Paper number 160

DESIGN OPTIMISATION OF LAMINATED CYLINDERS FOR MAXIMUM BUCKLING STRENGTH

M. Walker

CADENCE, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa

Summary	The design optimisation of simply supported laminated circular cylindrical shells subjected to a combination of axial and torsional buckling loads is considered in this paper. The objective is defined as the maximisation of a performance index specified by the sum of the non-dimensionalised weighted loadings, and the effect of cylinder radius, length and weighting are investigated.
Keywords	design optimisation, laminated cylinders, maximum buckling strength.