Deflection of an elastic dam under water pressure

This problem investigates the response of fluid under gravity loading passing through a flexible dam gate. In this example the fluid undergoes extreme deformation during the simulation; therefore, it is modeled as an Eulerian fluid. The significantly stiffer dam is modeled with Lagrangian elements. The coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) analysis technique is used to account for the interaction between the fluid and the dam. The response of the dam is compared to experimental results.

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Eulerian Analysis
Defining Adaptive Mesh Refinement in the Eulerian Domain

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