Engineering has seen an increase in the use of computer simulations over experiments, in order to save time and reduce costs. The improvement of simulation tools continues with the objective of decreasing the difference ...

The improvement of the numerical capabilities of predicting the structural loading of high speed, low angle impacts, such as an aircraft during ditching, is addressed in this thesis. Research into the phenomenon of ditching, ...

The aim of this thesis is to provide an investigation toward a rigorous derivation of a stable and consistent numerical method based on the established Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method. The method should be suitable ...