Buckling Analysis and Optimization of Stiffened Composite Flat and Curved Panels

the skin and of the stiffener are represented by trigonometric shape functions, and the governing equations are derived applying the principle of the minimum potential energy and the method of Ritz. The formulation is used to obtain optimal configurations in terms of skin and stiffener lay-ups, stiffener cross sections, and geometry. Constraints can be imposed on the structural response in terms of buckling load and prebuckling stiffness as well as on technological requirements. The optimal design is presented for the buckling load maximization of a flat hatstiffenedpanelloadedincompressionandshearandfortheminimumweightunderbucklingconstraintsofacurved panel with open-section stringers loaded in compression. The results obtained from the semi-analytical formulation are then compared with finite element analyses.

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