Design of a laminated composite variable curvature panel under uniaxial compression

Cagdas I., ADALI S.

ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS, vol.29, no.1-2, pp.48-64, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 1-2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/02644401211190564
  • Journal Name: ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.48-64
  • Keywords: Optimum design, Composite materials, Laminates, Variable curvature panel, First-ply failure, Buckling, Finite element method, STACKING-SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATION, CYLINDRICAL PANELS, BUCKLING OPTIMIZATION, BEHAVIOR
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present the optimal design of a simply supported variable curvature laminated angle-ply composite panel under uniaxial compression. The objective is to maximize the failure load which is defined as the minimum of the buckling load and the first-ply failure load.