Optimal design of grid-stiffened composite panels using global and local buckling analyses

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 478-486

  Jaunky, Navin ^a,c   Knight Jr , Norman F ^a,c   Ambur, Damodar R ^b,c  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

GRID-STIFFENED COMPOSITE PANELS; RAYLEIGH-RITZ METHOD; SMEARED STIFFENER THEORY;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032072475     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2321     Document Type: Article

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