Evolutionary computation is emerging as a new engineering computational paradigm, which
may significantly change the present structural design practice. For this reason, an extensive …

Optimization is a branch of mathematics concerned with obtaining the conditions that give
the extreme value of a function, or many functions, under given circumstances. In other …

This paper proposes an improved hybrid genetic algorithm with variable neighborhood
search (HGA-VNS) for addressing the flexible job shop scheduling problem (FJSP) …

Most engineering optimization algorithms are based on numerical linear and nonlinear
programming methods that require substantial gradient information and usually seek to …

Several alternative formulations of a genetic algorithm for reservoir systems are evaluated
using the four-reservoir, deterministic, finite-horizon problem. This has been done with a …

Over the last few years, manufacturing firms are required to take more action in order to
control the carbon emissions from their activities. Again, the warranty of a product is an …

In this article, a combination of energy and force method is used for minimizing the weight of
the truss structures. Genetic algorithm is employed as an optimization tool for this purpose …

This paper presents the application of Genetic Algorithms for the optimum detailed design of
reinforced concrete continuous beams based on Indian Standard specifications. The …

Manufacturing capacity planning is one of the critical processes in every manufacturing
company, and, with increasing exploitation of data and information technology, has …

In this work, four types of polarizable models have been developed for calculating
interactions between atomic charges and induced point dipoles. These include the …