Local optimisation of anisotropic composite panels with T shape stiffeners

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 6241-6267

  Herencia, J Enrique ^a,b,c   Weaver, Paul M ^a,b,c   Friswell, Michael I ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Queen's Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITE OPTIMISATION; GEOMETRIC IMPERFECTIONS; LATERAL PRESSURE; PLY ANGLES; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547496235     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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