Identification of effective elastic constants of composite plates based on a hybrid genetic algorithm

Composite Structures

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-224

  Hwang, Shun Fa ^a   Wu, Jen Chih ^a   He, Rong Song ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b WUFENG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite plate; Effective elastic constant; Hybrid genetic algorithm; Inverse determination method; Vibration test

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PLATE; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC CONSTANT; HYBRID GENETIC ALGORITHM; INVERSE DETERMINATION METHOD; VIBRATION TEST;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ELASTIC CONSTANTS;

COMPOSITE; ELASTICITY; REINFORCED FABRIC; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 67349218387     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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