Download or read book Analysis, Design and Optimization of Composite Structures written by Alexander L. Kalamkarov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapidly varying material and geometrical characteristics of composite materials and structures do not allow the direct study of their mechanical behavior even with the use of modern computers. This book is devoted to the mechanical design and optimization problems of composite structures, based on the previously developed asymptotic homogenization models and on the newly elaborated rigorous mathematical methods. It describes how to construct mathematically rigorous mechanical models to determine strength, stiffness, and weight minimization requirements, all important factors of design and optimization.