Computationally efficient analysis and optimization of stiffened thin-walled panels in shear

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 743-747

  Viljoen, Awie ^a,c   Visser, A G ^a,c   Groenwold, Alben A ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Division of Manufacturing and Materials Technology   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHMS; BUCKLING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; MICROGENETIC ALGORITHM; POSTBUCKLING; THIN-WALLED PANELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 22544448976     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6681     Document Type: Article

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