Practical design optimization of truss structures using the genetic algorithms

Research in Engineering Design

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-84

  Dominguez, A ^a   Stiharu, I ^a   Sedaghati, R ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; BUILDINGS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; TOWERS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMUM DESIGN; PRACTICAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; TRUSS STRUCTURES;

TRUSSES;

EID: 33748849279     PISSN: 09349839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00163-006-0020-8     Document Type: Article

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