DEFINITION OF DIMENSION LIMITATIONS FOR COMPOSITE BULWARK APPLICATIONS AT YACHTS BY HIGHER ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY

Abstract

This study presents the limitations of geometry to deformation in a composite bulwark plate. Analytical solution methodology for deformation is based on the boundary-discontinuous generalized double Fourier series approach is used to solve highly coupled linear partial differential equations with the mixed type simply supported boundary conditions prescribed on the edges. Bulwark surface is inspected by means of dimensions and thickness. Numerical solutions are presented under loading sourced by wind pressure.