Memristive Circuits for the Simulation of the Earthquake Process

In this study, a grid that consists of inductor-capacitor-memristor circuits has been developed to simulate earthquake propagation. The main advantage of the memristor device is its ability to remember its last state even when no voltage is applied to it. Due to this feature, the use of the memristor is favored in the proposed inductor-capacitor-memristor (LCM) circuit. The inductors and capacitors emulate the oscillation of the rocks, whereas the memristors engage the circuit's energy loss and act as the memory that the data affecting the earthquake propagation process is stored. In the context of this study, the proposed circuit model is designed on the LTspice platform. Furthermore, it is tested and validated with real seismic data. Preliminary results are quite encouraging regarding the response of the proposed model.