Dynamic poroelastic soil column and borehole problem analysis

The one-dimensional dynamic column and borehole problems of soil mechanics formulated on the basis of the poroelastic theory of Vardoulakis and Beskos are solved analytically-numerically. The quasi-static counterparts of these problems are analysed as special cases of the dynamic ones. Use of Laplace transform with respect to time reduces the column and borehole problems to ordinary differential equations with constant and variable coefficients, respectively. The transformed solution of these problems is obtained analytically for the column and by finite differences for the borehole problem, and after, a numerical Laplace transform inversion produces the time domain response. Both a suddenly applied and a harmonically varying with time load are considered. It is concluded that the significance of inertial effects depends on the kind of loading and that the degree of saturation for the nearly saturated case greatly affects the response.     

Hybrid Laplace transform finite element method for solving the convection–dispersion problem

It can be very time consuming to use the conventional numerical methods, such as the finite element method, to solve convection–dispersion equations, especially for solutions of large-scale, long-term solute transport in porous media. In addition, the conventional methods are subject to artificial diffusion and oscillation when used to solve convection-dominant solute transport problems. In this paper, a hybrid method of Laplace transform and finite element method is developed to solve one- and two-dimensional convection–dispersion equations. The method is semi-analytical in time through Laplace transform. Then the transformed partial differential equations are solved numerically in the Laplace domain using the finite element method. Finally the nodal concentration values are obtained through a numerical inversion of the finite element solution, using a highly accurate inversion algorithm. The proposed method eliminates time steps in the computation and allows using relatively large grid sizes, which increases computation efficiency dramatically. Numerical results of several examples show that the hybrid method is of high efficiency and accuracy, and capable of eliminating numerical diffusion and oscillation effectively.     

Analytical model for fully three‐dimensional radial dispersion in a finite‐thickness aquifer

Analytical solutions for contaminant transport in a non‐uniform flow filed are very difficult and relatively rare in subsurface hydrology. The difficulty is because of the fact that velocity vector in the non‐uniform flow field is space‐dependent rather than constant. In this study, an analytical model is presented for describing the three‐dimensional contaminant transport from an area source in a radial flow field which is a simplest case of the non‐uniform flow. The development of the analytical model is achieved by coupling the power series technique, the Laplace transform and the two finite Fourier cosine transform. The developed analytical model is examined by comparing with the Laplace transform finite difference (LTFD) solution. Excellent agreements between the developed analytical model and the numerical model certificate the accuracy of the developed model. The developed model can evaluate solution for Peclet number up to 100. Moreover, the mathematical behaviours of the developed solution are also studied. More specifically, a hypothetical convergent flow tracer test is considered as an illustrative example to demonstrate the three‐dimensional concentration distribution in a radial flow field. The developed model can serve as benchmark to check the more comprehensive three‐dimensional numerical solutions describing non‐uniform flow contaminant transport. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Wellbore flow‐rate solution for a constant‐head test in two‐zone finite confined aquifers

The solution describing the wellbore flow rate in a constant‐head test integrated with an optimization approach is commonly used to analyze observed wellbore flow‐rate data for estimating the hydrogeological parameters of low‐permeability aquifers. To our knowledge, the wellbore flow‐rate solution for the constant‐head test in a two‐zone finite‐extent confined aquifer has never been reported so far in the literature. This article is first to develop a mathematical model for describing the head distribution in the two‐zone aquifer. The Laplace domain solutions for the head distributions and wellbore flow rate in a two‐zone finite confined aquifer are derived using the Laplace transform, and their corresponding time domain solutions are then obtained using the Bromwich integral method and residue theorem. These new solutions are expressed in terms of an infinite series with Bessel functions and not straightforward to calculate numerically. A large‐time solution for the wellbore flow rate is therefore developed by employing the relationship of small Laplace variable versus large time variable and L'Hospital's rule. The result shows that the large‐time solution is identical to the steady‐state solution obtained after applying the Tauberian theorem into the Laplace domain solution. This large‐time solution can reduce to the Thiem equation in the case of no skin. Finally, the newly developed solution is used to investigate the effects of outer boundary distance and conductivity ratio on the wellbore flow rate. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A general analytical solution for flow to a single horizontal well by Fourier and Laplace transforms

The objective of this paper is to present an analytical solution for describing the head distribution in an unconfined aquifer with a single pumping horizontal well parallel to a fully penetrating stream. The Laplace-domain solution is developed by applying Fourier sine, Fourier and Laplace transforms to the governing equation as well as the associated initial and boundary conditions. The time-domain solution is obtained after taking the inverse Laplace transform along with the Bromwich integral method and inverse Fourier and Fourier sine transforms. The upper boundary condition of the aquifer is represented by the free surface equation in which the second-order slope terms are neglected. Based on the solution and Darcy’s law, the equation representing the stream depletion rate is then derived. The solution can simulate head distributions in an aquifer infinitely extending in horizontal direction if the well is located far away from the stream. In addition, the solution can also simulate head distributions in confined aquifers if specific yield is set zero. It is shown that the solution can be applied practically to evaluate flow to a horizontal well.     

Effect of wellbore storage and finite thickness skin on flow to a partially penetrating well in a phreatic aquifer

An analytical model is presented for the analysis of constant flux tests conducted in a phreatic aquifer having a partially penetrating well with a finite thickness skin. The solution is derived in the Laplace transform domain for the drawdown in the pumping well, skin and formation regions. The time-domain solution in terms of the aquifer drawdown is then obtained from the numerical inversion of the Laplace transform and presented as dimensionless drawdown–time curves. The derived solution is used to investigate the effects of the hydraulic conductivity contrast between the skin and formation, in addition to wellbore storage, skin thickness, delayed yield, partial penetration and distance to the observation well. The results of the developed solution were compared with those from an existing solution for the case of an infinitesimally thin skin. The latter solution can never approximate that for the developed finite skin. Dimensionless drawdown–time curves were compared with the other published results for a confined aquifer. Positive skin effects are reflected in the early time and disappear in the intermediate and late time aquifer responses. But in the case of negative skin this is reversed and the negative skin also tends to disguise the wellbore storage effect. A thick negative skin lowers the overall drawdown in the aquifer and leads to more persistent delayed drainage. Partial penetration increases the drawdown in the case of a positive skin; however its effect is masked by the negative skin. The influence of a negative skin is pronounced over a broad range of radial distances. At distant observation points the influence of a positive skin is too small to be reflected in early and intermediate time pumping test data and consequently the type curve takes its asymptotic form.     

Underdamped slug tests with unsaturated‐saturated flows by considering effects of wellbore skins

An analytical solution is presented for the slug tests conducted in a partially penetrating well in an unconfined aquifer affected from above by an unsaturated zone. The solution considers the effects of wellbore skin and oscillatory responses on underdamped slug tests. The flow in the saturated zone is described by a two‐dimensional, axially symmetric governing equation, and the flow in the unsaturated zone above the water table by a linearized one‐dimensional Richards' equation. The unsaturated medium properties are represented by the exponential constitutive relationships. A Laplace domain solution is derived using the Laplace and finite Fourier transform and the solution in the real‐time domain is evaluated using the numerical inverse Laplace transform method. The solution derived in this study is more general and reduces to the most commonly used solutions for slug tests in their specified conditions. It is found that the unsaturated flow has a significant impact on the slug test conducted in an unconfined aquifer. The impact of unsaturated flow on such a slug test is enhanced with a larger anisotropy ratio, a shorter well screen length, a shorter distance between the well screen and the water table, or a larger well screen radius. The impact of unsaturated flow on slug tests decreases as the degree of penetration (the length of well screen) increases. For a fixed well screen length, the impact of unsaturated flow on slug tests decreases as the distance between the centre of screen and the water table increases. A large dimensionless well screen radius (>0.01) leads to significant effects of unsaturated flow on slug tests. The unsaturated flow reduces the oscillatory responses to underdamped slug tests. The unsaturated zone has significant impact on slug test under high‐permeability wellbore skin.     

Computational issues and applications of line-elements to model subsurface flow governed by the modified Helmholtz equation

Two new approaches are presented for the accurate computation of the potential due to line elements that satisfy the modified Helmholtz equation with complex parameters. The first approach is based on fundamental solutions in elliptical coordinates and results in products of Mathieu functions. The second approach is based on the integration of modified Bessel functions. Both approaches allow evaluation of the potential at any distance from the element. The computational approaches are applied to model transient flow with the Laplace transform analytic element method. The Laplace domain solution is computed using a combination of point elements and the presented line elements. The time domain solution is obtained through a numerical inversion. Two applications are presented to transient flow fields, which could not be modeled with the Laplace transform analytic element method prior to this work. The first application concerns transient single-aquifer flow to wells near impermeable walls modeled with line-doublets. The second application concerns transient two-aquifer flow to a well near a stream modeled with line-sinks.     

横观各向同性饱和地基中埋置荷载的非轴对称瞬态响应

基于孔隙介质的Biot理论,首先利用Laplace变换,给出圆柱坐标系下横观各向同性饱和弹性多孔介质在变换域上的波动方程;将波动方程解耦后,根据方位角的Fourier展开和径向Hankel变换,求解了Biot波动方程,得到以土骨架位移、孔隙水压力和土介质总应力分量的积分形式的一般解;借助一般解,建立了有限厚度饱和土层和饱和半空间的精确动力刚度矩阵,并由土层的层间界面连续条件建立三维非轴对称层状饱和地基的总刚度方程;在此基础上,系统研究了横观各向同性饱和半空间体在内部集中荷载激励下的动力响应,并给出了问题的瞬态解答.该研究为运用边界元法求解饱和地基动力响应奠定了理论基础.     

Time domain dynamic analysis of piles under impact loading

In this paper, time domain dynamic analysis of piles under impact loading is presented. For this purpose a hybrid boundary element technique is implemented. Linear beam column finite elements are used to model the piles and resulting governing equations are solved using an implicit integration scheme. The continuum is assumed to be elastic and an efficient step-by-step time integration scheme is implemented by using an approximate half space integral formulation. By enforcing displacement equilibrium conditions at each time step, a system of equations is generated which yields the solution. Results of this time domain formulation under linear material behavior are compared with Laplace domain results to validate the methods.     

Two dimensional transient fundamental solution due to suddenly applied load in a half-space

A transient Green function due to suddenly applied line loads in an isotropic and homogeneous half-space is reported in this paper. The derivation of the half-space Green function in the Laplace and the Fourier transform spaces is first reviewed. Following an explicit inversion of the Fourier transform, the inverse Laplace transform is implemented along the contour integral on the p-complex plane in an integral form. The half-space Green function consists of full-space Green functions and a singularity-free complementary term. It can be easily incorporated into current transient boundary elements using the transient full-space Green function. Combined with finite elements, the half-space Green function can be used in a hybrid procedure to solve transient half-space problems without discretization of the free surface. Numerical results are presented to illustrate transient wave propagation in a half-space.     

Study of forward–backward solute dispersion profiles in a semi-infinite groundwater system

ABSTRACT

Forward–backward solute dispersion with an intermediate point source in one-dimensional semi-infinite homogeneous porous media is studied in this paper. Solute transport under sorption conditions, first-order decay and zero-order production terms are included. The first type of boundary condition is taken as a constant point source at an intermediate point from where forward and backward solute dispersion is examined. The Laplace transform method is adopted to solve the governing equation analytically. All the analytical results are obtained in graphical form to investigate the forward–backward solute transport in porous media for various hydrological input data. The graphical nature of the analytical solution is compared with numerical data taken from existing literature and similar results are obtained. Also, numerical solution of the governing equation is obtained by the Crank-Nicolson finite difference scheme and validated with the analytical solution, which demonstrates good agreement between them. Accuracy of the solution is also observed by using RMSE.     

Two-dimensional power series solution for non-axisymmetrical transport in a radially convergent tracer test with scale-dependent dispersion

It has been known for many years that dispersivity increases with solute travel distance in a subsurface environment. The increase of dispersivity with solute travel distance results from the significant variation of hydraulic properties of heterogeneous media and was identified in the literature as scale-dependent dispersion. This study presents an analytical solution for describing two-dimensional non-axisymmetrical solute transport in a radially convergent flow tracer test with scale-dependent dispersion. The power series technique coupling with the Laplace and finite Fourier cosine transform has been applied to yield the analytical solution to the two-dimensional, scale-dependent advection–dispersion equation in cylindrical coordinates with variable-dependent coefficients. Comparison between the breakthrough curves of the power series solution and the numerical solutions shows excellent agreement at different observation points and for various ranges of scale-related transport parameters of interest. The developed power series solution facilitates fast prediction of the breakthrough curves at any observation point.     

阶跃SH波作用下半圆形凹陷地形的瞬态反应—长期解

本文利用Ｌａｐｌａｃｅ变换和波函数展开方法讨论了在阶跃的ＳＨ位移波作用下半圆形凹陷地形的瞬态反应问题。经Ｌａｐｌａｃｅ反演后，求出了阶跃ＳＨ波通过凹陷地形后散射位移场的长期解。最后给出了在不同时刻凹陷地形表面上各点的位移反应。     

A general approach to advective–dispersive transport with multirate mass transfer

A numerical solution that is significantly more general than other semi-analytical solutions is presented for governing equations describing advective–dispersive transport with multirate mass transfer between mobile and immobile domains. The new solution approach is general in the sense that it does not impose any restrictive assumption on the spatial or temporal variability of advective and dispersive processes in the mobile domain. A single integro-differential equation (IDE) is developed for the concentration in the mobile domain by separating the concentration in the immobile domain from the set of two partial differential equations. The solution to the IDE requires the evaluation of a temporal integral of the concentration in the mobile domain, which is a function of the Laplace transform of the distribution of the mass transfer rate coefficient. The Laplace transform is not limited to flow fields with known constant velocities. The solutions for one- and two-dimensional examples obtained using the new approach agree with those obtained by existing semi-analytical and numerical approaches.     

砂岩在摩擦滑动中的电阻率变化及其在地震预报中的应用

用双剪法对小浪底砂岩在摩擦滑动中的电阻率变化进行了实验研究。结果表明,在摩擦滑动过程中,电阻率“趋势”变化有明显的方向性效应,在不同的测量方位上显示出较大的差异性和不同的前兆特征。平行于断层面的第Ⅰ道电阻率持续上升,大滑动前无明显异常反应;垂直横跨断层面两侧的第Ⅱ道随剪应力的增大电阻率由开始大幅度下降转为平稳变化,大滑动前出现清晰的突变异常,其幅值达50%左右;与断层面斜突成45°夹角的第Ⅲ道随剪应力的增大电阻率缓慢上升,达到某一极值后随块体的滑动转为下降。最后,本文简单地讨论了产生这些差异性现象的可能原因及其在地震预报中的应用。     

Benchmark Analysis of Solute Transport with Multiaquifer Wells

A benchmark analysis is developed for assessing the reliability of the representation of multiaquifer wells in numerical solute transport simulators. The analysis considers the installation of a well that penetrates two aquifers that are otherwise isolated. The interconnection of the two aquifers by the multiaquifer well leads to the capture of a plume in an upper aquifer and the development of a plume in a lower aquifer. The benchmark analysis couples an exact Laplace transform solution for radially convergent transport with a generalization of an exact Laplace transform solution for radially divergent transport. The benchmark analysis is used to test the multiaquifer well simulation capability incorporated recently in MT3DMS. The results of the analysis provide insights into important issues of model accuracy and efficiency. The results of the analysis also highlight the potential implications of installing wells with relatively long screens at sites with contaminated groundwater.     

Time-harmonic response of transversely isotropic multilayered half-space in a cylindrical coordinate system

With the aid of the analytical layer-element method, a comprehensive analytical derivation of the response of transversely isotropic multilayered half-space subjected to time-harmonic excitations is presented in a cylindrical coordinate system. Starting with the governing equations of motion and the constitutive equations of transversely isotropic elastic body, and based on the Fourier expansion, Hankel and Laplace integral transform, analytical layer-elements for a finite layer and a half-space are derived. Considering the continuity conditions on adjacent layers׳ interfaces and the boundary conditions, the global stiffness matrix equations for multilayered half-space are assembled and solved. Finally, some numerical examples are given to make a comparison with the existing solution and to demonstrate the influence of parameters on the dynamic response of the medium.     

2.5D finite-difference solution of the acoustic wave equation

The finite‐difference method applied to the full 3D wave equation is a rather time‐consuming process. However, in the 2.5D case, we can take advantage of the medium symmetry. By taking the Fourier transform with respect to the out‐of‐plane direction (the symmetry axis), the 3D problem can be reduced to a repeated 2D problem. The third dimension is taken into account by a sum over the corresponding wave‐vector component. A criterion for where to end this theoretically infinite sum derives from the stability conditions of the finite‐difference schemes employed. In this way, the computation time of the finite‐difference calculations can be considerably reduced. The quality of the modelling results obtained with this 2.5D finite‐difference scheme is comparable to that obtained using a standard 3D finite‐difference scheme.     

A closed-form solution for a double infinite Euler-Bernoulli beam on a viscoelastic foundation subjected to harmonic line load

The dynamic response of a double infinite beam system connected by a viscoelastic foundation under the harmonic line load is studied. The double infinite beam system consists of two identical and parallel beams, and the two beams are infinite elastic homogeneous and isotropic. A viscoelastic layer connects the two beams continuously. To decouple the two coupled equations governing the response of the double infinite beam system, a variable substitution method is introduced. The frequency domain solutions of the decoupled equations are obtained by using Fourier transforms as well as Laplace transforms successively. The time domain solution in the generalized integral form are then obtained by employing the corresponding inverse transforms, i.e. Fourier transform and inverse Laplace transform. The solution is verified by numerical examples, and the effects of parameters on the response are also investigated.