Peter Moczo, Jozef Kristek, Martin Galis ... 383 pages -Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (June 23, 2014)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1107028817 - ISBN-13: 978-1107028814
Among all the numerical methods in seismology, the finite-difference
(FD) technique provides the best balance of accuracy and computational
efficiency. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to FD and its
applications to earthquake motion. Using a systematic tutorial approach,
the book requires only undergraduate degree-level mathematics and
provides a user-friendly explanation of the relevant theory. It explains
FD schemes for solving wave equations and elastodynamic equations of
motion in heterogeneous media, and provides an introduction to the
rheology of viscoelastic and elastoplastic media. It also presents an
advanced FD time-domain method for efficient numerical simulations of
earthquake ground motion in realistic complex models of local surface
sedimentary structures. Accompanied by a suite of online resources to
help put the theory into practice, this is a vital resource for
professionals and academic researchers using numerical seismological
techniques, and graduate students in earthquake seismology,
computational and numerical modelling, and applied mathematics.