Optimal lay-up of hybrid composite beams, plates and shells using cellular genetic algorithm

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-580

  Rajasekaran, S ^a   Nalinaa, K ^a   Greeshma, S ^a   Poornima, N S ^a   Kumar, V Vinoop ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Buckling load; Cellular automata; Composites; Frequency; Genetic algorithm; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPOSITE BEAMS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142248280     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1296/SEM2003.16.05.03     Document Type: Article

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