... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Shell structures Composite materials Genetic algorithms Load capacity Buckling To date many researchers have investigated theoretically and experimentally the buckling strength of composite cylindrical shells. Rehfield et al. (1980) made...

... of moisture concentration agree with the results published in the open literature. Practical implications The paper provides in‐depth insight into the progress of damage in laminated shell structures. Originality/value The paper investigates initiation and progress of damage in laminated composite...

... frequencies of these structural members accurately. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Finite element analysis Vibration Shell structures Extensive literature reviews on nonlinear vibrations of plates are given by Chia (1980, 1988) and Sathyamoorthy (1987) ; vibration of plates...