An Element‐Free Galerkin‐Based Multi‐objective Optimization of Laminated Composite Plates

An element‐free Galerkin method is presented to analyze isotropic and laminated composite plates. This method employs the moving least square technique to approximate functions. In the analysis procedure, a collocation method is used to enforce boundary conditions. A consistent multi‐objective optimization procedure is also applied. The function introduced here consists of minimizing the weight and cost, as well as of maximizing the load. A genetic algorithm is used for the optimization process.