New iteration fractal branch and bound method for stacking sequence optimizations of multiple laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-426

  Todoroki, Akira ^a   Sekishiro, Masato ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Buckling; Laminated Composites; Optimization; Stacking Sequence; Stiffened Panel

Indexed keywords

BRANCH AND BOUND METHOD; BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

MULTIPLE LAMINATES; STACKING SEQUENCE DESIGN; STIFFENED PANEL;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BUCKLING; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DESIGN; FIBER ORIENTATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34250771937     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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