On the stress-based and strain-based methods for predicting optimal orientation of orthotropic materials

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Gea, H C ^a   Luo, J H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthotropic materials; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMAL ORIENTATION; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS; PRINCIPAL STRESS DIRECTION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 1542712608     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-003-0348-x     Document Type: Article

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