Improved genetic algorithm for design optimization of truss structures with sizing, shape and topology variables

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1737-1762

  Tang, Wenyan ^a   Tong, Liyong ^a   Gu, Yuanxian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fittest preserving; Genetic algorithm; Improved restart operator; Mixed coding; Structural optimization; Surrogating reproduction

Indexed keywords

BINARY CODES; DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; FLOAT CODING; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY; TOPOLOGY VARIABLES;

TRUSSES;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 15844417523     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1244     Document Type: Article

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