Optimisation of geometrically non-linear composite structures based on load-displacement control

Composite Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-356

  Conceico Antonio, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Geometrically non linear; Load sensitivity; Load displacement control; Multilevel optimisation; Stiffened shells

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001270272     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0263-8223(99)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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