Infinite elements in a poroelastodynamic FEM |
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| Authors: | M Nenning M Schanz |
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| Institution: | Institute of Applied Mechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria |
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| Abstract: | An infinite element is presented to treat wave propagation problems in unbounded saturated porous media. The porous media is modeled by Biot's theory. Conventional finite elements are used to model the near field, whereas infinite elements are used to represent the behavior of the far field. They are constructed in such a way that the Sommerfeld radiation condition is fulfilled, i.e. the waves decay with distance and are not reflected at infinity. To provide the wave information the infinite elements are formulated in Laplace domain. The time domain solution is obtained by using the convolution quadrature method as the inverse Laplace transformation. The temporal behavior of the near field is calculated using standard time integration schemes, e.g. the Newmark method. Finally, the near and far field are combined using a substructure technique for any time step. The accuracy as well as the necessity of the proposed infinite elements, when unbounded domains are considered, is demonstrated by different examples. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | infinite element Biot theory wave propagation poroelastic media FEM |
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