Optimum design of multilayer composite plates using simulated annealing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-197

  Ananda Rao, M ^a   Ratnam, Ch ^a   Srinivas, J ^a   Premkumar, A ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Fibre orientations; Fundamental frequency; Simulated annealing optimization

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MULTILAYERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STIFFNESS;

RANDOM WALK (RW) METHOD;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0036351872     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146442002760186711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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