The task of providing optimal composite structures is increasingly difficult. New analysis
approaches seek to model the material at the fibre/matrix scale and increasingly more …

Detection of damage due to impact in an isotropic structure like metal, its alloys, etc. is an
easy task but in the case of fibre reinforced polymer matrix composite structures, it becomes …

In this paper, an efficient method for performing minimum weight optimization of composite
laminates using artificial neural network (ANN) based surrogate models is proposed. By …

The paper deals with the multi-objective optimization problems of laminated composite
beam structures. The objective function is to minimize the weight of the whole laminated …

In this paper, we propose a numerical framework for optimizing the fracture resistance of
quasi-brittle composites through a modification of the topology of the inclusion phase. The …

Composite materials have a wide range of applications in many industries due to their
manufacturability, high strength values, and light filling. The sector where composite …

This article introduces a two-stage optimization approach for finding optimal blended
composite laminate designs where the optimal thickness distribution is predicted based on …

This paper proposes a novel numerical optimization procedure with mixed integer and
continuous design variables for optimal design of laminated composite plates subjected to …

The paper presents a global numerical approach for lightweight design optimization of
laminated composite plates subjected to frequency constraints. In the design optimization …

Due to the wide application of laminated composite cylindrical shells in engineering, the
design optimization of such structures is crucial. A global–local search strategy is presented …