Optimization of geometrically nonlinear thin shells subject to displacement and stability constraints

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 684-692

  Khosravi, Peyman ^a,b,c   Sedaghati, Ramin ^a,b,c   Ganesan, Rajamohan ^a,b  

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

^b Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC NONLINEARITY; MASS MINIMIZATION; OPTIMALITY; STABILITY CONSTRAINTS;

GEOMETRY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STABILITY CRITERIA; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 34047266369     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.22714     Document Type: Article

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