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Title: Construction of hexahedral elements mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw SPR site

Abstract

The three-dimensional finite element mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw site has been constructed using the sonar and seismic survey data obtained from the field. The mesh is consisting of hexahedral elements because the salt constitutive model is coded using hexahedral elements. Various ideas and techniques to construct finite element mesh capturing artificially and naturally formed geometries are provided. The techniques to reduce the number of elements as much as possible to save on computer run time with maintaining the computational accuracy is also introduced. The steps and methodologies could be applied to construct the meshes of Big Hill, Bryan Mound, and West Hackberry strategic petroleum reserve sites. The methodology could be applied to the complicated shape masses for not only various civil and geological structures but also biological applications such as artificial limbs.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1214248
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-7458
603422
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Park, Byoung Yoon, and Roberts, Barry L. Construction of hexahedral elements mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw SPR site. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.2172/1214248.
Park, Byoung Yoon, & Roberts, Barry L. Construction of hexahedral elements mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw SPR site. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1214248
Park, Byoung Yoon, and Roberts, Barry L. 2015. "Construction of hexahedral elements mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw SPR site". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1214248. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1214248.
@article{osti_1214248,
title = {Construction of hexahedral elements mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw SPR site},
author = {Park, Byoung Yoon and Roberts, Barry L.},
abstractNote = {The three-dimensional finite element mesh capturing realistic geometries of Bayou Choctaw site has been constructed using the sonar and seismic survey data obtained from the field. The mesh is consisting of hexahedral elements because the salt constitutive model is coded using hexahedral elements. Various ideas and techniques to construct finite element mesh capturing artificially and naturally formed geometries are provided. The techniques to reduce the number of elements as much as possible to save on computer run time with maintaining the computational accuracy is also introduced. The steps and methodologies could be applied to construct the meshes of Big Hill, Bryan Mound, and West Hackberry strategic petroleum reserve sites. The methodology could be applied to the complicated shape masses for not only various civil and geological structures but also biological applications such as artificial limbs.},
doi = {10.2172/1214248},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1214248}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}