Composite laminates have found wide-ranging applications in various areas of structural,
marine and aerospace industries. Their design and optimization is a challenging task due to …

Contemporary computational analysis of modern aircraft structures demands rapid and
efficient, yet accurate enough tools for the conceptual and preliminary design stages. On that …

The optimal design of the postbuckling response of variable angle tow composite structures
is an important consideration for future lightweight, high-performing structures. Based on this …

Shape, thickness and stacking sequence optimisation of a damage tolerant hybrid (GFRP-
CFRP) composite laminate is performed using the commercial Optistruct solver. The results …

A two-dimensional sampling optimization (2DSO) method is presented for buckling layup
design of doubly-curved laminated composite shallow shells. The lamination parameters …

Efficient optimization is a prerequisite to realize the full potential of an aeronautical structure.
The success of an optimization framework is predominately influenced by the ability to …

Shells are thin-walled curved structures that are widely used in many engineering
applications because of their structural performance in reacting transverse loads via …

This work investigates two aspects linked to the nature of the feasible domain of anisotropic
laminates. In the first part of the paper, proofs are given on the non-convexity of the feasible …

This paper demonstrates a stacking sequence optimisation process of a composite aircraft
wing skin. A two-stage approach is employed to satisfy all sizing requirements of this …

Shells are commonly used in many structural applications due to their high specific load
carrying capabilities. One of the most interesting features of shell structures is that they can …