Stacking sequence optimization of laminated composite structures using genetic algorithm with local improvement

Composite Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Lin, Ching Chieh ^a   Lee, Ya Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite; Genetic algorithm; Local improvement; Regression; Response surface

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROPELLERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

STACKING SEQUENCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

LAMINATE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0347317897     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(03)00182-X     Document Type: Article

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