Genetic algorithms and Monte Carlo simulation for optimal plant design

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-38

  Cantoni, M ^a   Marseguerra, M ^a   Zio, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

OPTIMAL PLANT DESIGN;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0033890510     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(99)00080-0     Document Type: Article

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