Seismic wave sources and propagation in porous elastoplastic rocks

Alexander Minakov

Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics

Time and place: Feb. 10, 2017 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM, ZEB Auditorium 3

We develop and study a 1D model for acoustic wave propagation with two-phase physics and irreversible elastoplastic deformation in the rock matrix. We address the effect of the P-wave energy attenuation due to pore-scale plastic yielding in pre-stressed sedimentary rocks. Numerical examples are presented for the problems of earthquake seismology and reservoir monitoring

Published Jan. 9, 2017 3:30 PM - Last modified Jan. 9, 2017 3:30 PM