Abstract: In this paper, Taylor’s floating air-backed plate (ABP) model is extended to the case of a submerged water-backed plate (WBP) within the acoustic range. The solution of the WBP is cast into ...

Abstract: There is an increasing interest in the use of composites for marine/naval structures to reduce weight and maintenance cost, and to improve hydrodynamic and/or structural performance. In particular, ...

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: A boundary element method (BEM) is used for the numerical analysis of sheet cavitation on a propeller subjected to the non-axisymmetric wakes of marine vehicles. This method is extended in ...

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 ...