
Ad is the design area, in square metres,
=(l・b )・10-6m2 . For plating it is the actual area of the particular shell panel, but shall not be taken more than 2・(lO-3 ・ b)2, in square metres
where
l is the longer dimension of the plate in millimetres,
b is the shorter dimension of the plate in millimetres,
Ar is the reference area
= 0.36・Awp, in metres
= 0.3・Lwl・Bwl, in square metres, where the waterplane area, Awp, in square metres is not known
A.2 Motor craft side design pressure ps

where
Pr is the applicable design pressure, KN/M2
σa see table 3
b is the shorter dimension of plate panel,in metres

(where)
(Er is the flexural modus, N/mm2)
(k1 is the coefficient for allowable deflection as given (see 6.2, Table 5).)
★★Bending stiffness criterion may be unnecessary for the simplified method.