Abstract:Using the Finite Element Method (FEM), stiffened plates arrangements defined by the application of the Constructal Design Method (CDM) were analyzed. So that, through an Exhaustive Search (ES), different spacing between the stiffeners were tested regarding the central and maximum deflections. Starting from a non-stiffened plate with a fixed volume, a portion of its material was completely removed from its thickness and transformed into stiffeners considering the volumetric fraction 𝜙 = 0.5. It were establishe… Show more
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