Ship Structural Analysis & Design (13.122)

Lecture Notes

Unit #	Notes
1	Shear and Bending Lecture 1: Shear and Bending (PDF) Lecture 2: Balance (PDF)
2	Characteristics of Thin Walled Sections Lecture 3: Bending Without Twist (PDF) Lecture 4: Pure Twist Open Section (PDF) Lecture 5: Pure Twist Closed Section (PDF) Lecture 6: Pure and Warping Torsion (PDF) Lecture 7: Calculation Of Section Properties - Open (PDF) [This consists of four parts (and how we will treat each) (suggest printing at most pages 1-9) A - derivation of geometric algorithms for section properties (cover quickly for sense of approach) B - derivation of first moment approach (for info - not covered) C - computational routine resulting from A (demo a few examples - routine available in lab) D - computational routine resulting from B (routine available in lab)] Lecture 7a: Calculation of Section Properties Closed (PDF) Lecture 8: Shear Center - Closed Section (PDF) Includes example problem. Lecture 8a: Shear Stress Multicell Section (PDF) Example problem separate. Lecture 8b: St. Venant Torsion Multi-cell (PDF) Lecture 9a: Composite Sections (PDF) One of three minor topics. Lecture 9b: Shear Lag (PDF) Second of three minor topics. Lecture 9c: Yield Criteria (PDF)
3	Design Approach and Failure Analysis Design Philosophy and Approach (PDF) Loads and Design Approach continued (PDF)
4	Plate Bending Plate Bending Introduction (PDF) Plate Bending (PDF) Plate Bending Solution (PDF)
5	Panel, Girder, Frame Bending Failure Analysis Panel, Girder and Frame Limit States (PDF)
6	Buckling and Ultimate Strength of Columns Buckling (PDF) Overview of column buckling leading to CCB and GCCP failure criteria.
7	Buckling and Ultimate Strength of Plates Plate Buckling (PDF) PFLB.
8	Buckling of Stiffened Panels Buckling of Stiffened Panels (PDF) PCCB and PCSB.
9	Ultimate Strength of Stiffened Panels Ultimate Strength of Stiffened Panels (PDF) PCSF Modes I, II, III.
10	Matrix, Grillage and FEM Analysis Intro to Matrix Analysis (PDF) [Summary of Chapter 1 from Zienkiewicz – The Finite Element Method, any of five editions.] Matrix Analysis continued (PDF) [Section 5.2 of Hughes.] Pin-jointed Beam Example (PDF) [Example from Hughes page 191 ff.] Flexure Only Beam - General Method (PDF) [Section 5.3 of Hughes.] Grillage Introduction Degrees of Freedom (PDF)