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Linearly elastic fiber reinforced composite discs and laminates in plane stress with variable local orientation and concentration of one or two fiber fields embedded in the matrix material, are considered. The thickness and the domain of the discs or laminates are assumed to be given, together with prescribed boundary conditions and in-plane loading along the edge.
The problem under study consists in determining throughout the structural domain the optimum orientations and concentrations of the fiber fields in such a way as to maximize the integral stiffness of the composite disc or laminate under the given loading. Minimization of the integral stiffness can also be carried out. The optimization is performed subject to a prescribed bound on the total cost or weight of the composite that for given unit cost factors or specific weights determines the amounts of fiber and matrix materials in the structure. Examples are presented by the end of the paper.
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Thomsen, J., Olhoff, N. (1993). Optimization of Fiber Orientation and Concentration in Composites. In: Landriani, G.S., Salençon, J. (eds) Evaluation of Global Bearing Capacities of Structures. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 332. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2752-0_7
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