Optimal bead orientation of 3D shell/plate structures

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-71

  Luo, Jian Hui ^a   Gea, Hae Chang ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthotropic material; Shell stiffener; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

BEAD ORIENTATION; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032206735     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(98)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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