Abstract We consider a family of three-dimensional stiffened plates whose dimensions are scaled through different powers small parameter $\varepsilon $ ε . The plate and the stiffener assumed to be linearly elastic, isotropic, homogeneous. By means $\Gamma Γ -convergence, we study asymptotic ...

A spectral dynamic stiffness (SDS) model for plate assemblies stiffened by beams is proposed. The theory sufficiently general where the can be subjected to any arbitrary boundary conditions (BCs), but importantly, beam stiffeners of open or closed cross-sections, and maybe connected plates with without eccentricity. First, using modified Fourier series, SDS formulations different are developed ...

The effects of pre-pressurization on blast-loaded reinforced rectangular aluminum plates were studied experimentally. In this study, small (0.508 x 0.609 x 0.0016 meter) clamped plates with rivet attached reinforcing members were used as a basic model of the fuselage skin of a commercial aircraft. Both un-pressurized and pre-pressurized plates (static pressure of 41.4 kPa (6.0 psi)) were consid...

The investigation aims at: (i) constructing a modified higher-order shear deformation theory in which Kirchhoff's hypotheses are relaxed, to allow for shear deformations; (ii) validating the present 5-parameter-smeared-laminate theory by comparing the results with exact solutions; and (iii) applying the theory to a specific problem of the postbuckling behavior of a flat stiffened fiber-reinforc...

This study extends the authors’ previous numerical and experimental studies simulating progressive collapse of steel stiffened-plate structures in fire events (Paik JK, Ryu MG, He KH, Lee DH, SY, Park DK, Thomas G. 2021a. Full-scale testing to stiffened plate under lateral patch loading (part 1) – without passive protection. Ships Offsh Struct. 16(3):227–242; Paik 2021b. 2) with 16(3):243–254; ...