Structural optimisation of 3D damage tolerant components comparing the biological and genetic algorithm solutions

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 713-727

  Krishnapillai, K ^a   Jones, R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological; Damage tolerance; Fatigue; Genetic; Structural optimisation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; DIESEL ENGINES; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PAPER; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELDS;

ACCURATE PREDICTIONS; AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL; COMPARISON STUDIES; CRACK GROWTHS; CRACK LENGTHS; CRACK SIZES; DAMAGE TOLERANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTHS; FATIGUE LIVES; GENETIC; GEOMETRICAL SHAPES; LIGHT WEIGHTS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMISATION; RESEARCH PAPERS; SIMILAR SOLUTIONS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR RANGES; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRIES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

EID: 58349095978     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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