Ultimate compression strength and probabilistic analysis of stiffened plates

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 270-275

  Das, P K ^b   Faulkner, D ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FAULKNER METHOD; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; STIFFENED PLATES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031268769     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829107     Document Type: Article

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