Ship structures can be extremely large, and their structural arrangements are often complex and of a considerable variety. Local Strength of Ship Structures examines the basic aspects of ship structural analysis and design using mathematical tools, with an emphasis on an understanding of the physics of the behaviour of these structures. A fundamental understanding of these concepts is essential to use computer‑based tools effectively. In addition to mathematical models, reference is made to test data that have been obtained over many years and used to gain insight into ship structural behaviour.
Features:
- Provides an introduction to local ship strength problems, structural arrangements and the different types of materials used in ship construction
- Examines the fundamentals of engineering mechanics with a particular focus on marine structure problems
- Covers the basics of ship structural analysis and design using mathematical tools
Preface
Part 1: General Considerations
Chapter 1 Local Strength Problems in Ship Structures
Chapter 2 Engineering Mechanics and Ship Structures
Chapter 3 Differential Equations in Ship Structures
Chapter 4 Marine Structural and Material Behaviour
Chapter 5 Finite Element Applications to Local Strength Problems
Part 2: Structural Members
Chapter 6 Lateral Loading of Rectangular Flat Plates
Chapter 7 Buckling Strength of Plating in Compression and in Shear
Chapter 8 Buckling Strength of Plating in Combined Loads
Chapter 9 Lateral Loading of Stiffened Plating Modelled as a Beam
Chapter 10 Compressive Strength of Columns and Beam-Columns
Chapter 11 Stiffened Plating under Predominantly Compressive Loads
Chapter 12 Torsional Behaviour of Stiffened Plating
Chapter 13 Design of Local Ship Structures for Strength
Chapter 14 Fatigue in Ship Structures
Chapter 15 Fatigue Design of Ship Structural Details
Part 3: Major Substructures
Chapter 16 Grillages
Chapter 17 Transverse Frames
Chapter 18 Transverse and Longitudinal Bulkheads
Chapter 19 Superstructures and Deckhouses
Part 4 – Appendices
A1 Quadratic Forms and Convexity
A2 Design Curves for Linear Elastic Bending of Orthotropic Plates
A3 Design Curves for Nonlinear Response of Orthotropic Plates
A4 Large Deflection Bending of Rectangular Plates Subjected to Lateral Pressure Loads
A5 Deckhouse Efficiency Factors
Index
Biography
Dr. Piero Caridis received his education in Greece and attended the universities of Glasgow and London (UCL) where he studied naval architecture at an undergraduate and a postgraduate level. After his studies he was trained and subsequently assumed the responsibilities of a marine superintendent in a shipping company in Piraeus, Greece. He was subsequently employed by Glasgow University and carried out research which led to his PhD degree in nonlinear structural mechanics. Dr Caridis then joined the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens where he taught courses in ship strength and inspection, repair and maintenance of ship structures for thirty years.
His research interests included nonlinear behaviour of ship structures, marine accident analysis and ship repair and maintenance. He has been a member of the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) committees since 1991. Dr Caridis retired from NTUA in 2016 following which he taught a number of courses at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland during the period 2017-19. From 2022 onwards he has been contributing to online teaching courses on ship and submarine structures.
