Analytical Method for Evaluating the Impact Response of Stiffeners in a Ship Side Shell Subjected to Bulbous Bow Collision

Figure 9

Dimensions of the standard tension tested piece (ASTM, E8). G, gauge length (50 mm); , width (12.5 mm); T, thickness (3.15 mm); R, radius of fillet (3.15 mm); L, overall length (200 mm); A, length of reduced section (85 mm); B, length of grid section (∼50 mm); C, width of grip section (20 mm).