Time-Harmonic Analysis of Structural In-Fluid Vibrations
with a Coupled Finite-Boundary Element Method

Ch. Beiersdorf, Ch. Cabos, F. Ihlenburg^

^Germanischer Lloyd, Vorsetzen 32, D-20459 Hamburg,
Germany

The computational analysis of ship structures naturally
leads to various problems of fluid-structure interaction.
We report on experience in the dynamic analysis of ships
with finite element and boundary element methods.
The approach will be illustrated on a model problem.
Then, addressing the practical goals, as well as the
practical constraints, of large-scale analysis, we review
numerical results from real-scale ship computations.