Application of heuristic optimization techniques and algorithm tuning to multilayered sorptive barrier design

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 6354-6360

  Matott, L Shawn ^a   Bartelt Hunt, Shannon L ^b   Rabideau, Alan J ^a   Fowler, K R ^c  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LAND FILL; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SORPTION;

CONSTRAINT VIOLATIONS; HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION; SEARCH ALGORITHMS; SORPTIVE BARRIER DESIGN;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; LAND FILL; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SORPTION;

ALGORITHM; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SORPTION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE; LANDFILL; MULTILAYERED SORPTIVE BARRIER DESIGN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33750307951     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052560+     Document Type: Article

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