Extensions of the Shape Functions with Penalization Parameterization for Composite-Ply Optimization

Nomenclature C = linear anisotropic material stiffness matrix of the ply l Ci = linear anisotropic material stiffness matrix of the candidate orientation i in the physical ply l n = number of candidate orientations in the ply l wi = weighting factor for the candidate orientation i in the ply l SFP = Shape Functions with Penalization R, S, T = design variables in the SFP material parameterization p = exponent used in the SFP parameterization

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