The firefly algorithm has become an increasingly important tool of Swarm Intelligence that
has been applied in almost all areas of optimization, as well as engineering practice. Many …

Firefly Algorithm (FA) is one of the popular algorithm of Swarm Intelligence domain that can
be used in most of the areas of optimization. FA and its variants are simple to implement and …

Structural engineering is focused on the safe and efficient design of infrastructure. Projects
can range in size and complexity, many requiring massive amounts of materials and …

A very recently developed metaheuristic method called Jaya algorithm (JA) is implemented
in this study for sizing and layout optimization of truss structures. The main feature of JA is …

In this paper, two novel meta-heuristic algorithms are introduced to solve global optimization
problems inspired by the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm. In the GWO algorithm …

This paper presents a new metaheuristic optimization method, the Search Group Algorithm
(SGA), to deal with the optimization of truss structures. The effectiveness of the SGA is …

The challenge that structural optimization tasks pose by dint of their highly non-linear design
constraints and complex solution domains has spurred both the implementation and …

Smart grids are a promising solution to the rapidly growing power demand because they can
considerably increase building energy efficiency. This study developed a novel time-series …

This paper presents an efficient single-stage Firefly-based algorithm (FA) to simultaneously
optimise the size, shape and topology of truss structures. The optimisation problem uses the …

Soil field capacity (FC) and permanent wilting point (PWP) are significant parameters in
numerous biophysical models and agricultural activities. Although these parameters can be …