Simulation of One Dimensional Seismic Wave Propagation Using Cellular Automata
Shozo KAWAMURA, Yasunori TERAI, Takuzo IWATSUBO · TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C · 2005
In this study, a simulation method of seismic wave propagation was constructed using the Cellular Automaton method. A ground, which is an analytical domain, was divided into cells and the local rules to update state parameters between cells were constructed as well as the local rules about the reflection and transmission between grounds. The intermittent update method was also proposed to adjust the difference of propagation speed of wave. The validity of the method was checked by the comparison of the simulation result with the theoretical one and the measured one and the results agreed well. It was considered that the method constructed in this study was efficient for actual applications.