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 material, fiber-reinforced composite structures can be tailored to allow automatic, passive, three-dimensional (3D) adaptive/morphing capabilities such that they outperform their rigid counterparts both hydrodynamically and structurally. Much of the current research on the shock response of composite structures focuses on air-backed structures with fixed-fixed or simply supported boundary conditions. Nevertheless, many critical components of marine structures where adaptive/morphing capabilities are needed are cantilevered-type structures, including propeller and turbine blades, hydrofoils, and rudders. This paper investigates the 3D transient response of cantilevered, anisotropic, composite marine structures, namely, fully submerged cantilevered plates, subject to a range of shock loads. Structural responses and the initial failure loads of a composite plate are compared with a nickel-aluminum-bronze plate. Discussions of the fluid and structural responses of both materials are presented, and the initial failure loads of both materials are compared.
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November 2011
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Three-Dimensional Underwater Shock Response of Composite Marine Structures
Michael R. Motley,
Michael R. Motley
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Yin L. Young,
Yin L. Young
Associate Professor
Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,
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University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Zhanke Liu
Zhanke Liu
15270 Voss Road, Sugar Land, TX 77498
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Michael R. Motley
Postdoctoral Fellow e-mail:
Yin L. Young
Associate Professor
Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,
University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 e-mail: ylyoung@umich.edu
Zhanke Liu
15270 Voss Road, Sugar Land, TX 77498
J. Appl. Mech. Nov 2011, 78(6): 061013 (10 pages)
Published Online: August 25, 2011
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Received:
December 17, 2009
Revised:
July 5, 2011
Posted:
July 6, 2011
Published:
August 25, 2011
Online:
August 25, 2011
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Motley, M. R., Young, Y. L., and Liu, Z. (August 25, 2011). "Three-Dimensional Underwater Shock Response of Composite Marine Structures." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. November 2011; 78(6): 061013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004525
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