Layer thickness optimisation in a laminated composite

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-317

  Conti, P ^a,b   Luparello, S ^a   Pasta, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

ENGINEERING ELASTIC CHARACTERISTIC FIELD; THICKNESS BALANCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030688751     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(96)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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