Multiobjective and multilevel optimization for steel frames

Engineering Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 519-529

  Li, Gang ^a   Zhou, Ren Gen ^b   Duan, Lian ^c   Chen, Wai Fah ^d  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Division of Structures   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilevel optimization; Multiobjective optimization; Steel frames; Structural engineering

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; BUILDING CODES; OPTIMIZATION; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; STEEL FRAMES;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 0033150380     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00226-5     Document Type: Article

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