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ABSTRACT

Probabilistic Design Of Composite Structures

Christos C. Chamis¹

1 NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135, USA

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2007, 4(2), 59-66. https://doi.org/10.3970/icces.2007.004.059

Abstract

A formal procedure for the probabilistic design evaluation of a composite structure is described. The uncertainties in all aspects of a composite structure (constituent material properties, fabrication variables, structural geometry, and service environments, etc.), which result in the uncertain behavior in the composite structural responses, are included in the evaluation. The probabilistic evaluation consists of: (1) design criteria, (2) modeling of composite structures and uncertainties, (3) simulation methods, and (4) the decision-making process. A sample case is presented to illustrate the formal procedure and to demonstrate that composite structural designs can be probabilistically evaluated with accuracy and efficiency.

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