International Journal of Steel Structures

, Volume 17, Issue 4, pp 1427–1442 | Cite as

Study on the influence of the initial deflection and load combination on the collapse behaviour of continuous stiffened panels

  • Ming Cai Xu
  • Zhao Jun Song
  • Jin Pan
  • C. Guedes Soares
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Abstract

Using the finite element analysis, a series stiffened panels under combined normal loads and biaxial compressions are conducted to investigate the effect of several influential factors on the ultimate limit states. Two spans/bays FE model with periodical boundary condition is adopted to consider the interaction between adjacent structural members. The initial deflections assumed as Fourier components including symmetric and asymmetric modes are used to identify the half-wave number of collapse of the local plate, which is compared with half-wave number of buckling calculated by formula. Based on the numerical results, the influences of half-wave number assumed in the equivalent initial imperfection and loads combination on the collapse behaviours of stiffened panels are discussed. It is found that lateral pressure might increase the ultimate strength of stiffened panels for the stiffener-induced failure modes. The one half-wave region of local plate influences significantly the load carrying capacity of stiffened panels.

Keywords

stiffened panel ship offshore structures collapse behaviours structural safety 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ming Cai Xu
    • 1
    • 2
  • Zhao Jun Song
    • 1
  • Jin Pan
    • 3
  • C. Guedes Soares
    • 4
  1. 1.School of Naval Architecture and Ocean EngineeringHuazhong University of Science&TechnologyWuhanChina
  2. 2.Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Ship and Deep-Sea Exploration (CISSE)WuhanChina
  3. 3.School of TransportationWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan Hubei ProvinceChina
  4. 4.Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal

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