Simultaneous topology and size optimization of structures by genetic algorithm using minimal length chromosome

Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 644-674

  Kaveh, A ^a   Shahrouzi, M ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY IIEES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Optimization techniques; Programming and algorithm theory; Structures

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

DIRECT INDEX CODING (DIC); OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PROGRAMMING AND ALGORITHM THEORY;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33746611987     PISSN: 02644401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02644400610680351     Document Type: Article

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