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Lecture 8.3 : Behaviour and Design of Stiffened Plates

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. STIFFENED PLATES UNDER IN-PLANE LOADING

2.1 Action Distribution

2.1.1 Distribution resulting from membrane theory

2.1.2 Distribution resulting from linear elastic theory using Bernouilli's hypothesis

2.1.3 Distribution resulting from finite element methods

2.2 Stability of Stiffened Plates

2.2.1 Linear buckling theory

2.2.2 Ultimate resistance of stiffened plates

3. STIFFENED PLATES UNDER OUT-OF-PLANE ACTION APPLICATION

3.1 Action Distribution

3.1.1 Distribution resulting from plate theory

3.1.2 Distribution resulting from a grillage under lateral actions filled in with unstiffened sub-panels

3.1.3 Distribution resulting from finite element methods (FEM)

3.2 Deflection and Ultimate Resistance

4. INFLUENCE OF OUT-OF-PLANE ACTIONS ON THE STABILITY OF STIFFENED PLATES

5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

6. REFERENCES