The search for the optimum design of a given structure is a basic aspect of structural analysis. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in structural optimization, particularly in the field of composite material structures. The aim is often to obtain the best solution that is able to respect both the technical and the economic requirements. In this paper, the optimization process is pursued as the determination of the Pareto-optimal curves for composite material structures. The problem has been tackled by means of an analytical optimization methodology (trade-off method) appropriately transformed into a design procedure. A sensitivity analysis is also performed, in order to try out the measure in which the optimal solutions are affected by the variation of the design variables. Two examples are presented, concerning a hemispherical shell and a cylindrical shell.
Multicriteria Optimization of Laminated Composite Material Structures
BORRI, Antonio;SPERANZINI, Emanuela
1993
Abstract
The search for the optimum design of a given structure is a basic aspect of structural analysis. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in structural optimization, particularly in the field of composite material structures. The aim is often to obtain the best solution that is able to respect both the technical and the economic requirements. In this paper, the optimization process is pursued as the determination of the Pareto-optimal curves for composite material structures. The problem has been tackled by means of an analytical optimization methodology (trade-off method) appropriately transformed into a design procedure. A sensitivity analysis is also performed, in order to try out the measure in which the optimal solutions are affected by the variation of the design variables. Two examples are presented, concerning a hemispherical shell and a cylindrical shell.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
