Abstract
The aim of this study is to present a simple method to assess the effects of locally low-cycle fatigue (LCF) damages on the reduced ultimate strength of unstiffened ship plate structures. A LCF damage model is formulated and then it is applied to the finite element analysis (FEA) in order to identify the continuum damage mechanics (CDM) theory to be introduced in the ship structure designs. A series of non-linear FEA of simply supported plates with various locations and sizes of damages have been carried out. The large deformation theory is utilized during plastic material conditions. Based on the FEA results, an analytical formula is derived for estimating the reduced ultimate strength of ship plates with localized damages under uniaxial compression. In the assessment method, the reduced elastic modulus ˜ E is defined
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