Natural Hazards Research Summit 2022: Advancing FSI Knowledge to Characterize Flexibility Effects in Hurricane-Induced Structural Responses

Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomena involve coupling between the laws of fluid and structural mechanics. Many of these phenomena are encountered in civil infrastructure, including the interaction of coastal structures with fluid motions generated by hurricanes. As the human footprint in coastal regions increases, understanding this interaction becomes more and more critical. Creating fundamental knowledge to reliably quantify the force demand on coastal structures by accounting for Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) forms the basis of our research.