BEHAVIOR OF ORTHOTROPIC PLATES

In most marine structures, the basic structural element consists of a plate reinforced with stiffeners. This plate-stiffener combination can be modeled by an equivalent orthotropic plate and its behavior is described by two nonlinear partial differential equations of equilibrium and compatibility. This paper presents a theoretical solution of these equations for a plate subjected to biaxial edge compression, uniform edge shear and uniform pressure normal to the plane of the plate. The numerical solution is restricted to plates with relatively large aspect ratios. Design and behavior curves for some specific cases are presented in nondimensional form.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Seventh Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics held in Washington, D.C., March 21-22, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Catholic University of America

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  Washington, DC  United States  20064
• Authors:
  • Ames, F
  • Mansour, A
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Seventh Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics held in Washington, D.C., March 21-22, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 31-43

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Buckling; Deflection; Hulls; Orthotropic plates; Structural plates
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull bending; Orthotropic plate theory; Plate deflections
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168446
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Mansour Engineering, Incorporated
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol. 7 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM