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    Hydroelastic analysis of articulated floating elastic plate based on Timoshenko–Mindlin plate theory
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd. michael.wagreich@univie.ac.at, 2018) Praveen, P.; Karmakar, D.; Guedes Soares, C.G.
    The wave interaction with articulated floating elastic plate is investigated considering the Timoshenko–Mindlin thick plate theory for both finite and shallow water depths. The elastic plates are modelled as finite flexible floating structure interconnected with vertical linear/rotational spring stiffness. The eigenfunction expansion method along with the orthogonal mode-coupling relation is used to analyse the hydrodynamic behaviour of the interconnected structure. The study is performed for different articulated edge conditions for varying plate thickness and water depths to understand the behaviour of articulation under the action of an ocean wave. The hydroelastic response of the interconnected floating elastic plate with different connector stiffness is observed to compare well with the result available in the literature. The present study provides an insight into the effect of articulated joints with varying spring stiffness for the suitable design of the structure. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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    Surface gravity wave scattering by multiple energy absorbing structures of variable horizontal porosity
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020) Venkateswarlu, V.; Praveen, P.; Karmakar, D.
    The oblique wave scattering by fully-extended two-layered, three-layered and submerged two-layered porous structures occupying finite width is reported using an analytical model based on the eigenfunction expansion method. The fully extended two-layered structure is composed of two porosities and friction factors in the surface porous layer and the bottom porous layer. In addition, the three-layered energy-absorbing structure is composed of two-porous layers along with the bottom rigid layer to replace the natural seabed variation. Further, the study is extended for multiple energy-absorbing structures to report the impact of free spacing available between the two subsequent structures on fluid resonance. The two-layered porous structure dispersion relation is derived and solved using step approach and Newton-Raphson method. The derived analytical results are validated with the published results of notable authors. The effect of the surface and bottom layers porosity, friction factor, free spacing, structural width, number of structures, and angle of contact on the wave scattering is reported. Finally, the comparative study between the single and multiple energy absorbing structures of multiple horizontal layers is discussed. Further, the significance of the critical angle of contact and fluid resonance for better wave blocking is presented precisely, which is essential for the coastal engineers to design offshore structures. © 2020 Japan Society of Civil Engineers.