Structural Optimization of Waffle Shell Sections in Launch Vehicles

Stability and rational design of the «barrel­ogive» type strengthened shell structures under combined loading

“…A new approach to solving the optimization problem in terms of the strength of the wafer shell sections of a launch vehicle is proposed in work [11], based on a finite-element method. However, the problem of optimal design reported in the work does not tackle the impact exerted by the meridian curvature of the median surface of the structure.…”