STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF A WEB FRAME

The objective of this study is to develop a DOUBLE ITERATION procedure, to increase the efficiency of the STRESS-RATIO METHOD in finding the fully-stressed design for a geometrically determinate structure. The technique is applied to the problem of minimizing the weight of a Transverse Web Frame, subject to six loading conditions. A satisfactory design weighing 39.3% less than the original structure was produced after four primary iterations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Finifter, D H
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ships; Structural analysis; Structural design; Vehicle design; Web stiffened structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM