STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF SHIPS' PLATING UNDER IN-PLANE COMPRESSION AND TENSION

New data curves are presented describing the behavior of imperfect rectangular plates under uniaxial or biaxial longitudinal and/or transverse compression and tension. The data curves, developed by a combination of nonlinear finite element analysis and regression analysis of a large body of test results, provide a definition not only of plate strength (maximum load-carrying capacity) but also of effective stress-strain relationships throughout the tensile and compressive strain ranges, from which plating "effective widths" and "effective breadths" may be determined. In addition to mean plate stiffness and strength, upper and lower-bound stress-strain and strength curves are described.

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• Authors:
  • SMITH, C S
  • Davidson, P C
  • CHAPMAN, J C
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 20p., incl. discuss.
• Serial:
  • Royal Institution of Naval Architects Transactions
  • Volume: 130
  • ISSN: 0035-8967

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressive strength; Deformation curve; Graphs; Hulls; Numerical analysis; Rectangles; Strength of materials; Structural plates; Tension
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rectangular plates; Tensile stress
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphs (Charts); Hull strength
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658528
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM