Lightweight Design of Variable-Stiffness Cylinders with Reduced Imperfection Sensitivity Enabled by Continuous Tow Shearing and Machine Learning

The present study investigates how to apply continuous tow shearing (CTS) in a manufacturable design parameterization to obtain reduced imperfection sensitivity in lightweight, cylindrical shell designs. The asymptotic nonlinear method developed by Koiter is applied to predict the post-buckled stiff...

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Main Authors: Rogério R. dos Santos, Saullo G. P. Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/12/4117