Single-scattering parabolic equation solutions for elastic media propagation, including Rayleigh waves

2012 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 1131-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Metzler ◽  
William L. Siegmann ◽  
Michael D. Collins
2003 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 2428-2428
Author(s):  
Elizabeth T. Kusel ◽  
William L. Siegmann ◽  
Michael D. Collins ◽  
Joseph F. Lingevitch

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Larose ◽  
Arnaud Derode ◽  
Dominique Clorennec ◽  
Ludovic Margerin ◽  
Michel Campillo
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2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 1240006 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. LAGHROUCHE ◽  
A. EL-KACIMI ◽  
J. TREVELYAN

This work deals with the extension of the partition of unity finite element method (PUFEM) "(Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng.139 (1996) pp. 289–314; Int. J. Numer. Math. Eng.40 (1997) 727–758)" to solve wave problems involving propagation, transmission and reflection in layered elastic media. The proposed method consists of applying the plane wave basis decomposition to the elastic wave equation in each layer of the elastic medium and then enforce necessary continuity conditions at the interfaces through the use of Lagrange multipliers. The accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed technique is determined by comparing results for selected problems with known analytical solutions. Complementary results dealing with the modeling of pure Rayleigh waves are also presented where the PUFEM model incorporates information about the pressure and shear waves rather than the Rayleigh wave itself.


2004 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 2579-2579
Author(s):  
Donald A. Outing ◽  
William L. Siegmann ◽  
Michael D. Collins

2008 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 2585-2585
Author(s):  
Adam M. Metzler ◽  
William L. Siegmann ◽  
Michael D. Collins ◽  
Robert A. Zingarelli ◽  
Stanley A. Chin‐Bing

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (03) ◽  
pp. 1650019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Woolfe ◽  
Michael D. Collins ◽  
David C. Calvo ◽  
William L. Siegmann

The accuracy of the seismo-acoustic parabolic equation is tested for problems involving sloping solid–solid interfaces and variable topography. The approach involves approximating the medium in terms of a series of range-independent regions, using a parabolic wave equation to propagate the field through each region, and applying a single-scattering approximation to obtain transmitted fields across the vertical interfaces between regions. The accuracy of the parabolic equation method for range-dependent problems in seismo-acoustics was previously tested in the small slope limit. It is tested here for problems involving larger slopes using a finite-element model to generate reference solutions.


Author(s):  
Michael D. Collins ◽  
Adith Ramamurti

Several methods for handling sloping fluid–solid interfaces with the elastic parabolic equation are tested. A single-scattering approach that is modified for the fluid–solid case is accurate for some problems but breaks down when the contrast across the interface is sufficiently large and when there is a Scholte wave. An approximate condition for conserving energy breaks down when a Scholte wave propagates along a sloping interface but otherwise performs well for a large class of problems involving gradual slopes, a wide range of sediment parameters, and ice cover. An approach based on treating part of the fluid layer as a solid with low shear speed is developed and found to handle Scholte waves and a wide range of sediment parameters accurately, but this approach needs further development. The variable rotated parabolic equation is not effective for problems involving frequent or continuous changes in slope, but it provides a high level of accuracy for most of the test cases, which have regions of constant slope. Approaches based on a coordinate mapping and on using a film of solid material with low shear speed on the rises of the stair steps that approximate a sloping interface are also tested and found to produce accurate results for some cases.


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