Scope of this Guide This Guide provides criteria that should be used on the following structural steel components or assemblages: ? Individual structural members (i.e.@ discrete beams and columns) [see Section 2] ? Plates@ stiffened panels and corrugated panels [see Section 3] ? Stiffened cylindrical shells [see Section 4] ? Tubular joints [see Section 5] Additionally@ Appendix 1 contains guidance on the review of buckling analysis using the finite element method (FEM) to establish buckling capacities.
ABS 126-2004 history
2004ABS 126-2004 GUIDE FOR BUCKLING AND ULTIMATE STRENGTH ASSESSMENT FOR OFFSHORE STRUCTURES