational environment, to eliminate visible numerical dispersions, the eighth-order NSPRK is approximately 2.5 times faster than the fourth-order NSPRK and 3.4 timesfaster than the fourth-order SPRK, and the memory requirement is only approximately47.17% of the fourth-order NSPRK method and 49.41% of the fourth-order SPRK method,which indicates the highest computational efficiency. Modeling examples for the two-layermodels such as the heterogeneous and Marmousi models show that the wavefields generatedby the eighth-order NSPRK method are very clear with no visible numerical dispersion.These numerical experiments illustrate that the eighth-order NSPRK method can effectivelysuppress numerical dispersion when coarse grids are adopted. Therefore, this methodcan greatly decrease computer memory requirement and accelerate the forward modelingproductivity. In general, the eighth-order NSPRK method has tremendous potential value forseismic exploration and seismology research.     

Numerical simulation of dynamic soil–structure interaction in shaking table testing

This paper provides an insight into the numerical simulation of soil–structure interaction (SSI) phenomena studied in a shaking table facility. The shaking table test is purposely designed to confirm the ability of the numerical substructure technique to simulate the SSI phenomenon. A model foundation–structure system with strong SSI potential is embedded in a dry bed of sand deposited within a purpose designed shaking-table soil container. The experimental system is subjected to a strong ground motion. The numerical simulation of the complete soil–foundation–structure system is conducted in the linear viscoelastic domain using the substructure approach. The matching of the experimental and numerical responses in both frequency and in time domain is satisfying. Many important aspects of SSI that are apparent in the experiment are captured by the numerical simulation. Furthermore, the numerical modelling is shown to be adequate for practical engineering design purposes.     

Accuracy of numerical simulations of contaminant transport in heterogeneous aquifers: A comparative study

This work deals with a comparison of different numerical schemes for the simulation of contaminant transport in heterogeneous porous media. The numerical methods under consideration are Galerkin finite element (GFE), finite volume (FV), and mixed hybrid finite element (MHFE). Concerning the GFE we use linear and quadratic finite elements with and without upwind stabilization. Besides the classical MHFE a new and an upwind scheme are tested. We consider higher order finite volume schemes as well as two time discretization methods: backward Euler (BE) and the second order backward differentiation formula BDF (2). It is well known that numerical (or artificial) diffusion may cause large errors. Moreover, when the Péclet number is large, a numerical code without some stabilising techniques produces oscillating solutions. Upwind schemes increase the stability but show more numerical diffusion. In this paper we quantify the numerical diffusion for the different discretization schemes and its dependency on the Péclet number. We consider an academic example and a realistic simulation of solute transport in heterogeneous aquifer. In the latter case, the stochastic estimates used as reference were obtained with global random walk (GRW) simulations, free of numerical diffusion. The results presented can be used by researchers to test their numerical schemes and stabilization techniques for simulation of contaminant transport in groundwater.