A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems

The analysis of elastic wave propagation is a critical problem in both science and engineering, with applications in structural health monitoring and seismic wave analysis. However, the efficient and accurate numerical simulation of large-scale three-dimensional structures has posed significant chal...

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Main Authors: Hao Chang, Fajie Wang, Xingxing Yue, Lin Qiu, Linlin Sun
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/8/1249
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description The analysis of elastic wave propagation is a critical problem in both science and engineering, with applications in structural health monitoring and seismic wave analysis. However, the efficient and accurate numerical simulation of large-scale three-dimensional structures has posed significant challenges to traditional methods, which often struggle with high computational costs and limitations. This paper presents a novel two-and-a-half-dimensional generalized finite difference method (2.5D GFDM) for efficient simulation of elastic wave propagation in longitudinally invariant structures. The proposed scheme integrates GFDM with 2.5D technology, reducing 3D problems to a series of 2D problems in the wavenumber domain via Fourier transforms. Subsequently, the solutions to the original 3D problems can be recovered by performing inverse Fourier transforms on the solutions obtained from the 2D problems. The 2.5D GFDM avoids the inherent challenge of mesh generation in traditional methods like FEM and FVM, offering a meshless solution for complex 3D problems. By employing sparse coefficient matrices, it offers significantly improved computational efficiency. The new approach achieves significant computational advantages while maintaining high accuracy, as validated through three representative examples, making it a promising tool for solving large-scale elastic wave propagation problems in longitudinally invariant structures.
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spelling doaj-art-20d9ccbd7f0347158e87f20caaf4ce3b2025-08-20T02:28:15ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902025-04-01138124910.3390/math13081249A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation ProblemsHao Chang0Fajie Wang1Xingxing Yue2Lin Qiu3Linlin Sun4College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, ChinaSchool of Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, ChinaThe analysis of elastic wave propagation is a critical problem in both science and engineering, with applications in structural health monitoring and seismic wave analysis. However, the efficient and accurate numerical simulation of large-scale three-dimensional structures has posed significant challenges to traditional methods, which often struggle with high computational costs and limitations. This paper presents a novel two-and-a-half-dimensional generalized finite difference method (2.5D GFDM) for efficient simulation of elastic wave propagation in longitudinally invariant structures. The proposed scheme integrates GFDM with 2.5D technology, reducing 3D problems to a series of 2D problems in the wavenumber domain via Fourier transforms. Subsequently, the solutions to the original 3D problems can be recovered by performing inverse Fourier transforms on the solutions obtained from the 2D problems. The 2.5D GFDM avoids the inherent challenge of mesh generation in traditional methods like FEM and FVM, offering a meshless solution for complex 3D problems. By employing sparse coefficient matrices, it offers significantly improved computational efficiency. The new approach achieves significant computational advantages while maintaining high accuracy, as validated through three representative examples, making it a promising tool for solving large-scale elastic wave propagation problems in longitudinally invariant structures.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/8/1249elastic wave propagationmeshless methodgeneralized finite difference method2.5D techniqueslongitudinally invariant structures
spellingShingle Hao Chang
Fajie Wang
Xingxing Yue
Lin Qiu
Linlin Sun
A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
Mathematics
elastic wave propagation
meshless method
generalized finite difference method
2.5D techniques
longitudinally invariant structures
title A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
title_full A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
title_fullStr A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
title_full_unstemmed A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
title_short A 2.5D Generalized Finite Difference Method for Elastic Wave Propagation Problems
title_sort 2 5d generalized finite difference method for elastic wave propagation problems
topic elastic wave propagation
meshless method
generalized finite difference method
2.5D techniques
longitudinally invariant structures
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/13/8/1249
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