Differential quadrature element method for vibration analysis of plates

Steel and other types of plated structure are used in a variety of applications from ships and offshore platforms to bridges, power plants and cranes. A key issue in the use of these structures is their behaviour under stress. Stability of plated structures reviews the wealth of research in this important area and its implications for design, safety and maintenance. The book considers the various types of buckling that plated structures are likely to encounter. Chapters also review buckling in a range of materials from steel to differing types of composite. The book also discusses the behaviour of differing types of component used in steel-plated structures. These components include steel members and columns as well as curved, stiffened, corrugated, laminated and other types of plate design.