BUCKLING PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN OF FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC SHIPS

A study is made of the local and overall instability of single-skin FRP hulls stiffened by top-hat frames and girders under uniaxial and biaxial compression. Particular reference is made to transversely framed hulls, for which existing design methods are inadequate and in some respects unsafe. Approximate formulas and data curves are developed for evaluating the instability of flat panels with top-hat frames. Comparisons are made between approximate buckling solutions and more accurate folded-plate and finite-element solutions for typical FRP structures.

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  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • SMITH, C S
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 174-190
• Serial:
  • Journal of Ship Research
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • ISSN: 0022-4502
  • EISSN: 1542-0604
  • Serial URL: https://onepetro.org/jsr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckling; Finite element method; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Stability (Mechanics); Stiffened plates; Stresses
• Old TRIS Terms: Transverse stability; Transverse stress
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041848
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 1973 12:00AM