An adaptive neural network strategy for improving the computational performance of evolutionary structural optimization

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 30-33 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 3374-3393

  Lagaros, Nikolaos D ^a   Charmpis, Dimos C ^a   Papadrakakis, Manolis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Domain decomposition; Evolution strategies; Neural networks; Optimization; Parallel computing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN VECTORS; DISPLACEMENT; EVOLUTION STRATEGIES (ES); SEQUENTIAL COMPUTING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL COMPUTING; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 20044376735     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.12.023     Document Type: Article

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