Abstract

The existence of local terrain has a great influence on the scattering and diffraction of seismic waves. The wave function expansion method is a commonly used method for studying terrain effects, because it can reveal the physical process of wave scattering and verify the accuracy of numerical methods. An exact, analytical solution of two-dimensional scattering of plane SH (shear-horizontal) waves by an elliptical-arc canyon on the surface of the elastic half-space is proposed by using the wave function expansion method. The problem of transforming wave functions in multi-ellipse coordinate systems was solved by using the extra-domain Mathieu function addition theorem, and the steady-state solution of the SH wave scattering problem of elliptical-arc depression terrain was reduced to the solution of simple infinite algebra equations. The numerical results of the solution are obtained by truncating the infinite equation. The accuracy of the proposed solution is verified by comparing the results obtained when the elliptical arc-shaped depression is degraded into a semi-ellipsoidal depression or even a semi-circular depression with previous results. Complicated effects of the canyon depth-to-span ratio, elliptical axis ratio, and incident angle on ground motion are shown by the numerical results for typical cases.

Highlights

  • Scattering and diffraction occur when local seismic waves propagate in media with irregular topography

  • The wave function expansion method can provide a closed-form solution, and many two-dimensional scattering problems of plane SH waves are solved by this method, such as horizontally stratified surface layers, semi-cylindrical canyon [12], semi-elliptical

  • From the SH wave scattering problem solved by the wave function expansion method mentioned above, it can be seen that the scattering problem of cylindrical terrain has experienced a process from semi-cylindrical valley to semi-cylindrical hill, circular-arc canyon to circular-arc hill

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Summary

Introduction

Scattering and diffraction occur when local seismic waves propagate in media with irregular topography (such as canyons, valleys, hills). The wave function expansion method can provide a closed-form solution, and many two-dimensional scattering problems of plane SH waves are solved by this method, such as horizontally stratified surface layers, semi-cylindrical canyon [12], semi-elliptical. From the SH wave scattering problem solved by the wave function expansion method mentioned above, it can be seen that the scattering problem of cylindrical terrain has experienced a process from semi-cylindrical valley to semi-cylindrical hill, circular-arc canyon to circular-arc hill. This is a process from simple to complex. The accurate solution proposed can be used as a new benchmark for numerical methods

The Model
Application of Mathieu Function Addition Theorem
Model Verification
Results and and Analysis
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