Multiphysics modelling in PyLith: poroelasticity

Walker, Robert L.; Knepley, Matthew G.; Aagaard, Brad T.; Williams, Charles A.

doi:10.1093/gji/ggad370

Multiphysics modelling in PyLith: poroelasticity

Journal Article · 18 September 2023 · Geophysical Journal International

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad370· OSTI ID:2423205

Walker, Robert L.; Knepley, Matthew G.; Aagaard, Brad T.; Williams, Charles A.

SUMMARY

PyLith, a community, open-source code for modelling quasi-static and dynamic crustal deformation with an emphasis on earthquake faulting, has recently been updated with a flexible multiphysics implementation. We demonstrate the versatility of the multiphysics implementation by extending the code to model fully coupled continuum poromechanics. We verify the newly incorporated physics using standard benchmarks for a porous medium saturated with a slightly compressible fluid. The benchmarks include the 1-D consolidation problem as outlined by Terzaghi, Mandel’s problem for the 2-D case, and Cryer’s problem for the 3-D case. All three benchmarks have been added to the PyLith continuous integration test suite. We compare the closed form analytical solution for each benchmark against solutions generated by our updated code, and lastly, demonstrate that the poroelastic material formulation may be used alongside the existing fault implementation in PyLith.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2423205

Journal Information:: Geophysical Journal International, Journal Name: Geophysical Journal International Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 235; ISSN 0956-540X

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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