Advanced Steel Design of Structures - Chandrasekaran 2020

Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................1 1.2 Compliant off ...

Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................1 1.2 Compliant offshore platforms ...............................................2 1.3 New-generation offshore platforms .......................................5 1.3.1 Buoyant leg structures.............................................. 5 1.3.2 Triceratops............................................................... 6 1.3.3 Buoyant leg storage regasification platform............. 7 1.4 Design of stiffened cylindrical shell structures.......................9 1.5 Unsymmetrical bending ...................................................... 15 1.6 Curved beams...................................................................... 32 1.6.1 Bending of curved beams with small initial curvature................................................................ 33 1.6.2 Deflection of the curved beam with small initial curvature................................................................ 35 1.6.3 Curved beam with large initial curvature ............... 36 1.6.4 Simplified equations to estimate stresses in the extreme fiber .......................................................... 41 Exercise problems ......................................................................... 41 Chapter 2 Plastic Design of Structures ......................................................... 49 2.1 Plastic Behavior of Structures............................................ 49 2.2 Shape Factor ..................................................................... 54 2.2.1 Rectangular Section ............................................... 54 2.2.2 Triangular Section.................................................. 55 2.2.3 Circular Section ..................................................... 57 2.3 MATLAB® Code for Calculating Shape Factor ............... 58 2.4 Moment Curvature Relationship....................................... 63 2.5 Mechanism........................................................................ 65 2.6 Static Theorem .................................................................. 66 2.7 Kinematic Theorem........................................................... 66 2.8 Uniqueness Theorem......................................................... 68