An efficient method for computing the time domain response of a floating ice block including hydrodynamics

When studying the dynamics of ice-structure interaction, hydrodynamic effects are often ignored to simplify the model. One of the challenges associated with the introduction of the hydrodynamic forces is that those introduce frequency dependent added mass and damping into the system. In order to include these two components in a time domain...

A simple numerical model of a geometrically nonlinear Timoshenko beam

In the original problem for which this model was developed, onedimensional flexible objects interact through a non-linear contact model. Due to the non-linear nature of the contact model, a numerical time-domain approach was adopted. One of the goals was to see if the coupling between axial and transverse deformations had an influence on the...

An effective fluid model for the bending failure of level ice

In this paper, the efficacy of an effective fluid model (EFM) is studied for replicating the effects that hydrodynamics has on the interaction between level ice, modeled as a semi-infinite Kirchhoff-Love plate, and a downward sloping structure, modeled as a rigid and immobile body. The proposed EFM is based on a distributed frequency-independent...