Das Buch behandelt die praktische Berechnung von geschweißten Stahlkonstruktionen mit der Finite Element Methode und insbesondere den Nachweis gegen Plattenbeulen.

1 INTRODUCTION2 AREA OF APPLICATIONTypical rectangular platesArbitrary geometries and boundary conditions3 CALCULATION METHODS AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTSOverview of calculation methodsLinear analysisLinear buckling analysisMaterial nonlinear analysisGeometric nonlinear analysis including imperfections (GNIA)Geometric and material nonlinear analysis including imperfections (GMNIA)Software requirements4 MODELLING (PREPROCESSING)Material propertiesMesh discretisationBoundary conditionsImperfections5 SOLUTION SETTINGSGeneralImportance of large deformationsPrestress effectSolver selectionSetting the convergence criterionTime increment settingsOvercome convergency problemsSolution printout6 EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION (POSTPROCESSING) AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTSEvaluationVerificationInterpretation7 BENCHMARK EXAMPLESLongitudinally stiffened panel under normal forceLongitudinally stiffened panel subjected to shear forceWeb in bending with weak stiffenersTransversally stiffened steel plate girder subjected to patch loading8 WORKED EXAMPLESBottom plate with trapezoidal stiffenersWeb subjected to shear and bendingPatch loading verification of a box girder bridgeSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSREFERENCES