Optimal design of general stiffened composite circular cylinders for global buckling with strength constraints

Composite Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 243-252

  Jaunky, N ^a   Knight Jr , N F ^a   Ambur, D R ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; STIFFENING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032020904     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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