Sensitivity analysis and design optimization of smart laminated beams using layerwise theory

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1775-1784

  Zabihollah, A ^a   Ganesan, R ^a   Sedaghati, R ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

LAMINATED BEAMS; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 33846115145     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/6/032     Document Type: Article

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