Global optimization of trusses with a modified genetic algorithm

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Šešok, Dmitrij ^a   Belevičius, Rimantas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Genetic algorithms; Global optimization; Truss structures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DIESEL ENGINES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; TOPOLOGY; TRUSSES;

EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRAME STRUCTURES; GLOBAL SOLUTIONS; MODIFIED GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; REASONABLE TIME; SYSTEMS POSSESSING; TRUSS STRUCTURES; TRUSS SYSTEMS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 52249089613     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2008.14.10     Document Type: Article

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