Modeling fluid-structure interactions during impact loading of water-backed panels

• Published in: Composite structures Vol. 171; pp. 576 - 590
• Main Authors: Shams, Adel, Lopresto, Valentina, Porfiri, Maurizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Fluid-structure interaction; Hydrodynamic loading; Impact loading; Water-backing; Water-backing; Hydrodynamic loading; Impact loading; Fluid-structure interaction

Understanding the response of water-backed panels to impact loading is of paramount importance in the design of marine and aerospace structures. In this theoretical study, we propose a modeling framework to investigate the two-dimensional, nonlinear hydroelastic response of thin structures. Within E...