In this paper, the effect of shock-induced collapse of a single gas bubble on the
transient fluid and solid response is numerically investigated. The jet-like bubble
collapse and subsequent strong pressure loading on a nearby semiinfinite deformable
solid structure are captured and simulated using a multiphase compressible
hydrodynamic model. The objective is to understand the fluid-structure interaction
mechanisms, including the effect of the compressibility of the solid medium on the
bubble dynamics and shock wave propagation, and the effect of shock wave
propagation on the transient stress distribution within the solid. Numerical results
demonstrate that the bubble collapse can impart very high pressure pulses to the
nearby structure, leading to very high stresses sustained by the solid. The solid can
experience significant deformation, including yielding, depending on the local fluid
conditions.