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Optimal structural damping of skis using a genetic algorithm

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Two problems of the optimal damping of skis with the use of an improved genetic algorithm (GA) are presented. The first problem is the optimal location of viscoelastic constrained layers; the second problem is the optimization of the stacking sequence with or without variable layer thicknesses. It is demonstrated that the GA is a very attractive and powerful method for these problems in which the objective function has no derivatives and several optimal solutions simultaneously exist.

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  1. Laboratoire des Sols, Solides, Structures URA-CNRS 1511, BP 53, F-38041, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    J. L. Marcelin & P. Trompette

  2. Aeronautical Engineering, ISD, University of Stuttgart, Germany

    R. Dornberger

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Marcelin, J.L., Trompette, P. & Dornberger, R. Optimal structural damping of skis using a genetic algorithm. Structural Optimization 10, 67–70 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01743698

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