Optimal design of unitized panels with curvilinear stiffeners

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA 5th ATIO and the AIAA 16th Lighter-than-Air Systems Technology Conference and Balloon Systems Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1708-1737

  Kapania, Rakesh K ^a,b,c   Li, Jing ^a,b,c   Kapoor, Hitesh ^a,b,c  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVILINEAR PLACEMENT; CURVILINEAR STIFFENED PANELS; SIZE OPTIMIZATION; STIFFENERS;

AVIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33644519015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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