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Metaheuristic applications in structures and infrastructures /

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires engineers to search for optimal and robust design options t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gandomi, Amir Hossein
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Colección:Elsevier insights.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Metaheuristic Algorithms in Modeling and Optimization
  • A Review on Traditional and Modern Structural Optimization: Problems and Techniques
  • Particle Swarm Optimization in Civil Infrastructure Systems: State-of-the-Art Review
  • Evolution Strategies-Based Metaheuristics in Structural Design Optimization
  • Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization Methods
  • Cost Optimization of Column Layout Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
  • Layout Design of Beam-Slab Floors by a Genetic Algorithm
  • Optimum Design of Skeletal Structures via Big Bang-Big Crunch Algorithm
  • Truss Weight Minimization Using Hybrid Harmony Search and Big Bang-Big Crunch Algorithms
  • Graph Theory in Evolutionary Truss Design Optimization
  • Element Exchange Method for Stochastic Topology Optimization
  • Evolutionary Path-Dependent Damper Optimization for Variable Building Stiffness Distributions
  • Application of Genetic Algorithms in Ground Motion Selection for Seismic Analysis
  • Optimization of Tuned Mass Damper with Harmony Search
  • Identification of Passive Devices for Vibration Control by Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Structural Optimization for Frequency Constraints
  • Optimum Performance-Based Seismic Design of Frames Using Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms
  • Expression Programming Techniques for Formulation of Structural Engineering Systems
  • An Evolutionary Divide-and-Conquer Strategy for Structural Identification
  • Swarm Intelligence for Large-Scale Optimization in Construction Management
  • Network-Level Infrastructure Management Based on Metaheuristics
  • Large-Scale Maintenance Optimization Problems for Civil Infrastructure Systems
  • Metaheuristic Applications in Bridge Infrastructure Maintenance Scheduling Considering Stochastic Aspects of Deterioration.