Susanne Dold

PhD Thesis

FE-Based Sizing Methodology Development for Structural Optimisation of Manufacturable and Certifiable Non-Conventional Lightweight Composite Structures.

Supervisors

Andrea Cini (UC3M)

Abstract

This research develops a novel sizing procedure for optimizing lightweight composites. Moving beyond “black metal” methods, it exploits unbalanced, non-symmetric laminates for aeroelastic tailoring. Integrating manufacturing and damage tolerance constraints directly into the loop yields a robust FE framework for minimum-weight, certifiable airframes.