A genetic algorithm for beam-slab layout design of rectilinear floors

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3488-3500

  Nimtawat, Anan ^a   Nanakorn, Pruettha ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Beam slab layout; Design automation; Genetic algorithm; Rectilinear floor

Indexed keywords

BEAM-SLAB LAYOUT; CODING SCHEME; DESIGN AUTOMATION; EXISTING BUILDING; FLOORPLANS; IN-BUILDINGS; LAYOUT DESIGNS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; RECTILINEAR FLOOR;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

FLOORS;

AUTOMATION; DESIGN METHOD; FLOOR; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEURISTICS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77957309315     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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