Abstract: Stiffened plates and shells often find wide application in bridge engineering, aircraft, ship and allied industries owing to its high strength to weight ratios. They are often subjected to ...

Abstract: An investigation on stiffened isotropic and composite plates has been conducted to determine the geometric and material parameters for the plate, as well as the stiffener from experimental modal data and finite element ...

Abstract: In the present paper, a two-dimensional periodic curved panel which rests on an orthogonal array of equispaced simple line supports has been analyzed by a FEM. A periodic unit of the system is represented by an accurate ...