Uncertainty analysis of stiffened composite panels

A study is made of the variability in the nonlinear response of three stiffened composite panels associated with variations in their geometric and material parameters. The three panels have a cylindrical skin with either four or five T-shaped stiffeners. Two of the panels have a notch and the third panel has a circular cutout. Hierarchical sensitivity analysis is used to identify the major parameters at the micro-mechanical, layer, laminate and sub-component levels. The major parameters are then taken to be fuzzy parameters, and a fuzzy set analysis is used to determine the range of variation of the response associated with pre-selected variations in the major parameters.

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