Mathematical and metaheuristic applications in design optimization of steel frame structures: an extensive review

MP Saka, ZW Geem - Mathematical problems in engineering, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A review on traditional and modern structural optimization: problems and techniques

MG Sahab, VV Toropov… - … applications in structures …, 2013‏ - books.google.com
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 …

[كتاب][B] Computational optimization, methods and algorithms

S Koziel, XS Yang - 2011‏ - books.google.com
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 …

Particle swarm optimizer, ant colony strategy and harmony search scheme hybridized for optimization of truss structures

A Kaveh, S Talatahari - Computers & Structures, 2009‏ - Elsevier
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 …

An improved ant colony optimization for constrained engineering design problems

A Kaveh, S Talatahari - Engineering Computations, 2010‏ - emerald.com
Purpose–The computational drawbacks of existing numerical methods have forced
researchers to rely on heuristic algorithms. Heuristic methods are powerful in obtaining the …

Size optimization of space trusses using Big Bang–Big Crunch algorithm

A Kaveh, S Talatahari - Computers & structures, 2009‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Sizing truss structures using teaching-learning-based optimization

SO Degertekin, MS Hayalioglu - Computers & Structures, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Meta-heuristic search methods have been extensively used for optimization of truss
structures over the past two decades. In this study, a new meta-heuristic search method …

Optimum design of steel sway frames to BS5950 using harmony search algorithm

MP Saka - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Harmony search method based optimum design algorithm is presented for the steel sway
frames. The harmony search method is a numerical optimization technique developed …

Performance-based seismic design of steel frames using ant colony optimization

A Kaveh, BF Azar, A Hadidi, FR Sorochi… - Journal of Constructional …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, a performance-based optimal seismic design of frame structures is presented
using the ant colony optimization (ACO) method. This discrete metaheuristic algorithm leads …

Benchmark problems in structural optimization

AH Gandomi, XS Yang - Computational optimization, methods and …, 2011‏ - Springer
Structural optimization is an important area related to both optimization and structural
engineering. Structural optimization problems are often used as benchmarks to validate new …