Optimization of steel transmission tower by using evolution strategies;Optimierung von stahlgittermasten mit evolutionsstrategien

Stahlbau

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Cai, Jianbo ^a   Thierauf, Georg ^a   De Wendt, Günter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; RADIO TOWERS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

MECHANICAL MODEL; NATURAL PARALLELIZATION; STEEL TRANSMISSION TOWER;

STEEL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032010433     PISSN: 00389145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stab.199800680     Document Type: Article

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