Metamodel-assisted optimization is a valuable alternative to handle structural design
optimization procedures, which are usually quite expensive and sometimes even prohibitive …

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 …

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 …

The main goal of the structural optimization is to minimize the weight of structures while
satisfying all design requirements imposed by design codes. In this paper, the Artificial Bee …

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 …

This study develops a Multi-Objective Jellyfish Search (MOJS) algorithm to solve
engineering problems optimally with multiple objectives. Lévy flight, elite population, fixed …

In this article, an improved grey wolf optimizer (IGWO) algorithm is developed for optimal
design of truss structures. Grey wolf optimizer (GWO) is a recently proposed algorithm for …

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 …

Discrete optimization of truss structures is a hard computing problem with many local
minima. Metaheuristic algorithms are naturally suited for discrete optimization problems as …

This work evaluates the performance of the salp swarm algorithm (SSA) for truss system
optimization problems and presents a novel method called the modified salp swarm …