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Zafer Gürdal's Degrees
- PhD Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Civil Engineering University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors Civil Engineering Middle East Technical University
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- Elements of Structural Optimization (1984) (2033)
- Design and optimization of laminated composite materials (1999) (544)
- In-plane response of laminates with spatially varying fiber orientations - Variable stiffness concept (1993) (497)
- Variable stiffness composite panels : Effects of stiffness variation on the in-plane and buckling response (2008) (411)
- Low-velocity impact damage on dispersed stacking sequence laminates. Part II: Numerical simulations (2009) (308)
- Improved Genetic Algorithm for the Design of Stiffened Composite Panels (1994) (272)
- COMPOSITE LAMINATE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION BY GENETIC ALGORITHM WITH GENERALIZED ELITIST SELECTION (2001) (268)
- Design of variable stiffness composite panels for maximum fundamental frequency using lamination parameters (2007) (254)
- Design of variable-stiffness composite panels for maximum buckling load (2009) (245)
- Design of variable–stiffness laminates using lamination parameters (2006) (227)
- LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT DAMAGE ON DISPERSED STACKING SEQUENCE LAMINATES. PART I: EXPERIMENTS (2009) (210)
- Variable-stiffness composite panels: Buckling and first-ply failure improvements over straight-fibre laminates (2008) (209)
- Genetic algorithms with local improvement for composite laminate design (1993) (188)
- Optimization of Variable-Stiffness Panels for Maximum Buckling Load Using Lamination Parameters (2010) (179)
- Isogeometric sizing and shape optimisation of beam structures (2009) (167)
- Progressive failure analysis of tow-placed, variable-stiffness composite panels (2007) (167)
- Stacking Sequence Blending of Multiple Composite Laminates Using Genetic Algorithms (2001) (165)
- Design of variable-stiffness conical shells for maximum fundamental eigenfrequency (2008) (157)
- Design of variable stiffness panels for maximum strength using lamination parameters (2011) (156)
- Optimization of a composite cylinder under bending by tailoring stiffness properties in circumferential direction (2010) (152)
- Genetic algorithm optimization and blending of composite laminates by locally reducing laminate thickness (2004) (148)
- Buckling response of laminates with spatially varying fiber orientations (1993) (142)
- Tailoring for strength of composite steered-fibre panels with cutouts (2010) (136)
- Optimal design of composite lattice shell structures for aerospace applications (2009) (134)
- Stiffness Optimization of Composite Wings with Aeroelastic Constraints (2012) (122)
- Stacking sequence optimization of simply supported laminates with stability and strain constraints (1992) (121)
- Generating realistic laminate fiber angle distributions for optimal variable stiffness laminates (2012) (110)
- Fiber path definitions for elastically tailored conical shells (2009) (109)
- Optimal design of composite wing structures with blended laminates (2004) (109)
- Combined topology and fiber path design of composite layers using cellular automata (2005) (108)
- Layer-wise approach for the bifurcation problem in laminated composites with delaminations (1992) (103)
- Analysis of tow placed, parallel fiber, variable stiffness laminates (1996) (103)
- Multi-step blended stacking sequence design of panel assemblies with buckling constraints (2009) (101)
- Mechanism for Warp-Controlled Twist of a Morphing Wing (2010) (96)
- Design of Composite Laminates by a Genetic Algorithm with Memory (1994) (96)
- Integrated aerodynamic/structural design of a sailplane wing (1986) (96)
- Implementation of Strength-Based Failure Criteria in the Lamination Parameter Design Space (2007) (95)
- Optimization of course locations in fiber-placed panels for general fiber angle distributions (2010) (92)
- A penalty approach for nonlinear optimization with discrete design variables (1990) (92)
- Tow-Placement Technology and Fabrication Issues for Laminated Composite Structures (2005) (90)
- Optimal Design of Tow-Placed Fuselage Panels for Maximum Strength with Buckling Considerations (2010) (82)
- Efficient design optimization of nonconventional laminated composites using lamination parameters: A state of the art (2019) (82)
- Design Tailoring for Pressure Pillowing Using Tow-Placed Steered Fibers (2008) (82)
- Design of variable-stiffness composite layers using cellular automata (2006) (81)
- A comparison of three algorithms for tracing nonlinear equilibrium paths of structural systems (2000) (69)
- Design of a blade stiffened composite panel by a genetic algorithm (1993) (68)
- CELLULAR AUTOMATA FOR DESIGN OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTINUUM STRUCTURES (2000) (67)
- Cellular Automata for design of truss structures with linear and nonlinear response (2000) (67)
- A genetic algorithm with memory for optimal design of laminated sandwich composite panels (2002) (66)
- A layerwise theory for laminated composites in the framework of isogeometric analysis (2014) (65)
- Approximate Feasible Regions for Lamination Parameters (2006) (63)
- Optimal design of geodesically stiffened composite cylindrical shells (1992) (62)
- Optimization and Blending of Composite Laminates Using Genetic Algorithms with Migration (2003) (61)
- Optimal design of an electrostatically actuated microbeam for maximum pull-in voltage (2005) (57)
- The brazier effect for finite length composite cylinders under bending (1997) (56)
- Study of a new local update scheme for cellular automata in structural design (2005) (55)
- Circumferential stiffness tailoring of general cross section cylinders for maximum buckling load with strength constraints (2012) (54)
- Aeroelastic tailoring using lamination parameters (2010) (52)
- Isogeometric design of elastic arches for maximum fundamental frequency (2011) (52)
- General Blending Definitions for Stacking Sequence Design of Composite Laminate Structures (2008) (51)
- Structural Design Using Optimality Based Cellular Automata (2002) (50)
- A Koiter‐Newton approach for nonlinear structural analysis (2013) (50)
- Generating Curvilinear Fiber Paths from Lamination Parameters Distribution (2006) (49)
- Sequential Optimization and Mixed Uncertainty Analysis Method for Reliability-Based Optimization (2013) (45)
- A FORTRAN 90 genetic algorithm module for composite laminate structure design (1998) (45)
- Optimization of a variable-stiffness skin for morphing high-lift devices (2010) (45)
- Improved Shepard's Method for the Optimization of Composite Structures (2011) (44)
- Structural Design Using Cellular Automata (2001) (43)
- Postbuckling response of laminated plates under uniaxial compression (1993) (42)
- A genetic algorithm with memory for mixed discrete–continuous design optimization (2003) (40)
- Structural design using Cellular Automata for eigenvalue problems (2004) (39)
- A Generic Morphing Wing Analysis and Design Framework (2011) (39)
- Design of a piezoelectric actuator and compliant mechanism combination for maximum energy efficiency (2005) (39)
- Genetic Algorithm for Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming Problems Using Separate Constraint Approximations (2003) (37)
- A contact extended isogeometric layerwise approach for the buckling analysis of delaminated composites (2014) (37)
- Effects of processing induced defects on laminate response - Interlaminar tensile strength (1991) (36)
- Bilevel Design of a Wing Structure Using Response Surfaces (2003) (35)
- Dynamic buckling analysis of composite cylindrical shells using a finite element based perturbation method (2011) (35)
- Optimum tailoring of fibre-steered longitudinally stiffened cylinders (2015) (34)
- Optimization of composite laminates (1993) (34)
- On the variational formulation of stress constraints in isogeometric design (2010) (33)
- A Genetic Algorithm with Memory for Mixed Discrete-Continuous Design Optimization (2002) (33)
- Buckling and failure characteristics of compression-loaded stiffened composite panels with a hole (1994) (31)
- MINIMUM-WEIGHT DESIGN OF COMPRESSIVELY LOADED STIFFENED PANELS FOR POSTBUCKLING RESPONSE (1995) (31)
- A Genetic Algorithm Based Blending Scheme for Design of Multiple Composite Laminates (2009) (30)
- Global/local structural wing design using response surface techniques (1997) (30)
- Experimental investigation of prepreg slit tape wrinkling during automated fiber placement process using StereoDIC (2019) (30)
- Design of a blade-stiffened composite panel with a hole (1991) (29)
- Global/Local Iteration for Blended Composite Laminate Panel Structure Optimization Subproblems (2007) (29)
- Influence of Porosity on the Interlaminar Shear Strength of Fibre-Metal Laminates (2006) (29)
- Design, manufacturing and testing of a fibre steered panel with a large cut-out (2017) (29)
- A study of interlaminar stresses in variable stiffness plates (2012) (27)
- Thermomechanical Design Optimization of Variable Stiffness Composite Panels for Buckling (2010) (26)
- Static Aeroelastic Stiffness Optimization and Investigation of Forward Swept Composite Wings (2013) (26)
- Stacking Sequence Dispersion and Tow-Placement for Improved Damage Tolerance (2008) (25)
- Minimum-weight design of laminated composite plates for postbuckling performance (1991) (25)
- Spectral formulation of finite element methods using Daubechies compactly-supported wavelets for elastic wave propagation simulation (2013) (24)
- Interlaminar stress recovery for three-dimensional finite elements (2010) (23)
- Convex/probabilistic models of uncertainties in geometric imperfections of stiffened composite panels (1999) (23)
- Postbuckling of laminated composites with delaminations (1993) (23)
- Geometrical modeling of tow wrinkles in automated fiber placement (2020) (22)
- Improving Genetic Algorithm Efficiency and Reliability in the Design and Optimization of Composite Structures (1996) (22)
- Flutter of Partially Rigid Cantilevered Two-Dimensional Plates in Axial Flow (2008) (22)
- An interior point method for isogeometric contact (2014) (21)
- A method for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of compressively loaded prismatic composite structures (1991) (20)
- Combined Structural and Manufacturing Optimization of Stiffened Composite Panels (1996) (20)
- Structural efficiency study of graphite-epoxy aircraft rib structures (1988) (20)
- Fibre steering for shear-loaded composite panels with cutouts (2014) (19)
- Displacement-Based Optimization for Truss Structures Subjected to Static and Dynamic Constraints (2002) (19)
- Pipeline implementation of cellular automata for structural design on message-passing multiprocessors (2004) (18)
- Buckling of imperfect, anisotropic, ring-stiffened cylinders under combined loads (1992) (18)
- Retrieving Variable Stiffness Laminates from Lamination Parameters Distribution (2009) (18)
- Optimal design : theory and applications to materials and structures (1999) (16)
- DESIGN OF COMPOSITE LAYERS WITH CURVILINEAR FIBER PATHS USING CELLULAR AUTOMATA (2003) (16)
- Optimization of an Aircraft Power Distribution Subsystem (2003) (15)
- Optimum Design of Laminated Composite Structures (1992) (15)
- Optimal Design of Laminated Composite Plate for Maximum Postbuckling Strength (2005) (15)
- Design of Fiber-steered Variable-stiffness Laminates Based on a Given Lamination Parameters Distribution (2011) (15)
- Simulation of Low-Velocity Impact Damage on Composite Laminates (2009) (14)
- Flutter of Partially Rigid Cantilevered Plates in Axial Flow (2006) (14)
- Interlaminar stress recovery of multilayer composite shell structures for three-dimensional finite elements (2010) (14)
- Linear Shepard Interpolation for High Dimensional Piecewise Smooth Functions (2004) (13)
- BUCKLING AND POSTBUCKLING OF CIRCULAR PLATES CONTAINING CONCENTRIC PENNY-SHAPED DELAMINATIONS (1995) (13)
- Special issue on optimization of aerospace structures (2008) (12)
- A 2D wavelet-based spectral finite element method for elastic wave propagation (2012) (11)
- Derivative based approximation for predicting the effect of changes in laminate stacking sequence (1996) (11)
- Wind load effect in topology optimization problems (2007) (11)
- Modal Testing of a Composite Cylinder with Circumferentially Varying Stiffness (2009) (11)
- Tailoring for Strength of Steered-Fibre Composite Panels with Cutouts (2010) (11)
- Flammability and Toxicity of Composite Materials for Marine Vehicles (1990) (11)
- Automated design of composite plates for improved damage tolerance (1988) (10)
- Buckling Optimization of Laminate Stacking Sequence with Strain Constraints (1991) (10)
- Fatigue behavior of composite laminates with automated fiber placement induced defects- a review (2020) (10)
- Nonlinear topology design of trusses using cellular automata (2003) (10)
- Certification Modeling of Composites Fuselage, Considering Effect of Defects from Fiber Placement Manufacturing Processes (2017) (9)
- Design of Variable Stiffness Panels for Maximum Buckling Load Using Lamination Parameters (2008) (9)
- Optimization of Cylinders with Holes under Bending using Nonconventional Laminates (2018) (9)
- Cellular Automata Paradigm for Topology Optimisation (2006) (9)
- A displacement based optimization method for geometrically nonlinear frame structures (2002) (9)
- Elastoplastic truss design using a displacement based optimization (2002) (9)
- Nonlinear shell theory solution for the bending response of orthotropic finite length cylinders including the Brazier effect (1995) (8)
- Composite Laminate Optimization with Discrete Variables (2010) (8)
- Optimal design of imperfect, anisotropic, ring-stiffened cylinders under combined loads (1993) (8)
- Nonlinear analysis of compressively loaded linked-plate structures (1990) (8)
- STACKING SEQUENCE OF SIMPLY SUPPORTED LAMINATED WITH STABILITY AND STRAIN CONSTRAINTS (1992) (8)
- Design of anisotropic composite shells using an isogeometric approach (2010) (8)
- Energy-based aeroelastic analysis of a morphing wing (2007) (7)
- Wind load modeling for topology optimization of continuum structures (2010) (7)
- Maximum Energy-Efficiency Compliant Mechanism Design for Piezoelectric Stack Actuators (2003) (7)
- Design of Variable Stiffness Composite Laminates For Maximum Bending Stiffness (2004) (7)
- Effects of Size and Location of a Circular Cutout on Buckling and Failure of a Cylindrical Shell in Bending (2017) (7)
- Classical Tools in Structural Optimization (1990) (7)
- Design and Shape Optimization of Inflatable Wings (2006) (7)
- Topology Design of Geometrically Nonlinear 2D Elastic Continua Using CA and an Equivalent Truss Model (2006) (7)
- Design of morphing winglets with the inclusion of nonlinear aeroelastic effects (2011) (7)
- Minimum Weight Design of Composite Structures with Local Postbuckling and Blending Constraints (2006) (6)
- Maximum Buckling Load Design of General Cross-section Cylinders Using Lamination Parameters (2010) (6)
- Design of Variable Stiffness Cylinder with Holes Under Bending for Maximum Buckling Load Using Lamination Parameters (2019) (6)
- Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Thermal Performance of Steered Fibre Composite Laminates (2011) (6)
- Optimal Design of Tow-Placed Pressurized Fuselage Panels for Maximum Strength with Buckling Considerations (2008) (6)
- An Analysis Framework for Topology Optimization of 3D Printed Reinforced Composites (2018) (6)
- Design Optimization of Power Electronics Circuits using Genetic Algorithms-A Boost PFC Converter Example (2001) (6)
- DESIGN OF STIFFENED COMPOSITE PANELS WITH A FRACTURE CONSTRAINT (1985) (6)
- Convex and probabilistic models of uncertainties in geometric imperfections of stiffened composite panels (1998) (6)
- Design of a recurve actuator for maximum energy efficiency (2003) (6)
- Effect of initial flaw shape on crack extension in orthotropic composite materials (1987) (6)
- Genetic Algorithms for the Design of Composite Panels (1995) (6)
- An Experimental Investigation Concerning the Effects of AFP Defects on Progressive Failure of Tensile Coupons (2019) (5)
- Fiber Tow Deformations During Layup of Steered Paths Using Automated Fiber Placement Process (2019) (5)
- Optimization of trusses with geometrically nonlinear response using a displacement based approach (2000) (5)
- Actuation Requirements of a Warp Induced Variable Twist Rotor Blade (2010) (5)
- Simultaneous Topology and Curvilinear Fiber Path Design of Composite Layers Using Cellular Automata (2004) (5)
- Compressive failure model for anisotropic plates with a cutout (1987) (5)
- A genetic algorithm based topology tool for continuum structures (2000) (4)
- Characterization of viscoelastic bending stiffness of uncured carbon-epoxy prepreg slit tape (2021) (4)
- Rapid Tools for an AFP Manufacturing Defects Assessment Framework (2018) (4)
- A Displacement based optimization for nonlinear frame structures (2001) (4)
- Bending Test of a Variable-Stiffness Fiber-Reinforced Composite Cylinder (2010) (4)
- A Novel Mechanism for Wing Warping (2008) (4)
- Maximising Buckling Loads of Variable Stiffness Shells Using Lamination Parameters (2009) (4)
- THICKNESS TAILORING OF VARIABLE STIFFNESS PANELS FOR MAXIMUM BUCKLING LOAD (2009) (4)
- Stress Analysis of Orthotropic Plate on Elastic Foundation with Transverse Point Load (1990) (4)
- Multigrid Accelerated Cellular Automata for Structural Design Optimization: A 1-D Implementation (2004) (4)
- A compressive failure model for anisotropic plates with a cutout under compressive and shear loads (1986) (3)
- A Reconfigurable Approach to Structural Engineering Design Computations (2004) (3)
- Importance of anisotropy on design of compression-loaded composite corrugated panels (1990) (3)
- Bending of Composite Cylindrical Shells with Circular Cutouts: Buckling and Failure Analysis (2019) (3)
- TENSILE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF SINGLE FIBRES AND FIBRE BUNDLES (2010) (3)
- IMPROVED GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR DESIGN OF STIFFENED COMPOSITE PANEL (1996) (3)
- Multilevel optimization of space trusses using continuum modelling (1994) (3)
- On the Effect of Geometric Nonlinearities on Static Load Alleviation (2009) (3)
- Blending of composite panel designs using genetic algorithms (2002) (3)
- Bending of Composite Cylindrical Shells with Circular Cutouts: Experimental Validation (2019) (3)
- Sensitivity derivatives for static test loading boundary conditions (1985) (3)
- Multilevel optimization using a continuum model for structures (1992) (3)
- OPTIMIZATION OF TOW-PLACED, TAILORED COMPOSITE LAMINATES (2007) (3)
- Modelling of Composite Laminates Based on Isogeometric Layerwise Theory (2013) (3)
- Effect of Stacking Sequence on Failure of [±45/90/0]s Quasi-Isotropic Coupons with a Hole under Compression (1997) (2)
- Tow-Placed, Variable-Stiffness Composite Panels: Damage Tolerance Improvements over Traditional Straight-Fibre Laminates (2006) (2)
- Optimal Design of Composite Wing Structures with Blended (2004) (2)
- Stacking Sequence Dispersion for Improved Damage Tolerance (2008) (2)
- LOCAL UPDATE SCHEMES FOR CELLULAR AUTOMATA IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN (2002) (2)
- Progressive damage analysis of tow-steered composite panels in postbuckling (2007) (2)
- Student Paper) Path Definitions for Elastically Tailored Conical Shells (2006) (2)
- Cellular Automata for Simultaneous Analysis and Optimal Structural Topology Design (2010) (2)
- Active aeroelastic control aspects of an aircraft wing by using synthetic jet actuators: modeling, simulations, experiments (2007) (2)
- The effect of slots on the buckling and postbuckling behavior of laminated plates (1985) (1)
- INTERLAMINAR STRESS RECOVERY OF MULTILAYER COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (2009) (1)
- A New Fibre Placement Architecture for Improved Damage Tolerance (2010) (1)
- TOPOLOGY DESIGN USING A TWO-LEVEL DISPLACEMENT-BASED APPROACH (2002) (1)
- Multi-level optimization of a beam-like space truss utilizing a continuum model (1992) (1)
- A Wavelet-Based Spectral Finite Element Method for Simulating Elastic Wave Propagation (2011) (1)
- New Sorting Approach for Pareto Fronts in Multiobjective Optimization (2009) (1)
- Enhancements of Tow-Steering Design Techniques: Design of Rectangular Panel Under Combined Loads (2013) (1)
- BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF CFRP COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL SHELL WITH CUTOUTS IN BENDING (2017) (1)
- Composite fracture using the normal stress ratio theory (1989) (1)
- Approximate Internal Load Prediction in Composite Structures with Locally Buckled Panels (2008) (1)
- A 2 D wavelet-based spectral finite element method for elastic wave propagation (2012) (1)
- Buckling Imperfection-Sensitivity Analysis Using a Koiter-Newton Approach (2013) (1)
- Design Optimization of Ferrocement-Laminated Plate Using Genetic Algorithm (2014) (1)
- Active Flow and Aeroelastic Control of Lifting Surfaces Using Synthetic Jet Actuators (2007) (1)
- A reduced basis technique with the co-rotational kinematics for nonlinear buckling analysis of structures (2013) (0)
- Dual and Optimality Criteria Methods (1990) (0)
- Aerofoil for an aircraft having an opening formed in the fiber composite structure supporting structure (2007) (0)
- Optimality Based Multigrid Method for Structural Design Under Stability Constraints (2002) (0)
- Linear Mathematical Programming (1990) (0)
- Mechanical and thermal characterization of unidirectional aramid/epoxy. Final report, November 1985-December 1986 (1987) (0)
- Aspects of The Optimization Process in Practice (1990) (0)
- NON-CONVENTIONAL LAMINATES: EXPANDING THE DESIGN ENVELOPE AND IMPROVING THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED COMPOSITES (2012) (0)
- Wing Structural Design by Genetic Algorithms and Homotopy Methods (1999) (0)
- Structural efficiency study of composite wing rib structures (1988) (0)
- Global/Local Optimization and Blending Using Genetic Algorithms With Migration (2001) (0)
- IMPERFECTION SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE SHELLS USING A FINITE ELEMENT VERSION OF KOITER ’ S METHOD (2010) (0)
- WAVELET-BASED SPECTRAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR WAVE PROPAGATION ANALYSIS IN ORTHOTROPIC PLATES (2011) (0)
- A New Koiter Asymptotic Analysis for Buckling-Sensitive Structures (2014) (0)
- Optimization and Blending of Composite Laminates Using Guide based Genetic Algorithms (2003) (0)
- Quantifying Wrinkling During Tow Placement on Curvilinear Paths (2019) (0)
- Dynamic Stability Analysis of Shells Using a Finite Element Based Reduction Method (2011) (0)
- Global/Local Design Optimization of a Power Distribution System (2000) (0)
- Analysis and verification of the degree of bending isotropy of thin laminated composites manufactured using non-crimp fabric (2020) (0)
- VARIABLE STIFFNESS DESIGN OF ARBITRARY CROSS-SECTION CYLINDERS FOR BUCKLING WITH STRENGTH CONSTRAINT (2010) (0)
- SOME QUASI-ISOTROPIC LAMINATES ARE MORE ISOTROPIC THAN OTHERS (2018) (0)
- Decomposition and Multilevel Optimization (1990) (0)
- Introduction to Variational Sensitivity Analysis (1990) (0)
- Innovative Teaching Of Aircraft Stress Analysis And Design Courses Mathematica In An Engineering Education Environment (2005) (0)
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