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

The type of mathematical modeling selected for the optimum design problems of steel
skeletal frames affects the size and mathematical complexity of the programming problem …

In this paper, an improved Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm, termed LGWO, is
introduced. The enhanced version is interesting and complementary in terms of the direction …

Most structural optimization methods are based on mathematical algorithms that require
substantial gradient information. The selection of the starting values is also important to …

Computational optimization is an important paradigm with a wide range of applications. In
virtually all branches of engineering and industry, we almost always try to optimize …

Rapid developments in the field of genetic algorithms along with the popularity of the first
edition precipitated this completely revised, thoroughly updated second edition of The …

A heuristic particle swarm ant colony optimization (HPSACO) is presented for optimum
design of trusses. The algorithm is based on the particle swarm optimizer with passive …

Purpose–The computational drawbacks of existing numerical methods have forced
researchers to rely on heuristic algorithms. Heuristic methods are powerful in obtaining the …

A Hybrid Big Bang–Big Crunch (HBB–BC) optimization algorithm is employed for optimal
design of truss structures. HBB–BC is compared to Big Bang–Big Crunch (BB–BC) method …

Much interest has been recently devoted to generative processes in design. Advances in
computational tools for design applications, coupled with techniques from the field of …