Possibilities of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for hydrodynamic and fluid-structure interaction analysis of port structures

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2005, Pages 437-445

  Celigueta, M A ^a   Onate E ^a   Del Pin, F ^a   Idelsohn, S R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING CIMNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breaking waves; Contact; Finite element method (PFEM); Fluid structure interaction; Free surface; Lagrangian formulation; Marine engineering; Particle method

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATERS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MARINE ENGINEERING;

BREAKING WAVES; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ANALYSIS; FREE SURFACES; HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN FORMULATIONS; PARTICLE METHODS; PARTICLE-FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FENDERS (PORT STRUCTURES);

EID: 77956749572     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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