A quick group search optimizer and its application to the optimal design of double layer grid shells

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1233, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages 718-723

  Guang, Qin ^a   Feng, Liu ^a   Lijuan, Li ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Convergence accuracy; Convergence rate; GSO; Quick Group Search Optimizer; Structure Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955735374     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3452264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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