Optimum design of steel frames using a multiple-deme GA with improved reproduction operators

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1232-1243

  Safari, D ^a   Maheri, Mahmoud R ^a   Maheri, A ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modified crossover; Modified mutation; Multiple deme genetic algorithm; Steel frames; Structural optimisation

Indexed keywords

MODIFIED CROSSOVER; MODIFIED MUTATION; MULTIPLE-DEME GENETIC ALGORITHM; STEEL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION;

MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 79955482566     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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