Mooring optimization of floating platforms using a genetic algorithm

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1413-1421

  Shafieefar, Mehdi ^a   Rezvani, Aidin ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Floating platforms; Genetic algorithm; Mooring; Optimization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FORCE SPREADING; FLOATING PLATFORMS; MOORING PATTERN;

MOORING;

DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MOORING; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION;

FLOATING STRUCTURE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MOORING SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34147172275     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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