An approach for reliability-based robust design optimisation of angle-ply composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-59

  António, Carlos Conceição ^a   Hoffbauer, Luísa N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bi objective optimisation; Composite structures; Reliability; Robust design

Indexed keywords

ANGLE PLIES; BI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS PARAMETERS; MATERIAL DESIGNS; PERFORMANCE TARGETS; RELIABILITY AND ROBUSTNESS; RELIABILITY INDEXES; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGNS; RELIABILITY-BASED ROBUST DESIGNS; ROBUST DESIGN; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOURS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; RELIABILITY; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPOSITE; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349117353     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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