Critical local and global buckling loads of grid-stiffened carbon-fiber thin-shell structures, such as advanced grid-stiffened (AGS) conical shells relevant to aviation and aerospace applications, under uniform external transverse pressure were determined analytically using an equivalent stiffness model considering the influence of non-uniform grid distribution and the minimum potential energy principle. Experiments and finite-elements analysis have been carried out to assess the reliability of this analytical model. To maximize the buckling resistance for optimal design of the AGS conical shells, a hybrid genetic algorithm combining the genetic approach with a simulated annealing algorithm was developed, which considers the characteristics of multi-constraints and mixed discrete–continuous design variables. Comparisons between the benchmark results from the traditional genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm confirmed the validity and efficiency of the hybrid genetic algorithms. Numerical examples show that the local-buckling constraint is a key factor for weight optimization of the AGS carbon-fiber conical.


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    Title :

    Buckling resistance of grid-stiffened carbon-fiber thin-shell structures


    Contributors:
    Shi, Shanshan (author) / Sun, Zhi (author) / Ren, Mingfa (author) / Chen, Haoran (author) / Hu, Xiaozhi (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 20 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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