Genetic algorithm based construction-conscious minimum weight design of seismic steel moment-resisting frames

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-58

  Liu, Min ^a,b   Burns, Scott A ^b   Wen, Y K ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Minimum weight design; Multiple objective analysis; Seismic design; Steel frames

Indexed keywords

MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC DESIGN; STEEL FRAMES;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 33645522695     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:1(50)     Document Type: Article

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