Montiel, F.Bennetts, L.Squire, V.2013-01-312013-01-312012Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2012; 28:416-4330889-97461095-8622http://hdl.handle.net/2440/75150The time-dependent linear motion of a group of floating thin elastic plates is considered in a two-dimensional fluid domain. Forcing is provided by a wavemaker and the waves that transmit through the group of plates are partially reflected by a beach. Fourier transforms are used to relate the solutions in the time- and frequency-domain, where a solution is found using a combination of eigenfunction matching and transfer matrices. This allows reflections from the wavemaker and the beach to be included or excluded in a simple manner. Numerical results show that the frequency response of a single plate is significantly affected by the resonances introduced by the presence of the lateral boundaries. For a two-plate system the relative flexural response is found to be strongly dependent on plate spacing. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.enCopyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Linear waterwavesElastic platesTime-domainWavemakerJournal article002011871710.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.10.0070003011618000262-s2.0-8485609684324732Bennetts, L. [0000-0001-9386-7882]