Composite, sandwich and functionally graded materials are frequently utilized for different
applications. Thus, numerous optimization studies have been conducted on structures made …

A composite laminate may be designed as a permutation of several straight-fiber layers or
as a matrix embracing fibers positioned in curvilinear paths. The former called a constant …

In this paper, we present a generic method/model for multi-objective design optimization of
laminated composite components, based on Vector Evaluated Artificial Bee Colony …

This paper presents an optimization algorithm based on Simulated Annealing. The algorithm–
denoted as CMLPSA (Corrected Multi-Level &Multi-Point Simulated Annealing)–implements …

Here we report a design approach for optimizing the toughness of nanocomposite materials
using artificial intelligence (AI), implemented in a novel'AutoComp Designer'algorithm. The …

A technique for the design optimization of composite laminated structures is presented in
this work. The optimization process is performed using a genetic algorithm (GA), associated …

We present a new, generic method/model for multi-objective design optimization of
laminated composite components using a novel multi-objective optimization algorithm …

This Chapter is an introduction to general anisotropic elasticity, ie to the elasticity of 3D
anisotropic bodies. The main classical topics of the matter are treated in detail: starting from …

We present a methodology for the multi-objective optimization of laminated composite
materials that is based on an integer-coded genetic algorithm. The fiber orientations and …

This paper presents a method to find globally optimum designs for two-dimensional
composite structures subject to given in-plane static loads for which the critical failure mode …