Hydrodynamic characteristics of a thin rolling plate in finite
depth of water
D. V. Evans and R. Porter, 1996, Applied Ocean Research 18,
215--228.
The two-dimensional problem of the small-amplitude forced rolling motion
of a thin vertical plate in finite water depth is considered using linear
water wave theory. A range of geometric cases is considered, allowing
the plate to be surface-piercing, attached to the bottom, unmounted
and in each case either isolated or in the presence of a vertical wall.
The method of solution uses two complementary formulations in conjunction
with an accurate and efficient Galerkin method which are shown to give
results that are in good agreement for all cases.
Download gzipped postscript of paper