Optimum design of composite laminates for minimum thickness

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 21-22, 2008, Pages 1974-1982

  Akbulut, Mustafa ^a   Sonmez, Fazil O ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classical lamination theory; Global optimization; Laminated composites; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DESIGN; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES; LAMINATING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CLASSICAL LAMINATION THEORY; DESIGN VARIABLES; DIRECT SEARCHES; FIBER ORIENTATION ANGLES; GLOBAL SEARCH ALGORITHMS; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; LAYER THICKNESSES; MAXIMUM STRESSES; MINIMUM THICKNESSES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZATION PROCESSES; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; RELIABLE; SPURIOUS; STATIC FAILURES; TSAI-WU;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 54349123331     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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