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Multilevel optimization of laminated composite structures

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A two-stage optimization method aiming at the optimal design of shells and plates made of laminated composites has been developed. It is based on a mixture of sensitivity analysis, optimality criteria and mathematical programming techniques. The design variables are the optimality criteria and mathematical programming techniques. The design variables are the macro-element thicknesses and the layers' angles. Weight minimization with material efficiency maximization are the objectives with constraints on stresses and displacements. Maximization of the material efficiency is performed at one level using the conjugated method applied to the angles of the macro-element layers keeping the thicknesses constant. The other level is dedicated to weight reduction using optimality criteria and using as variables the macro-element thicknesses with the angles of the macro-element layers constant.

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  1. Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, P-4099, Porto Codex, Portugal

    A. V. Soeiro, C. A. Conceição António & A. Torres Marques

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Soeiro, A.V., Conceição António, C.A. & Marques, A.T. Multilevel optimization of laminated composite structures. Structural Optimization 7, 55–60 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01742505

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