Patrick KAEDING - JAFO Technologie, Blohm+Voss International GmbH, Germany
Mohammad Reza KHEDMATI - Assistant Professor of Marine Structural Engineering, Faculty of Marine Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology
Elaheh KIA - Graduated Student in Master Degree, Faculty of Marine Tech., Amirkabir Univ. of Tech.

The Idealised Structural Unit Method (ISUM) has become a valuable tool for assessing the load carrying capacity of structural systems at different analysis levels. In this paper, the formulation of the most recent ISUM plate element is introduced and applied to the local strength analysis of plates within ship hull girders. Comparisons with FEA demonstrate the applicability and usefulness of the approach.

ISUM, Plate Element, Collapse, Ultimate Strength, Thrust, In plane Compression