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In all cases, tbe diserelmncics bctsvcen lllc oxpcrit~,estnl and ~ltmmlicsl<br />

(FEM) results arc m>nll. These diacrepntlcies (which ix~clttdr (a) tlw rrroltilnl<br />

frequencies preenled in Tables 8.17-8.20, and (b) lhr pcrrenlage xhifl in tlmr<br />

resonant Ireqlxeneier resulling fmm dnmagcgecl nnembera) n9.c n rmalt <strong>of</strong> tllc.<br />

many approximations incorporated in the BEM compalcr ~n>oor very rigid or ircrl~vlly Ilrxil~lr. 11, 1.l~~<br />

oxperimenlnl hydro-clnstic model tlle cnn~~e~tios~r 1hrlw~r.1, tllc I ~~~u~IM.~<br />

are noither rigid nor porfeclly flexi1,le.<br />

. Structural masses are c.lirnnted md honlpccl at the noQc!* to rosrc~vc.<br />

boll, aloragc and compulorsolulion time. 9'l~is can rrpn:awl. Ll~r glc,I,a~l<br />

behaviour <strong>of</strong> slructure "cry well, bul climinbnlrs all tho ittrlivi~lt~;d IVI-<br />

ber vibrations. (More details will be give13 Inter.)<br />

The response <strong>of</strong> lho structure is reprcscstsd RV limo lir~vi~r sum <strong>of</strong> ihdc.<br />

pendent, unmupled modal responses. Thauglt this Is n good nppnnx-<br />

imation in thc lower modes, higher orcller modc~ rnny no1 I,.: ~:sl.in,ly<br />

independent, for lhcy may he coc~plnl hy nnn-pmporliosnl ,lun~ir~g<br />

tams.<br />

Subject to thne limilationr, the Iollowing statements mn bc ntudc mgrrding<br />

the computer generated Rnilc elomcnl results.

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