A discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating the effects of arbitrary discrete fractures on elastic wave propagation

TitleA discontinuous Galerkin method for simulating the effects of arbitrary discrete fractures on elastic wave propagation
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsZhan, Q, Sun, Q, Ren, Q, Fang, Y, Wang, H, Liu, QHuo
JournalGeophysical Journal International
Pagination1219 - 1230
Date PublishedFeb-05-2019
ISSN0956-540X
Abstract

We develop a non-conformal mesh discontinuous Galerkin (DG) pseudospectral time domain (PSTD) method for 3-D elastic wave scattering problems with arbitrary fracture inclusions. In contrast to directly meshing the exact thin-layer fracture, we use the linear-slip model, one kind of transmission boundary condition, for theDGscheme. Intrinsically,we can efficiently impose a jump-boundary condition by defining a new numerical flux for the surface integration in the DG framework. This transmission boundary condition in the DG-PSTD method significantly reduces the computational cost. 3-D DG simulations and accurate waveform comparisons validate our results for arbitrary discrete fractures. Numerical results indicate that fractures have a significant influence on wave propagation.

URLhttps://academic.oup.com/gji/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/gji/ggx233
DOI10.1093/gji/ggx233