Buckling

 of  s-ffened  plates  

according  to  DNV  RP  C201  
 Buckling  of  s-ffened  plates    
•  Plates  being  part  of  a  s-ffened  panel  are  checked  as  
effec-ve  flange  in  the  beam-­‐column  model.  
Addi-onal  check  of  the  plate  alone  is  then  not  
required  
•  Buckling  checks  of  uns-ffened  plates  in  are  made  
according  to  the  effec-ve  width  method  
•  Buckling  check  of  plate  not  necessary  if  effec-ve  
width  is    ≈  s-ffener  spacing  i.e.  σult  ≈  σy  
 Recommended
Recommended Practice DNV–RP-C201,
Practice DNV–RP-C201, October 2002October 2002
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Table 3-1 Buckling  check  not  necessary  

Table 3-1
Reference
Description Description
Load
Reference
table
Load
tablechecks
for buckling
Sketch
for buckling
Sketch
checks of plates
of plates
Clause Clause valueLimiting value
Limiting
reference reference

Unstiffened Unstiffened
Longitudinal Longitudinal 6.2 s6.2
<l s<l
plate plate
compression compression
σx,Sd σx,Sd σx,Sd σx,Sd Buckling checkBuckling
not check not
necessary if necessary if
s s
≤ 42 ≤ 42
t t
-t- -t-

s
s
l l

Unstiffened Unstiffened
plate
Transverse Transverse
plate
compression compression σy,Sd σ
6.3
y,Sd
s6.3
<l s<l
Buckling checkBuckling
not check not
necessary if necessary if
s s
-t- -t- ≤ 5.4 ≤ 5.4

s
s
t t

σy,Sd σy,Sd
l l
Unstiffened Unstiffened τ Sd
Shear stress Shear stress τ Sd 6.4 s6.4
<l s<l
plate plate Buckling checkBuckling
not check not
necessary if necessary if
s s -t- -t- s s
≤ 70 ≤ 70
t t

l l
Unstiffened Unstiffened
Linear varyingLinear varying 6.6 s6.6
<l s<l
plate plate
longitudinal longitudinal Buckling checkBuckling
not check not
σx,Sd
compression compression
σx,Sd σx,Sd σx,Sd
necessary if necessary if
s s
≤ 42 ≤ 42
-t- -t- t t
s
s

ψ σx,Sd ψ σx,Sd ψ σx,Sd ψ σx,Sd

l l
 Beam  column  model  
•  S-ffener  with  associated  effec-ve  plate  flange  
•  Effec-ve  width  of  plate  flange  accounts  for  biaxial  
compression  or  compression-­‐tension    
•  Transverse  stress  and  shear  gives  added  lateral  pressure  
 Tension  field  ac-on  due  to  shear  
•  Tension  field  allowed  only  if  transverse  stress  is  in  tension  

•  The  addi-onal  strength  has  to  be  carried  by  the  s-ffener-­‐  
hence  added  axial  force  

Nτ = (τ − τ crg ) st
Buckling  stress  for  plate  without  
s4ffeners  
 Effective Width – long plate

p  

⎧ λ − 0.22
⎪
⎪
p
λ ≥ 0.673
s e = σ xu =⎨ λ p2
Effective width, long plate s σy ⎪
⎪
⎩ 1 λ ≤ 0.673

s fy
λ = 0.525
t E
 Effective Width – wide plate
σy
Plate part

s
Coulumn part

⎡ ⎛ ⎞ ⎤
1.3 ⋅ t E 1.3 ⋅ t E ⎟ ⎥
σ y,R =⎢ ⋅ + κ ⋅ ⎜1 − ⋅ ⋅ fy ⋅ kp
⎢ l fy ⎜ l fy ⎟ ⎥
⎢⎣ ⎝ ⎠ ⎥⎦
2
The kp factor
⎛t⎞ accounts for
k p = 1.0 for p Sd ≤ 2 ⋅ ⎜ ⎟ ⋅ f y
⎝s⎠ reduction in
otherwise
strength due to
⎛p ⎛ t ⎞
2⎞
lateral load

k p = 1.0 − h α ⋅ ⎜ Sd − 2 ⋅ ⎜ ⎟ ⎟ , but k p ≥ 0
⎜ fy ⎝ s ⎠ ⎟⎠
⎝
 Effect  of  lateral  pressure  on  buckling  strength  

•  Since the deformation from lateral load is in

the general case different from the buckling
shape for longitudinal compression the
interaction effect from lateral load is negligible
•  Lateral load continuous over several plate-
fields will lead to clamped condition and the
effect on transverse compression strength
will therefore only be of significance for large
lateral load

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Effective Width – bi-axial compression

se  

2
σ ' xu σ y ⎛ σ y ⎞ ⎛ τ ⎞
2
⎛ σ ' xu ⎞ c1 = 1 −
s/t

⎜⎝ ⎟⎠ − c1 +⎜ + ⎜ ⎟ ≤1 120

σ xu ⎟
σ xu σ yu ⎝ σ yu ⎠ ⎝ τ Y ⎠ c1 = 0 for s / t > 120

Solve  for  effec-ve  width  

2
s e1 = ⎛ σ xu1 ⎞ = 1− ⎛ σ y ⎞ + c ⎛ σ x ⎞ ⎛ σ y ⎞ −
⎜ ⎟ ⎟⎜ ⎟
se ⎜⎝ σ xu ⎟⎠ ⎝ σ yu ⎠
1⎜
⎝ σ xu ⎠ ⎝ σ yu ⎠
 Lateral  pressure  due  to  transverse  stress  

π 2D ⎡⎛ ml + LG ⎞ + ⎛ LG ⎞ ⎤⎥
2 2

σ yE = 2 ⎢⎜ ⎟ is ⎜ ⎟
l t ⎢⎣⎝ LG ml ⎠ ⎝ ml ⎠ ⎥⎦

D ⎛ ⎞
σ yE = π 2 2 ⎜⎜1 + 1 + 3 s
2
I s
⎟
l t ⎝ t /12(1 −ν 2 ) ⎟⎠

•  Elas-c  buckling  of  transversely  s-ffened  panels  

psl 2 12W σ
σb = ⇒ p = 2s b
12Ws l s

•  Bending  stress  for  uniform  lateral  pressure  

12Wsσ Y
pσ y = σy
l 2 sσ yE

•  Calibrate  bending  stress  so  that  it  is  equal  to  yield   13.3Wsσ Y
pσ y = σy
stress  when  transverse  stress  equal  to  buckling   ⎛ 10.9 I
2 ⎜1 + 1 + 3 s
⎞ 2
⎟ Et s
stress   ⎝ t s ⎠
 Column  buckling  
•  Perry  Robertson  ini-al  yield    formula  
σ xcr σ xcr w eqA
+ =1
σ Y 1 − σ xcr σ YW
σE
•  Solve  for  cri-cal  stress  
σ = 1 + µ + λ − (1 + µ + λ ) − 4λ
2
2 2 2
cr

σY 2λ 2

•  Equivalent  imperfec-on  to  match  w0=0.0015"

weq A ⎛ zp ⎞ weq A ⎛ z ⎞
µ=
W ⎝
(
= ⎜ 0.34 + 0.08 ⎟ λ − 0.2
ie ⎠
) µ=
W
(
= ⎜ 0.34 + 0.08 t ⎟ λ − 0.2
⎝ ie ⎠
)

 
 Column  buckling  
•  Buckling  length  con-nuous  func-on  of  lateral  
pressure    
⎛ p ⎞
l e = l ⎜1 − 0.5 ⎟
⎝ pY ⎠

•  Fully  clamped  when  lateral  pressure  gives  

yield  at  support  
12W σ Y
pY =
l 2s
 
 Failure  of  s-ffened  panel  
•  Two  modes    
–  Combined  axial  compression  and  bending  on  the  
compression  side  (Here:  1  and  4)  
–  Combined  axial  compression  and  bending  failure  on  the  
tension  side  (Here  2  and  3)  
 Failure  of  s-ffened  panel  
•  Combined  axial  compression  and  bending  on  the  compression  
side  (Here:  1  and  4)  
2 1 2
N M ± Nz *
⎛τ ⎞ M= ql stiffner supports
+ +⎜ ⎟ =1 12
N cr ⎛ N ⎞ ⎝τu ⎠ 1
M cr ⎜1 − ⎟ M = ql 2 mid span
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⎝ NE ⎠

Shear  term  omi[ed  if  tension  field  allowed  

 Failure  of  s-ffened  panel  
–  Combined  axial  compression  and  bending  failure  on  the  
tension  side  (Here  2  and  3)  
⎡ ⎤
⎢ ⎥ 1 2
⎛ N N ⎞ ⎢ M ± Nz * N ⎥ ⎛τ ⎞
2
M= ql stiffner supports
⎜N − N ⎟ +⎢ − +⎜ ⎟ =1 12
⎝ cr ⎠ ⎛ N ⎞ N ⎥ ⎝ τu ⎠
Y ⎢ M cr ⎜ 1− Y
⎥ 1
⎢⎣ ⎝ N E ⎟⎠ ⎥
M = ql 2 mid span
⎦
utilizatio wrt buckling
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utilization wrt yielding

Shear  term  omi[ed  if  tension  field  allowed  

 Failure  of  s-ffened  panel  
–  U-lisa-on  depends  on  the  z*  factor.  The  op-mal  
u-lisa-on  is  the  minimum  value  of  the  maximum  all  UF  
–  The  op-mum  is  typically  obtained  when  the  failure  
criterion  is  met  at  support  and  mid  span  simultaneously