Plates are simple two-dimensional structural elements and main load bearing component in many applications. But frequently as needed, they are appended and strengthened with beam like stiffener components that are combined referred as stiffened plates. The stiffeners, by considerably increasing the bending stiffness of the plates, enable them to sustain high transverse loads with least material addition. Hence, accurate structural analysis of such stiffened plates, prior to their effective design, is of practical requirement to use them in the best possible way.The finite element method (FEM)...
Plates are simple two-dimensional structural elements and main load bearing component in many applications. But frequently as needed, they are appende...
