Structural Resistance of Simplified Side Hull Models Accounting for Stiffener Design and Loading Type

Figure 4

Isometric 3D views of stiffener configuration models: discrete geometry for analysis. (a) Plate with one longitudinal stiffener. (b) Plate with two longitudinal stiffeners. (c) Plate with two intersecting stiffeners. (d) Plate with four symmetrically intersecting stiffeners.

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