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Computers and Concrete Volume 25, Number 4, April 2020, pages 303-310 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/cac.2020.25.4.303 |
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Optimal fiber volume fraction prediction of layered composite using frequency constraints- A hybrid FEM approach |
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K. Lalepalli Anil, Subrata K. Panda, Nitin Sharma, Chetan K. Hirwani and Umut Topal
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| Abstract | ||
| In this research, a hybrid mathematical model is derived using the higher-order polynomial kinematic model in association with soft computing technique for the prediction of best fiber volume fractions and the minimal mass of the layered composite structure. The optimal values are predicted further by taking the frequency parameter as the constraint and the projected values utilized for the computation of the eigenvalue and deflections. The optimal mass of the total layered composite and the corresponding optimal volume fractions are evaluated using the particle swarm optimization by constraining the arbitrary frequency value as mass/volume minimization functions. The degree of accuracy of the optimal model has been proven through the comparison study with published well-known research data. Further, the predicted values of volume fractions are incurred for the evaluation of the eigenvalue and the deflection data of the composite structure. To obtain the structural responses i.e. vibrational frequency and the central deflections the proposed higher-order polynomial FE model adopted. Finally, a series of numerical experimentations are carried out using the optimal fibre volume fraction for the prediction of the optimal frequencies and deflections including associated structural parameter. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| HSDT; PSO; laminated composite; optimization; fiber volume fraction | ||
| Address | ||
| K. Lalepalli Anil: National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela - 769008, Odisha, India Subrata K. Panda: National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela - 769008, Odisha, India Nitin Sharma: School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT, Bhubaneswar- 751024, Odisha, India Chetan K. Hirwani: Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India Umut Topal: Department of Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Technology, Trabzon, Turkey | ||