Optimal design of filament wound truncated cones under axial compression

Optimal designs, where FPF and buckling are imposed as design constraints, are presented for filament wound cones using Micro-Genetic Algorithms. The results show that, using more layers having different winding angles has negligible influence on the failure load and the optimal design is not FPF critical for moderate levels of axial compression. The influence of the rotational boundary conditions on the optimal failure load is also demonstrated.