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The Design of Laminates as a Global Optimization Problem

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The problem of formulating the design of laminated composite plates as a global optimization problem is discussed. In the paper, a general procedure, based upon the polar formalism for the use of tensor invariants as design variables is presented, along with a wide discussion of its peculiarities and of some numerical issues. An outlook about some open problems is also given, with a perspective on possible future issues and further developments.

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Vannucci, P. The Design of Laminates as a Global Optimization Problem. J Optim Theory Appl 157, 299–323 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-012-0175-6

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