Abstract

The effect of a surrounding fluid on the dynamic buckling of an elastic plate under suddenly applied compressive stresses in its middle plane is studied. Assuming an infinite plate supported at regular intervals and a semi-infinite acoustic medium, exact and approximate solutions are obtained. By a numerical example, it is shown that for steel plates in water, with dimensions usually encountered in ship structures, the compressibility of water can be neglected.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Acoustics, Buckling, Plates (structures), Water, Compressibility, Compressive stress, Dimensions, Elastic plates, Fluids, Ships, Steel
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