Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1726595 | Ocean Engineering | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Limit loads for ship structure components are determined in this paper based on a single linear elastic finite element analysis by invoking the concept of kinematically active reference volume in conjunction with the mα-tangent method. The method enables rapid determination of lower bound limit loads for ship structure components by taking their kinematically inactive volume into consideration. This method is applied to a number of ship structure components possessing different percentages of inactive volume. Results are compared with the corresponding inelastic finite element results, and available analytical solutions.
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Authors
S.L. Mahmood, M.R. Haddara, R. Seshadri,