Orthotropic shell analysis of a ship's bottom section
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Authors
Johnson, G. L.
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Evans, J. Harvey
Date of Issue
1962-05
Date
May 1962
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Cambridge, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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en_US
Abstract
In the interest of developing more thorough methods of analyzing ship structures, an entire bottom section extending from side to side and from one bulkhead to another is analyzed as an orthotropic shell of variable curvature. The longitudinally framed destroyer type ship is studied under hydrostatic loading and longitudinal bending stress. Specific consideration is given to the orthotropy of the structure and its curvature. As a result of the combined analysis of the shell and its associated stiffener system, partial differential equations are developed which define the behavior of the stiffened shell. The inherent complexity of the developed equations precludes an analytic solution. An approximate solution could be obtained, however, by the
use of difference equations and digital machine computation.
An application of membrane theory to an equivalent orthotropic shell provides a means of
determining direct stresses and extensional rigidities. A comparative study of two existing destroyer types using developed theory reveals that membrane theory with corrective iterations is of value in preliminary analysis. The sensitivity of the variation of hull curvature from the analytic curvature is also demonstrated. The use of the midship section coefficient as a design parameter for the structural designer should be encouraged and exploited. If the midship section area is kept constant the curvature can be varied to the advantage of the structure with no effect on speed. The
relatively high bending stiffness in the girthwise direction of current designs merits a reevaluation of transverse strength requirements.
Structural design procedures employing orthotropic rigidity coefficients in combination with either the solution to the above differential equations or a modified membrane theory, have been outlined by the author.
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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