Automated optimal stiffener pattern design

Mechanics of Structures and Machines

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-292

  Gea, Hae Chang ^a   Luo, Jianhui ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS;

AUTOMATED OPTIMAL STIFFENER PATTERN DESIGN; EIGENFREQUENCIES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0032670596     PISSN: 08905452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08905459908915699     Document Type: Article

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