Going organic: Using evolution in civils design

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Ponterosso, Pasquale ^a   Fox, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design methods aids; Information technology; Research development

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHODS & AIDS; YIELD LINE ANALYSIS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TRUSSES;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TRUSSES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; DESIGN METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33847082967     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2007.160.1.43     Document Type: Article

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