Abstract: The formulation for the hydrostatic stiffness (restoring force) for linear rigid body hydrodynamics is well known, whereas there are several formulations in literature for the corresponding stiffness ...

Abstract: An improved cable element for static analysis is presented based on the equations of an elastic catenary. The element includes an algorithm for adaptive discretization when fluid drag forces ...

Abstract: There has been substantial development in computer codes for three-dimensional linear hydroelasticity, but to the authors’ knowledge, there are no problems of sufficient complexity put forth in ...

Abstract: Tsunamis can generate a considerable amount of flow velocity on land. The associated hydrodynamic effects coupled with the plethora of unrestrained objects and frangible structures produce significant debris that can travel ...