Because of their superior mechanical and environmental properties compared to traditional
metals, fiber-reinforced composite materials have earned a prevalent acceptance for …

Variable stiffness (VS) laminate design methods allow to tailor the composite to a particular
problem. This enlarged design space exploration is assisted by optimization algorithms and …

A new solution method in the area of computational mechanics is developed in this article,
which is called variational differential quadrature (VDQ). The main idea of this method is …

Variable angle tow (VAT) laminates that generally exhibit variable stiffness properties not
only provide extended design freedom, but also offer beneficial stress distributions. In this …

Advanced fiber placement (AFP) composite manufacturing technology offers a means to
tailor composite fibers for complex loading environments and significantly improve the …

Thermoplastic composites offer the potential for reducing the overall manufacturing costs of
aircraft structures by allowing continuous production methods to be applied without the …

This paper presents a new discrete parametrization method for simultaneous topology and
material optimization of composite laminate structures, referred to as Hyperbolic Function …

The design of lightweight structures is often driven by buckling phenomena. Increasing
demands for fuel-efficient aircraft structures makes post-buckled designs attractive from a …

A mixed quadrilateral 3D finite element, obtained from the Hellinger–Reissner functional, is
presented for linear static and buckling analyses of variable-angle tow (VAT) composite …

In this paper, the influence of Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) processing-related parameters
on in-plane waviness and fiber volume content of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced …