A review on optimization of composite structures Part I: Laminated composites
Composite, sandwich and functionally graded materials are frequently utilized for different
applications. Thus, numerous optimization studies have been conducted on structures made …
applications. Thus, numerous optimization studies have been conducted on structures made …
Efficient design optimization of nonconventional laminated composites using lamination parameters: A state of the art
Because of their superior mechanical and environmental properties compared to traditional
metals, fiber-reinforced composite materials have earned a prevalent acceptance for …
metals, fiber-reinforced composite materials have earned a prevalent acceptance for …
A review on the mechanical behaviour of curvilinear fibre composite laminated panels
A review on works that investigate the mechanical behaviour of variable stiffness composite
laminated panels is carried out in this paper. The review mostly focuses on buckling, failure …
laminated panels is carried out in this paper. The review mostly focuses on buckling, failure …
Optimization of variable stiffness composites with embedded defects induced by automated fiber placement
Variable stiffness composite laminates can be manufactured using Automated Fiber
Placement (AFP) technology. An improvement in structural performance can be achieved by …
Placement (AFP) technology. An improvement in structural performance can be achieved by …
A review on design for manufacture of variable stiffness composite laminates
GG Lozano, A Tiwari, C Turner… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of curvilinear fibre paths to develop variable stiffness laminates is now recognised
as a promising technique offering great potential for performance improvements over …
as a promising technique offering great potential for performance improvements over …
Additive manufacturing of compliance optimized variable stiffness composites through short fiber alignment along curvilinear paths
Short fiber-reinforcement has been used to improve the structural performance of extrusion
based 3D printed polymer materials. The converging nozzle preferentially orients the short …
based 3D printed polymer materials. The converging nozzle preferentially orients the short …
Geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis of variable stiffness composite laminated and sandwich shell panels
A Gupta, S Pradyumna - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The nonlinear free and forced vibration analyses of variable stiffness composite laminated
(VSCL) and sandwich shell panels having curvilinear fibres, not yet reported in literature, are …
(VSCL) and sandwich shell panels having curvilinear fibres, not yet reported in literature, are …
Surrogate-based multi-objective optimization of a composite laminate with curvilinear fibers
A variable stiffness design can increase the structural performance of a composite plate and
provides flexibility for trade-offs between structural properties. In this paper, we examine the …
provides flexibility for trade-offs between structural properties. In this paper, we examine the …
[HTML][HTML] Postbuckling analysis of variable angle tow composite plates
Variable angle tow (VAT) placement techniques provide the designer with the ability to tailor
the point-wise stiffness properties of composite laminates according to structural design …
the point-wise stiffness properties of composite laminates according to structural design …
Minimum weight design of curvilinearly grid-stiffened variable-stiffness composite fuselage panels considering buckling and manufacturing constraints
A Alhajahmad, C Mittelstedt - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, optimum designs of a tow-steered composite fuselage skin stiffened by a grid
of curvilinear composite stiffeners are obtained for minimum weight subject to buckling and …
of curvilinear composite stiffeners are obtained for minimum weight subject to buckling and …