Applying a genetic algorithm to the optimization of composite patches

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 823-834

  Mathias, Jean Denis ^a   Balandraud, Xavier ^a   Grediac, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Composite patch; Genetic algorithm; Modelling; Optimization; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; INTERPOLATION; OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCEMENT;

COMPOSITE PATCH; METALLIC STRUCTURE; SPLINE CURVE; SPLINE FUNCTION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33645882521     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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