Global/local iteration for blended composite laminate panel structure optimization subproblems

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-150

  Adams, David B ^a   Watson, Layne T ^b   Seresta, Omprakash ^c   Gürdal, Zafer ^d  

^a GROVE CITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Composite laminate optimization; Genetic algorithm; Parallel computing; Stacking sequence

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE OPTIMIZATION; COMPOSITE LAMINATE PANEL STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION SUBPROBLEMS; PANEL OPTIMIZATION; STACKING SEQUENCES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33847161156     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: 15376532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376490600719212     Document Type: Article

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