Approximate method to evaluate the hull girder collapse strength

Marine Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 449-470

  Gordo, J M ^a   Guedes Soares, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Collapse strength; Hull girders; Plate structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001450107     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0951-8339(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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