A note on computing elastodynamic full field displacements arising from subsurface singular sources

DOI10.1016/0093-6413(84)90048-XMaRDI QIDQ1063446zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors J. M. Rice, Martin H. Sadd

Publication date 1984

Published in Mechanics Research Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0093-6413(84)90048-X

zbMATH Keywords

boundary element methodburied impulsive single forceelastodynamic full field displacementsformal solutionfundamental Green functionhalf-space geometryinstability problemNavier equationnumerical root finding schemesmoothing operatorsubsurface singular sourcestwo- dimensional, isotropic half-space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Waves in solid mechanics (74J99) Numerical and other methods in solid mechanics (74S99)

Review text

With a fundamental Green function for a half-space geometry, the BEM method can be used quite effectively to handle many dynamic geomechanics problems. This note is directed at developing such a Green function for a two-dimensional, isotropic half-space. The article addresses the buried impulsive single force as formulated by \textit{J. A. Hudson} [The excitation and propagation of elastic waves (1984; Zbl 0547.73023)]; however other loadings and sources such as Garvin's problem [\textit{W. W. Garvin}, Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 234, 528-541 (1956; Zbl 0071.401)] could also be handled by the method presented. Starting with the formal solution, a numerical root finding scheme is employed to compute terms which normally present problems for general field points below the free surface.

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