Distributed hybrid genetic algorithms for structural optimization on a PC cluster

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1890-1897

  Park, Hyo Seon ^a   Kwon, Yun Han ^a   Seo, Ji Hyun ^a   Woo, Byung Hun ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Lotte Engineering and Construction Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Building design; Computation; Hybrid methods; Optimization; Structural design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPLEX OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; GA BASED OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; SLAVE COMPUTERS; TRAIL AND ERROR;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33751294074     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:12(1890)     Document Type: Article

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