Ultimate Strength Analysis of Stiffened Plate Under Longitudinal Compression, Transverse Compression and Lateral Pressure

The ship hull can be considered as a thin ? walled box gider constituted by stiffened panels. In order to research the ship ultimate strength, the ultimate strength of stiffened panel must be considered. Stiffened plates are typical structure of ship. Ultimate strength analysis of stiffened plate for the analysis of ships' structures. In present paper, the nonlinear finite element method is employed to predict the ultimate strength of stiffened plate model under longitudinal compression, transverse compression, lateral pressure.