Compressed stiffened composite panels design with skin postbuckling behavior

Nonlinear Finite Element Formulation for The Postbuckling Analysis of Stiffened Composite Panels with Imperfections

Optimization of Composite, Stiffened, Imperfect Panels under Combined Loads for Service in the Postbuckling Regime

Local buckling and postbuckling of panels stiffened by stringers and rings and subjected to combined in-plane loads is explored with the use of a single module model that consists of one stringer and a width of panel skin equal to the stringer spacing. The cross-section of the skin-stringer module is discretized and the displacement field is assumed to vary trigonometrically in the axial direct...

Postbuckling analysis of stiffened laminated composite panels, using a higher-order shear deformation theory

The investigation aims at: (i) constructing a modified higher-order shear deformation theory in which Kirchhoff's hypotheses are relaxed, to allow for shear deformations; (ii) validating the present 5-parameter-smeared-laminate theory by comparing the results with exact solutions; and (iii) applying the theory to a specific problem of the postbuckling behavior of a flat stiffened fiber-reinforc...

Design optimization of stiffened composite panels with buckling and damage tolerance constraints

The design of stiffened, composite wing panels must satisfy a range of requirements related to performance, economy and safety. In particular, the design must be damage tolerant to satisfy a number of different performance requirements for various states of damage. To obtain an optimum configuration that satisfies these requirements simultaneously, optimization code PANOPT was extended with a m...

The Application of Reliability Methods in the Design of Stiffened Frp Composite Panels for Marine Vessels

The use of composite laminate materials has increased rapidly in recent years due to their excellent strength to weight ratio and resistance to corrosion. In the construction of marine vessels, stiffened plates are the most commonly used structural elements, forming the deck, bottom hull, side shells and bulkheads. This paper presents the use of a stochastic approach to the design of stiffened ...