Optimum stacking sequence design of composite materials Part II: Variable stiffness design

H Ghiasi, K Fayazbakhsh, D Pasini, L Lessard - Composite structures, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

A review on the design of laminated composite structures: constant and variable stiffness design and topology optimization

Y Xu, J Zhu, Z Wu, Y Cao, Y Zhao, W Zhang - Advanced Composites and …, 2018 - Springer
The advantages of laminated composite structures make them attractive in industrial
applications. To achieve the maximum advantages of the composite structures, the design …

Stiffness-based optimization framework for the topology and fiber paths of continuous fiber composites

VS Papapetrou, C Patel, AY Tamijani - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advancements of additive manufacturing technology have enabled the fabrication of
complex geometries and fiber placement along customized paths. The proposed approach …

A novel fiber optimization method based on normal distribution function with continuously varying fiber path

CY Kiyono, ECN Silva, JN Reddy - Composite structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Tailoring fiber orientation has been a very interesting approach to improve the efficiency of
composite structures. For the discrete angle selection approach, previous methods use …

New optimization method for steered fiber composites using the level set method

CJ Brampton, KC Wu, HA Kim - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2015 - Springer
Advanced fiber placement (AFP) composite manufacturing technology offers a means to
tailor composite fibers for complex loading environments and significantly improve the …

Multi-objective robust optimisation of unidirectional carbon/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites under flexural loading

M Kalantari, C Dong, IJ Davies - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
A multi-objective robust optimisation (MORO) of carbon and glass fibre-reinforced hybrid
composites under flexural loading based on an a posteriori approach has been presented in …

Topology optimization of fiber reinforced structures considering stress constraint and optimized penalization

ALF da Silva, RA Salas, ECN Silva - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of materials reinforced with fibers has been increasing due to their advantages, for
example, the ratio between its mass and strength. For this reason, new additive …

A novel discrete–continuous material orientation optimization model for stiffness-based concurrent design of fiber composite

H Ding, B Xu - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The cooperation of tailoring fiber angles and designing its macro layout is an excellent
approach to improve the performance of composite structures and achieve lighter weight …

An elitist multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm for composite structures design

R Fitas, G das Neves Carneiro, CC António - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimization is an important area of research in Engineering, usually due to the potentiality
of saving costs and improving structural safety. Composite structures are typically complex …

Memeplex-based memetic algorithm for the multi-objective optimal design of composite structures

CC António - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Hybrid construction is proposed to decrease costs in lightweight structures using fiber-
reinforced plastics (FRP) composite materials. Minimum weight, minimum strain energy …