Tailoring the Fundamental Frequency of Laminated Composite Panels Using Material Properties

Abstract:

Optimization of material properties is performed to maximize the fundamental frequency of the laminated composite panels by means of the genetic algorithm. The global radial basis function collocation method is used to calculate the fundamental frequency of clamped laminated composite panels. In this paper, the objective function of optimization problem is the maximum fundamental frequency; optimization variables are material properties of laminated panels. The results for the optimal material properties and the maximum fundamental frequencies of the 2-layer plates are presented to verify the validity of present method.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 709)
• Pages: 157-161
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.709.157
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Li Guo Zhang*, Kang Yang, Wei Ping Zhao, Song Xiang
• Keywords: Fundamental Frequency, Laminated Composite Panels, Material Properties, Optimization, Tailoring

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