Weight minimization of composite laminated plates with multiple constraints

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1015-1026

  Park, Chung Hae ^a   Lee, Woo Il ^a   Han, Woo Suck ^b   Vautrin, Alain ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; C. Elastic properties; C. Laminates; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Multi constraint optimization

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DESIGN CONSTRAINTS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; ELASTICITY; LAYERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THICKNESS; WEIGHT;

EID: 0037403677     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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