reference books on shell/panel stiffening?

Hi everyone,

Stiffened panels (girders, stringers etc.) are commonly used in ships, Principles of Naval Architecture talks a little bit about these in volume 1.

I am wondering, are there any more modern, detailed books about the design and analysis of stiffened panels, especially curved panels/shells, in ship design, especially cargo ship design?

Thanks,
May

 

MayC,

Design of Ship Hull Structures - A Practical Guide for Engineers by Yasuhisa Okumoto, Yu Takeda, Masaki Mano, and Tetsuo Okada might be of interest for you.

 

Thanks Olav - I have this on order from Amazon and waiting for it to arrive

Are there any other texts you would recommend?

 

Another one might be The Maritime Engineering Reference Book - A Guide to Ship Design, Construction and Operation by Anthony F. Molland...

 

Amazon USA have a few second hand copies of The Maritime Engineering Reference Book for sale, starting at US$ 137.
Or a new copy for US$ 209.

Dr Molland was my tutor at Southampton University almost 40 years ago - he is a very nice chap, and he is a veritable walking encyclopaedia about pretty much everything relating to ship and boat design.

 

There is always Ship Design and Construction (SD&C) from SNAME. But really, most of the actual analysis of metal structure is straight from Timoshenko's Theory of Plates and Shells. For composites I'd use Composite Design/Theory of Composite Design by Tsai.

 

Ship Design and Construction is available directly from SNAME. Ship Design and Construction | SNAME https://www.sname.org/ship-design-and-construction Or you can order from Amazon and pay more.