LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page

No. No.

3.1 Comparison of maximum deflection and maximum in-plane stress at the

centre of Hat Stiffened Plates having two, three, four and five stiffeners ------------ 18

3.2 Comparison of maximum deflection and maximum principal stress for

the plates stiffened with four different types of stiffeners and subjected to
lateral load ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

3.3 Comparison of critical load for the plates stiffened with four different
types of stiffeners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

3.4 Comparison of warping stress and shear stress for the plates stiffened
with four different types of stiffeners and subjected to torsion load. ----------------- 23

3.5 Performance of plates stiffened with various types of stiffeners subjected

to lateral load, in-plane load and torsion load -------------------------------------------- 23
4.1 Value of rigidity for Representative Unit Cell of Hat Stiffened Plate ---------------- 28

4.2 Input and output of the computer code for finding the thickness of
equivalent Orthotropic Plate Model for the Representative Unit Cell of
Hat Stiffened Plate -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28

4.3 Geometric and material properties of equivalent Orthotropic Plate Model

for the Representative Unit Cell of Hat Stiffened Plate -------------------------------- 29

4.4 Comparison of maximum deflection and maximum in-plane stress at the

centre for the Orthotropic Plate Model found out using Finite Element
Analysis and analytical solution ------------------------------------------------------------ 30

4.5 Comparison of deflections (in mm) at various locations across the width
at mid-span for Hat Stiffened Plate and Orthotropic Plate Model -------------------- 32

4.6 Comparison of maximum in-plane stress and maximum von Mises stress
obtained for the Representative Unit Cell of Hat Stiffened Plate and its
equivalent Orthotropic Plate Model ------------------------------------------------------- 33

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4.7 Performance of Orthotropic Plate Model of Representative Unit Cell of
Hat Stiffened Plate in the linear static analysis ----------------------------------------- 37

4.8 Performance of Orthotropic Plate Model of Representative Unit Cell of

Hat Stiffened Plate in linear buckling and ultimate strength analysis ---------------- 37

5.1 Displacement and stresses at the centre of the plate for all four edges
simply supported boundary condition, analysed using shell element
formulated and ANSYS 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 52

5.2 Displacement and stresses at the centre of the Plate for all four edges fixed
boundary condition, analysed using shell element formulated and ANSYS
12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53

5.3 Displacement and Elemental Loads at the centre of the Hat Stiffened Plate
for all edges simply supported boundary condition, analysed using shell
element formulated and ANSYS12 --------------------------------------------------------- 53

5.4 Displacement and elemental loads at the centre of the Hat Stiffened Plate
for all four edges fixed boundary condition, analysed using shell element
formulated and ANSYS12 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 54

5.5 Displacement and stresses at the centre of the Hat Stiffened Plate for all
four edges simply supported boundary condition, analysed using
Superelement and conventional finite element -------------------------------------------- 62

5.6 Displacement and Stresses at the centre of the Hat Stiffened Plate all four
edges fixed boundary condition, analysed using Superelement and
conventional finite element ------------------------------------------------------------------ 63

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