Reinforcement layout and sizing optimization of composite submarine sail structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-90

  Rais Rohani, M ^a   Lokits, J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling constraints; Marine structures; Optimization of composite structures; Reinforcement layout optimization; Sizing optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; REINFORCEMENT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BUCKLING CONSTRAINTS; REINFORCEMENT LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; SIZING OPTIMIZATION;

OCEAN STRUCTURES;

EID: 34249737907     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0066-2     Document Type: Article

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