Optimal stiffness design of composite laminates for a train carbody by an expert system and enumeration method

Composite Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-156

  Kim, Jung Seok ^a   Kim, Nam Po ^a   Han, Seong Ho ^a  

^a Korea Railroad Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Design rules; Enumeration method; Expert system

Indexed keywords

EXPERT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS;

PLY ANGLES; TRAIN CARBODY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

DESIGN; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; TRAIN;

EID: 10944261897     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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