A competitive comparison of different types of evolutionary algorithms

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 18-19, 2003, Pages 1979-1990

  Hrstka, O ^a   Kucerova A ^a   Leps M ^a   Zeman, J ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Differential evolution; Engineering tasks; Evolutionary methods; Genetic algorithms; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; POLYNOMIALS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037775822     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00217-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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