Optimum design of single layer network domes using harmony search method

Asian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-112

  Carbas S ^a   Saka, M P ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Discrete optimum design; Dome optimization; Harmony search algorithm; Minimum weight; Stochastic search technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849102862     PISSN: 15630854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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