[cig-commits] r13365 - in short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide: . runpylith

brad at geodynamics.org brad at geodynamics.org
Thu Nov 20 17:26:11 PST 2008


Author: brad
Date: 2008-11-20 17:26:10 -0800 (Thu, 20 Nov 2008)
New Revision: 13365

Modified:
   short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/runpylith/runpylith.lyx
   short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/userguide.lyx
Log:
Added min_vs to SCEC CVM-H.

Modified: short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/runpylith/runpylith.lyx
===================================================================
--- short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/runpylith/runpylith.lyx	2008-11-21 00:40:19 UTC (rev 13364)
+++ short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/runpylith/runpylith.lyx	2008-11-21 01:26:10 UTC (rev 13365)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#LyX 1.5.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+#LyX 1.5.6 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
 \lyxformat 276
 \begin_document
 \begin_header
@@ -1643,6 +1643,9 @@
  for an example of using the SCEC CVM-H database for physical properties
  of an elastic material.
  The interface is known to work with versions 5.2 and 5.3 of the SCEC CVM-H.
+ Setting a minimum wave speed can be used to replace water and very soft
+ soils that are incompressible or nearly incompressible with stiffer, compressib
+le materials.
  The Pyre properties for the SCEC CVM-H are:
 \end_layout
 
@@ -1651,6 +1654,13 @@
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Description
+min_vs Minimum shear wave speed.
+ Corresponding minimum values for the dilatational wave speed (Vp) and density
+ are computed.
+ Default value is 500 m/s.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Description
 squash Squash topography/bathymetry to sea level (make the earth's surface
  flat)
 \end_layout
@@ -1689,6 +1699,10 @@
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout LyX-Code
+min_vs = 500*m/s
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout LyX-Code
 squash = True ; Turn on squashing
 \end_layout
 
@@ -2416,6 +2430,13 @@
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Itemize
+The rate of convergence in quasi-static (implicit) problems can sometimes
+ be improved by renumbering the vertices in the finite-element mesh to reduce
+ the bandwidth of the sparse matrix.
+ LaGriT contains routines to do this, but CUBIT does not.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Itemize
 If you encounter errors or warnings, use the 
 \family typewriter
 --help

Modified: short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/userguide.lyx
===================================================================
--- short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/userguide.lyx	2008-11-21 00:40:19 UTC (rev 13364)
+++ short/3D/PyLith/trunk/doc/userguide/userguide.lyx	2008-11-21 01:26:10 UTC (rev 13365)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#LyX 1.5.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+#LyX 1.5.6 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
 \lyxformat 276
 \begin_document
 \begin_header



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