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Finite element analysis and optimization of composite structuresLinearly elastic fiber reinforced composite discs and laminates in plane stress with variable local orientation and concentration of one or two fiber fields embedded in the matrix material, are considered. The thicknesses and the domain of the discs or laminates are assumed to be given, together with prescribed boundary conditions and in-plane loading along the edge. The problem under study consists in determining throughout the structural domain the optimum orientations and concentrations of the fiber fields in such a way as to maximize the integral stiffness of the composite disc or laminate under the seven loading. Minimization of the integral stiffness can also be performed. The optimization is performed subject to a prescribed bound on the total cost or weight of the composite that for given unit cost factors or specific weights determines the amounts of fiber and matrix materials in the structure. Examples are presented.
Document ID
19940004748
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Thomsen, Jan
(Aalborg Univ. Aalborg, Denmark)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, The Third Air Force(NASA Symposium on Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Accession Number
94N71503
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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