Structural Optimization of Composite Panel with Lamination Parameters and Equivalent Stiffness Laminate Method

Abstract:

Firstly, a two-level optimization procedure for composite structure is investigated with lamination parameters as design variables and MSC.Nastran as analysis tool. The details using lamination parameters as MSC.Nastran input parameters are presented. Secondly, with a proper equivalent stiffness laminate built to substitute for the lamination parameters, a two-level optimization method based on the equivalent stiffness laminate is proposed. Compared with the lamination parameters-based method, the layer thicknesses of the equivalent stiffness laminate are adopted as continuous design variables at the first level. The corresponding lamination parameters are calculated from the optimal layer thicknesses. At the second level, genetic algorithm (GA) is applied to identify an optimal laminate configuration to target the lamination parameters obtained. The numerical example shows that the proposed method without considering constraints of lamination parameters can obtain better optimal results.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 496-500)
• Pages: 429-435
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.496-500.429
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Xiao Ping Zhong, Peng Jin
• Keywords: Composite Structure, Equivalent Stiffness Laminate, Lamination Parameters

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