Geometrically nonlinear composite beam structures: Optimal design

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 553-560

  Valido, Aníbal J ^a   Cardoso, J Barradas ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Finite elements; Sensitivities; Structural optimization; Thin walled beams

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

MECHANICAL DISPLACEMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0344033725     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150310001604793     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Valido, A. J. and Cardoso, J. B. (2003) Geometrically nonlinear composite beam structures: Design sensitivity analysis. Engineering Optimization, 35(5), 531-551.
2. Sousa, L. G., Cardoso, J. B. and Valido, A. J. (1999) Optimal design of elastic-plastic structures with post-critical behavior. Structural Optimization, 17(2/3), 147-154