A generalized formulation for radially graded composite cylinders/rings with maximized buckling stability limits

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-148

  Maalawi, K Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Buckling stability; Composite rings cylindrical shells; External hydrostatic pressure; Functionally graded material; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BUCKLING PRESSURE; BUCKLING STABILITY; CLASSICAL LAMINATION THEORY; COMPOSITE RINGS/CYLINDRICAL SHELLS; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; COUPLING STIFFNESS; CYLINDRICAL SHELL; DESIGN VARIABLES; ENHANCED STABILITY; EQUALITY CONSTRAINTS; EXTERNAL HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FIBER ORIENTATION ANGLE; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; GRADED COMPOSITES; MAIN STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION VARIABLES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PIECE-WISE; RADIAL DIRECTION; RADIUS RATIO; REFERENCE DESIGNS; STRUCTURAL MASS; THIN SHELLS; THIN-WALLED;

ANISOTROPY; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STABILITY; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TITRATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77953087573     PISSN: 11101903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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