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Shape optimization of laminated orthotropic plate structures

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Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 537–546, July–August, 1993.

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Belevicius, R. Shape optimization of laminated orthotropic plate structures. Mech Compos Mater 29, 406–413 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00617167

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