Least-cost design of singly and doubly reinforced concrete beam using genetic algorithm optimized artificial neural network based on Levenberg-Marquardt and quasi-Newton backpropagation learning techniques

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-260

  Saini, Babita ^a   Sehgal, V K ^a   Gambhir, M L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Beam design; Cost optimization; Genetic algorithms; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REINFORCED CONCRETE;

BEAM DESIGN; COST OPTIMIZATION; LEAST COST DESIGN; QUASI-NEWTON BACKPROPAGATION LEARNING;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 34547534801     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0081-3     Document Type: Article

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