Performance evaluation of metaheuristic search techniques in the optimum design of real size pin jointed structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 284-302

  Hasancebi O ^a   Carbas S ^a   Dogan E ^a   Erdal, F ^a   Saka, M P ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combinatorial optimization; Metaheuristic techniques; Pin jointed structures; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DESIGN; HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TABU SEARCH; WELDS;

ANT-COLONY OPTIMIZATIONS; BENCH-MARK PROBLEMS; CODING PLATFORMS; CONVERGENCE RATES; DESIGN LIMITATIONS; EVOLUTION STRATEGIES; HARMONY SEARCHES; LARGE-SCALE PROBLEMS; META-HEURISTIC SEARCHES; METAHEURISTIC TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZER; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; PIN JOINTED STRUCTURES; SEARCH PERFORMANCE; SIMPLE GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SOLUTION ACCURACIES;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 59849099333     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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