Open AccessUltimate strength formulation of stiffened panels under in-plane compression or tension with cracking damage
Author(s) -
Mohammad Reza Zareei,
Mehdi Iranmanesh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of naval architecture and marine engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2070-8998
pISSN - 1813-8535
DOI - 10.3329/jname.v15i1.31668
Subject(s) - ultimate tensile strength , materials science , cracking , compression (physics) , structural engineering , tension (geology) , compressive strength , finite element method , composite material , nonlinear system , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The aim of the present study is to develop closed-form formulations for predicting the ultimate compressive and tensional strength of stiffened steel panels with crack damages. First, a numerical database is generated. This database includes the ultimate strength levels of stiffened steel panels with cracks subjected to axial compressive or tensile loads. It was carried out with a series of nonlinear FEM analyses by varying the size of crack damage. In the following sections, regression analysis is used for deriving the empirical formulations. The results of the present paper can be used for the reliability and risk assessment of structures, including stiffened steel panels with cracks.