Optimal design of composite plates with discrete variable stiffness

Composite Structures

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-23

  Sliseris, Janis ^a   Rocens, Karlis ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Discrete variable stiffness; Genetic Algorithm; Sandwich plate; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PLATES; CONCENTRATED LOAD; DISCRETE DOMAINS; DISCRETE VARIABLES; DISTRIBUTED LOADS; FEED-FORWARD ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MASS RATIO; MINIMIZATION PROBLEMS; MULTI-SPAN PLATE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; RECTANGULAR PLATES; SANDWICH PLATES; SHEAR STIFFNESS; SIMPLY SUPPORTED; SIZE OPTIMIZATION; STRESS FIELD; VARYING STIFFNESS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 84872012063     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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