Combining design optimization and additive manufacturing (AM) enables the full
exploitation of the potential for heightening the performance of carbon fiber reinforced plastic …

The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it presents a methodology for the
deterministic optimisation of a general class of variable-stiffness composite (VSC) structures …

This paper presents the design optimization with manufacturing constraints for composite
laminates reinforced by curvilinear fibers by using a parametric level set method. In each …

To fully exploit the efficiency of variable-stiffness composite laminates with spatially varied
fiber orientation angles, this paper aims at presenting a novel optimization framework for …

Owing to their excellent performance and large design space, curvilinear fiber-reinforced
composite structures have gained considerable attention in engineering fields such as …

Allowing freely steering fiber orientation, curvilinear fiber reinforced composite has much
better load-bearing capacities than conventional straight-fiber composites. However, the …

The isogeometric analysis of variable-stiffness structures with curvilinear fibers has gained
considerable research attention. However, dealing with structures that have complex cutouts …

Laminate composite panels with arbitrary cut-outs in a thermal environment may suffer
buckling failure because of thermal stress. To address this issue, a manufacturing-oriented …

By altering the structural shape and fiber orientation, this research aims to optimize the
design of Fiber-Reinforced Composite (FRC) structures. The structural geometry is …

The utilization of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites is rapidly expanding
across a range of industries attributable to their exceptional material properties, including …