Ultimate Limit State Design of Steel-Plated Structures

Steel plated structures are important in a variety of marine andland-based applications, including ships, offshore platforms, powerand chemical plants, box girder bridges and box girder cranes. Thebasic strength members in steel plated structures include supportmembers (such as stiffeners and plate girders), plates, stiffenedpanels/grillages and box girders. During their lifetime, thestructures constructed using these members are subjected to varioustypes of loading which is for the most part operational, but may insome cases be extreme or even accidental.
Ultimate Limit State Design of Steel Plated Structures reviews anddescribes both fundamentals and practical design procedures in thisfield. The derivation of the basic mathematical expressions ispresented together with a thorough discussion of the assumptionsand the validity of the underlying expressions and solutionmethods.

Particularly valuable coverage in the book includes:
* Serviceability and the ultimate limit state design of steelstructural systems and their components
* The progressive collapse and the design of damage tolerantstructures in the context of marine accidents
* Age related structural degradation such as corrosion and fatiguecracks
Furthermore, this book is also an easily accessed design toolwhich facilitates learning by applying the concepts of the limitstates for practice using a set of computer programs which can bedownloaded. In addition, expert guidance on mechanical model testresults as well as nonlinear finite element solutions,sophisticated design methodologies useful for practitioners inindustries or research institutions, selected methods for accurateand efficient analyses of nonlinear behavior of steel platedstructures both up to and after the ultimate strength is reached,is provided.
Designed as both a textbook and a handy reference, the book iswell suited to teachers and university students who are approachingthe limit state design technology of steel plated structures forthe first time. The book also meets the needs of structuraldesigners or researchers who are involved in civil, marine andmechanical engineering as well as offshore engineering and navalarchitecture.