Research Article

Simultaneous Shape and Stacking Sequence Optimization of Laminated Composite Free-Form Shells Using Multi-Island Genetic Algorithm

Table 4

Objective values of initial and final generations in first phase optimization for Shell 1 (Hz).

Initial lay-up (°)Initial generationFinal generationRelative increase (%)
AverageBestAverageBestAverageBest

[45/−452/45]2s28.43104.11107.53132.12278.2326.90
[0/902/0]2s28.13112.10114.68151.50307.6835.15
[0]8s20.9556.6980.61109.17284.7792.57