Optimization of steel floor systems using particle swarm optimization

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1225-1231

  Poitras, G ^a   Lefrancois G ^a   Cormier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building design; Composite floors; Evolutionary algorithms; Particle swarm optimization; Steel floor systems; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING DESIGN; COMPOSITE FLOORS; DESIGN CRITERION; DESIGN OF COMPOSITES; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN STANDARD; NON-COMPOSITE; PSO ALGORITHMS; SLAB THICKNESS; STEEL DECKS; STEEL FLOOR SYSTEMS; STEEL FLOORS; STEEL STUDS; TOTAL MASS;

ALGORITHMS; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE SLABS; FLOORS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 79955478231     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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