Abstract: The hydroelastic scaling relations for the shock response of water-backed, anisotropic composite marine structures are derived and verified. The scaling analysis considers the known underwater ...

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the use of advanced composites in marine applications. It has been shown that by exploiting the inherent anisotropic nature of the ...

Abstract: The objective of this work is to develop and validate a coupled boundary element method-finite element method to simulate the transient fluid-structure interaction response of tidal turbines ...

Abstract: Research on the influence of tsunamis on bridges has been based almost exclusively on the results of field surveys and of two-dimensional analysis. Although these analyses can provide estimates of forces and moments on the ...

Abstract: As the tsunami threat across the Pacific coast becomes better understood, vertical evacuation structures are being widely considered in order to improve life safety. The design of such structures requires careful consideration ...

Abstract: A large-scale physical model was constructed in the Large Wave Flume of Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (HWRL) at Oregon State University to develop a dataset of measured pressures and forces acting on an elevated, coastal ...

Abstract: During a tsunami event, neighboring structures can significantly influence the forces experienced by an individual structure within an urban community. To assess the effects of adjacent structures on the resulting fluid ...

Abstract: The damage caused by tsunamis to coastal communities is often not only the result of the flowing water itself, but also of transported debris. Although there have been efforts to characterize forces from single-debris ...