Memetic Computing Applied to the Design of Composite Materials and Structures

Table 1

Encoding used for a laminate.

IU	Values
Fiber	A set of eleven fibres are used, each represented by an integer number
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	E-Glass	S-Glass	AS-1	AS-4	IM-7	P-100	T-40	T-300	Boron	Kevlar-49	Kevlar-149
Matrix	A set of five matrices are used, each represented by an integer number
	1		2		3		4			5
	Peek		PPS		Polyester		Epoxy			Polyamide
Volume fraction	A real number from the set
Geometry of the laminate	A sequence of integers, one for each lamina, in the range , in intervals