Combined structural and manufacturing optimization of stiffened composite panels

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 246-254

  Henderson, Joseph Lynn ^a,b,c   Gürdal, Zafer ^a,d   Loos, Alfred C ^a,e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aerospace and Ocean Engineering   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d Eng Sci Mechanics Aerosp Ocean E ^*

^e Engineering Science and Mechanics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CRITICAL BUCKLING LOAD; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0032760743     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2431     Document Type: Article

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