Underwater Structures provides the necessary background theory of shell structures for the geometries encountered in submarine pressure hulls and deep-diving submersibles. Both analysis and design issues are considered, using analytical as well as numerical approaches. Classical thin-walled structures theory is implemented, and both elastic stability and collapse are considered for all types of structural geometries presented. These include ring-stiffened cylindrical shells, spheres, hemispherical shells, truncated cones, and torispherical end closures. This book also discusses structural design issues, including the selection of materials and the use of design codes. This book is suitable for university students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, and it also serves as a reference text for academic teachers, engineering professionals, and researchers.
Key Features:
Covers various types of submarines, both naval and civilian, and deep-diving submersibles
Presents the latest in submersible structural design and includes both classical structures theory and finite element procedures
Includes coverage of corrosion and fatigue in submarine structures
Preface
Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1 Evolution and Present-Day Types of Underwater Vehicles
Chapter 2 Materials for Submarines and Deep-Diving Submersibles
Chapter 3 Cylindrical Shells under External Pressure
Chapter 4 Interframe Strength of Ring-Stiffened Cylindrical Shells
Chapter 5 General Instability of Ring-Stiffened Cylindrical Shells
Chapter 6 Collapse of Ring-Stiffened Cylindrical Shells
Chapter 7 Truncated Cones and Major Internal Structures
Chapter 8 Finite Element Analysis of Submarine Pressure Hulls
Chapter 9 Design of Submarine Pressure Hulls
Chapter 10 Corrosion and Fatigue of Submarine Structures
Chapter 11 Structural Analysis of Deep-Diving Submersibles
Chapter 12 Structural Design of Deep-Diving Submersibles
Appendix 1: Manned Submersibles
Appendix 2: Coefficients for Elastic Buckling of Ring‑Stiffened Cylindrical Shells with Initial Distortions
Appendix 3: Bessel and Kelvin Functions
Appendix 4: Design Equations for Ultimate Strength of Ring‑Stiffened Cylindrical Shells and Cones
Appendix 5: DTMB Test Specimen Particulars for Spherical Shells
Appendix 6: Weight‑to‑Displacement Ratios (W/Δ) for Rescue and Search Deep‑Diving Submersibles
Appendix 7: European Standard EN 1993‑1‑6 (Selected Extracts)
Appendix 8: Design of Spherical Shells According to ASME PHVO‑1‑2007
Appendix 9: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index
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