OPTIMAL DESIGN OF QUADRATIC SANDWICH PLATE

In this paper, we show the optimal design of the three-layered sandwich plates. The objective function contains the material and fabrication costs. The design constraints are the maximal stresses, the deflection of plates and damping of vibrations. The unknown is the thickness of the filling foam. By the mathematical method, we define the minima of the cost function and the optimal thickness of the filling layer of foam. The active constraint is the deflection, so we calculate of the costs of sandwich plate with the homogeneous plate.