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

Hollow box pultruded fibre-reinforced polymers (PFRP) profiles are increasingly used as
structural elements in many structural applications due to their cost-effective manufacturing …

Variable-angle filament-wound (VAFW) cylinders are herein optimized for minimum mass
under manufacturing constraints, and for various design loads. A design parameterization …

The lightweight design of stiffened cylindrical shells has always been a key area of research
for the aerospace industry, owing to its considerable economic benefits. In this study, a novel …

This paper considers the optimization of a grid-stiffened cylindrical shell with weld and
transition lands. A surrogate-based optimization framework incorporating the multi-island …

In this paper, a hybrid method for simultaneously maximizing fundamental natural frequency
and thermal buckling temperature of laminated composite plates is developed. This method …

One method to avoid vibration resonance is shifting natural frequencies far away from
excitation frequencies. This study investigates optimizing the natural frequencies of circular …

In the presence of cutouts, the buckling strength of shell structures under compression
significantly decreases. In order to compensate this, these structures are reinforced with …

In this study, a two-stage optimization framework is proposed for cylindrical or flat stiffened
panels under uniform or non-uniform axial compression, which are extensively used in the …

In the present study, Multi-objective optimization of composite cylindrical shell under
external hydrostatic pressure was investigated. Parameters of mass, cost and buckling …