Design and optimization of steel trusses using genetic algorithms, parallel computing, and human-computer interaction

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-337

  Agarwal, Pranab ^a   Raich, Anne M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Genetic Algorithms; MOGA; Multi objective optimization; Parallel computing; Pareto Ranking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; MOGA; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO RANKING;

TRUSSES;

EID: 33746359682     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.23.4.325     Document Type: Article

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