Optimization of long anisotropic laminated fiber composite panels with T-shaped stiffeners

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2497-2509

  Enrique Herencia, J ^a,b,c   Weavers, 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

FLEXURAL ANISOTROPY; LAMINATION PARAMETERS; SUPERSTIFFENERS;

ANISOTROPY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 36048971373     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.26321     Document Type: Article

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