Local Strength of Ship Structures

Local Strength of Ship Structures examines the basic aspects of ship structural analysis and design using mathematical tools, with an emphasis on an understanding of the physics of the behavior of these structures. A fundamental understanding of these concepts is essential to use computer-based tools effectively.

Dr. Piero Caridis received his education in Greece and attended the universities of Glasgow and London (UCL) where he studied naval architecture at an undergraduate and a postgraduate level. After his studies he was trained and subsequently assumed the responsibilities of a marine superintendent in a shipping company in Piraeus, Greece. He was subsequently employed by Glasgow University and carried out research which led to his PhD degree in nonlinear structural mechanics. Dr Caridis then joined the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens where he taught courses in ship strength and inspection, repair and maintenance of ship structures for thirty years. His research interests included nonlinear behaviour of ship structures, marine accident analysis and ship repair and maintenance. He has been a member of the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) committees since 1991. Dr Caridis retired from NTUA in 2016 following which he taught a number of courses at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland during the period 2017-19. From 2022 onwards he has been contributing to online teaching courses on ship and submarine structures.

Preface Part 1: General Considerations Chapter 1 Local Strength Problems in Ship Structures Chapter 2 Engineering Mechanics and Ship Structures Chapter 3 Differential Equations in Ship Structures Chapter 4 Marine Structural and Material Behaviour Chapter 5 Finite Element Applications to Local Strength Problems Part 2: Structural Members Chapter 6 Lateral Loading of Rectangular Flat Plates Chapter 7 Buckling Strength of Plating in Compression and in Shear Chapter 8 Buckling Strength of Plating in Combined Loads Chapter 9 Lateral Loading of Stiffened Plating Modelled as a Beam Chapter 10 Compressive Strength of Columns and Beam-Columns Chapter 11 Stiffened Plating under Predominantly Compressive Loads Chapter 12 Torsional Behaviour of Stiffened Plating Chapter 13 Design of Local Ship Structures for Strength Chapter 14 Fatigue in Ship Structures Chapter 15 Fatigue Design of Ship Structural Details Part 3: Major Substructures Chapter 16 Grillages Chapter 17 Transverse Frames Chapter 18 Transverse and Longitudinal Bulkheads Chapter 19 Superstructures and Deckhouses Part 4 - Appendices A1 Quadratic Forms and Convexity A2 Design Curves for Linear Elastic Bending of Orthotropic Plates A3 Design Curves for Nonlinear Response of Orthotropic Plates A4 Large Deflection Bending of Rectangular Plates Subjected to Lateral Pressure Loads A5 Deckhouse Efficiency Factors Index