Quantum-inspired metaheuristics emerged by combining the quantum mechanics principles
with the metaheuristic algorithms concepts. These algorithms extend the diversity of the …

Due to the high computational cost of finite element analyses, particularly in optimization
tasks, establishing a high-fidelity surrogate model is of immense importance to engineers …

Composite/nanocomposite structures have been commonly utilized in a variety of
applications. The ability to tailor composite materials to attain superior performance in …

This paper aims to formulate the multi-objective structural optimization problem to find the
best member grou** of truss structures. The weight of the structure and the different …

The current literature deals with the multi-objective optimal material distribution of porous
functionally graded plates subjected to free vibration in the framework of Carrera Unified …

Multi-objective optimization (MOO) for structural design is addressed. A new MOO algorithm,
named MOEA/D-EpDE, which combines the advantages of a recently developed pbest …

In this paper, a novel meshfree approach is proposed for the free vibration analysis of
laminated closed conical, cylindrical shells and annular plate with a hole. The theoretical …

Many specialized numerical techniques have been developed on interval uncertainty
optimization. However, the conventional nested optimization strategy is time-consuming …

Optimization is an important area of research in Engineering, usually due to the potentiality
of saving costs and improving structural safety. Composite structures are typically complex …

The quantum-inspired genetic algorithm (QGA), which combines quantum mechanics
concepts and GA to enhance search capability, has been popular and provides an efficient …