Behaviour and design of stiffened plates under predominantly compressive loads¹

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Guedes Soares, C.^{a; *} | Søreide, T.H.^b

Affiliations: [a] Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa | [b] Division of Structural Mechanics, Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim

Note: [1] Revised English version of the paper presented at the Annual Meeting (CONGRESSO 81) of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros) held in Lisbon from 14 to 19 December, 1981.

Note: [*] Presently at the Division of Marine Structures, Norwegian Institute of Technology, University of Trondheim.

Abstract: Consideration is given to the behaviour of unstiffened plate elements and of stiffened panels. The main parameters that influence their load-carrying capacity are identified and their effects are discussed. Existing methods to predict plate strength are presented and a special treatment is provided of simplified methods for use in design work. A series of calculations is performed with various design methods to provide a basis for comparison. Predictions of the simplified methods are compared with experimental results and numerical calculations to assess the accuracy of present day stiffened plate design methods.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1983-3034103

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 30, no. 341, pp. 13-27, 1983