The rocking dynamics of the tank is discussed by introducing the rock-translation interaction. The centrifugal, inertia and Coriolis forces accompanied with non-inertial coordinate system are incorporated into the conventional and translational tank-liquid system. Moreover, the reaction forces from the tank-liquid system are taken rocking system into account. As the beginning of series researches, using a rigid cylinder and a tank with rigid bottom plate, the necessity of the rock-translation interaction for evaluating rocking responses of the tank is highlighted. In addition, the sufficient friction to enter and sustain a rocking motion of the tank is discussed based on time histories of horizontal and vertical reaction forces on the pivoting edge.
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