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Simulation of Average Stress-Average Strain Relationship of Ship Unstiffened/Stiffened Plates Subject to in-Plane Compression

Author
Faculty of Marine Technolog,Amirkabir University of Technology
Abstract
In this paper, a simple and efficient analytical method, combining elastic large deflection analysis and rigid plastic mechanism analysis, is presented for derivation of the average stress-average strain relationship of plates subject to in-plane longitudinal compression. By imposing equilibrium conditions of forces and bending moments and assuming proper stress and strain distributions in the stiffened plate cross-sections, the average stress-average strain relationship of the stiffened plates is also derived. The algorithm can be easily implemented in methods for the evaluation of ship hull girder strength, as well as in the estimation of the ultimate capacity of offshore structures.

Volume 12, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Transactions on Civil Engineering (A)
Autumn 2005

  • Receive Date 25 April 2006
  • Accept Date 30 December 2005