Optimization of anisotropic laminated composite plates incorporating non-conventional ply orientations

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bloomfield, Mark W ^a,b   Enrique Herencia, J ^a,b   Weaver, Paul M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE DESIGNS; COMPOSITE LAMINATED PLATES; COMPOSITE PLATES; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; FIBRE ORIENTATIONS; GRADIENT-BASED METHODS; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; LOADING CONDITIONS; MASS SAVINGS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATIONS; SECOND-LEVEL; SIMPLY SUPPORTED; STACKING SEQUENCES; TWO-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION;

ANISOTROPY; DYNAMICS; GRADIENT METHODS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SET THEORY; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STANDARDS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 77957776569     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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