Geometrically nonlinear composite beam structures: Design sensitivity analysis

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-551

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

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite beams; Design sensitivity analysis; Finite elements; Nonlinear structures; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

MECHANICAL DISPLACEMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0345258513     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150310001604784     Document Type: Article

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