Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
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The crashworthiness of stiffened hull plates is essential for improving ship safety under collision and grounding loads. In this study, the impact resistance and energy-absorption mechanism of a U-shaped stiffened hull plate subjected to a wedge-shaped impact are investigated through drop-weight tests, nonlinear finite-element simulations, and analytical derivations. The experimental results show that the specimen experiences local indentation of the face plate, folding of the U-shaped stiffener webs, and crack propagation along the stiffener direction. The maximum residual deformation reaches 112 mm, and the failure mode is governed by the combined effect of face-plate stretching, web folding, and tearing near the contact or welded region. A finite-element model is established in ABAQUS and validated against the experimental deformation mode and force–indentation response. Furthermore, an analytical model based on the plastic upper-bound theorem is proposed to predict the instantaneous structural resistance. The total resistance is decomposed into contributions from the face plate, inclined webs, cap plate, and the tearing correction term. The analytical prediction agrees reasonably with the experimental and numerical results, with a peak collision force of approximately 620 kN at an indentation depth of about 124.5 mm. The proposed method provides a practical reference for rapid resistance prediction and crashworthy design of U-shaped stiffened hull plates.
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@article{Tang2026Experimental,
title = {Experimental, Numerical, and Analytical Investigation on the Crashworthiness of U-Shaped Stiffened Hull Plates Under Wedge-Shaped Impact},
author = {Yue Tang and Shuai Zong and Lejun Shen and Jiangtao Zhai},
journal = {Journal of Marine Science and Engineering},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.3390/jmse14141326},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14141326}
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