Heuristic design of composite laminates for strength, stiffness and multiple load cases

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1001, 1997, Pages 35-45

  Morton, S K ^a   Webbert, J P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOADS (FORCES); OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

HEURISTIC REDESIGN; MULTIPLE LOADING; PLY FAILURE CRITERION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030855549     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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