Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics as a tool to mitigate structural damage due to fluid-structure interaction
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smoothed particle hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, fluid-solid interaction, hydrometeorological hazards, structureAbstract
Computational simulations were performed using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method to study the interaction between a fluid flow and a solid structure, resembling a bridge and a residential building. The aim was to demonstrate that the use of computational fluid dynamics technique is a valuable tool for evaluating the stresses experienced by the structure during fluid-structure interaction. Two arbitrary case studies were considered where velocity and stress fields were obtained to illustrate which areas experience greater stress than the rest of the infrastructure. This provided numerical-graphical technical support to recommend structural reinforcement or modification of the structural design, intending to mitigate potential structural damage primarily caused by fluid flow derived from hydrometeorological phenomena or tsunamis.
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