Paper number 247
BUCKLING OPTIMIZATION OF UNSYMMETRICALLY LAMINATED PLATES UNDER TRANSVERSE LOADS |
Hsuan-Teh Hu and Zhong-Zhi Chen
Department of Civil Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan 701, R.O.C.
Summary | The critical buckling loads of unsymmetrically laminated rectangular plates with a given material system and subjected to combined lateral and inplane loads are maximized against fiber orientations by using a sequential linear programming method together with a simple move-limit strategy. Significant influence of plate aspect ratios, central circular cutouts, lateral loads and end conditions on the optimal fiber orientations and the associated optimal buckling loads of unsymmetrically laminated plates has been shown through this investigation. |
Keywords | buckling, optimization, unsymmetrically laminated plates. |