Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
252610 Composite Structures 2010 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

A composite laminate may be designed as a permutation of several straight-fiber layers or as a matrix embracing fibers positioned in curvilinear paths. The former called a constant stiffness design and the latter known as variable stiffness design. The optimization algorithms used in constant stiffness design were studied in Part I of this review article. This paper completes the previous article by focusing on variable stiffness design of composite laminates. Different parameterization and optimization algorithms are briefly explained and compared and the advantages and shortcomings of each algorithm are discussed.

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