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. 2020 Mar 31;6(3):e03716. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03716

Table 6.

Optimization results, x⁎ (in millimeters).

x
M
USP
SWI
SW
[tp] [tp,ts,ws,hs] [tp,wci,tsci,wfix,tsfix,wfree,tsfree] [tp,ts]
u0.1 [mm]
[8.0] [0.36,1.1,150.0,80.0] - [0.53,21.0]
7 stiffeners in simulation (nostiffeners=ceil(a/ws)) wciplatewidthThusSWISW Optimization discontinued. (Refer to design strategy SW.)
u.01 [mm]
[59.7] [0.17,9.2,100.0,260.0] - [1.1,41.0]
10 stiffeners in simulation see SW
u.001 [mm]
[194.0] [0.18,20.0,300.0,350.0] - [14.7,140.0]
3 stiffeners in simulation For u=0.003.
Several alternative design solutions exist - Here, the design strategy using less stiffeners is used to minimize production cost see SW For x⁎ when u<0.003 only skin thickness increases. ThusSWM Optimization discontinued
KT1400 [Nmϕ]
[40.0] [0.28,35.6,1500,400] [5.0,1400,5.0,170,26.5,19.0,20.0] [1.7,54.0]
2 stiffeners in simulation
KT7000 [Nmϕ]
[69.0] [5.4,69.0,180,80.0] [4.7,1200,20.0,170,33.0,13.0,40.0] [2.0,110.0]
17 stiffeners in simulation
KT14000 [Nmϕ]
[83.0] [1.4,85.0,200,100] [25.0,1340,17.0,2150,12.0,12.0,130] [2.3,156.0]
15 stiffeners in simulation