Global optimization analysis of slope stability by simulated annealing with dynamic bounds and Dirac function

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-32

  Cheng, Y M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Control variables; Dynamic domains; Minimum factor of safety; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CONTROL VARIABLES; DIRAC FUNCTIONS; DYNAMIC BOUNDS; MINIMUM FACTOR OF SAFETY;

SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 33845681709     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: 10290273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150600916294     Document Type: Article

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