Optimization of laminated stacking sequence for buckling load maximization by genetic algorithm

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODOLPHE LE RICHE ◽  
RAPHAEL HAFTKA
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Buckling Load Maximization

scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Buckling Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates under Temperature Effects

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 096369351001900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emin Ergun
Keyword(s):  
Composite Plate ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Good Agreement

The aim of this study is to investigate, experimentally and numerically, the change of critical buckling load in composite plates with different ply numbers, orientation angles, stacking sequences and boundary conditions as a function of temperature. Buckling specimens have been removed from the composite plate with glass-fibre reinforcement at [0°]i and [45°]i (i= number of ply). First, the mechanical properties of the composite material were determined at different temperatures, and after that, buckling experiments were done for those temperatures. Then, numerical solutions were obtained by modelling the specimens used in the experiment in the Ansys10 finite elements package software. The experimental and numerical results are in very good agreement with each other. It was found that the values of the buckling load at [0°] on the composite plates are higher than those of other angles. Besides, symmetrical and anti-symmetrical conditions were examined to see the effect of the stacking sequence on buckling and only numerical solutions were obtained. It is seen that the buckling load reaches the highest value when it is symmetrical in the cross-ply stacking sequence and it is anti-symmetrical in the angle-ply stacking sequence.

Structural Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates for Maximum Buckling Load Capacity Using Genetic Algorithm

2007 ◽  
Vol 348-349 ◽  
pp. 725-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer Soykasap ◽  
Şükrü Karakaya
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Structural Optimization ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Global Solutions ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Static Loads ◽  
Aspect Ratios

In this study, the structural optimization of laminated composite plates for maximum buckling load capacity is performed by using genetic algorithm. The composite plate under consideration is a 64-ply laminate made of graphite/epoxy, is simply supported on four sides, and subject to in-plane compressive static loads. The critical buckling loads are determined for several load cases and different plate aspect ratios using 2-ply stacks of 02, ±45, 902. The problem has multiple global solutions, the results of which are compared with previously published results.

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