Buckling load of laminated composite plates using three variants of the biogeography-based optimization algorithm

This paper presents the application of the biogeography-based optimization (BBO) and some of its variants in the optimization of stacking sequence of laminated composites. Harmony search is also implemented to compare its results with those of the BBO. The optimization objective is to maximize the b...

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Published inActa mechanica Vol. 229; no. 4; pp. 1551 - 1566
Main Authors Kaveh, A., Dadras, A., Malek, N. Geran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Springer Vienna 01.04.2018
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Algorithms
Analysis
Biogeography
Buckling
Classical and Continuum Physics
Composite materials
Composite structures
Control
Dynamical Systems
Engineering
Engineering Thermodynamics
Fractals
Heat and Mass Transfer
Laminates
Optimization
Optimization theory
Original Paper
Plates (structural members)
Solid Mechanics
Stacking sequence (composite materials)
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Vibration
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Summary:This paper presents the application of the biogeography-based optimization (BBO) and some of its variants in the optimization of stacking sequence of laminated composites. Harmony search is also implemented to compare its results with those of the BBO. The optimization objective is to maximize the buckling load of a symmetric and balanced laminated plate. Four laminated composites with different loadings and dimensions are studied, and the statistical comparison of the obtained configurations and buckling load capacities shows the high capability of the BBO with quadratic migration model in terms of robustness and global search.
ISSN:0001-5970
1619-6937
DOI:10.1007/s00707-017-2068-0