Modified particle swarm optimization for optimum design of spread footing and retaining wall

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 415-427

  Khajehzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Taha, Mohd Raihan ^b   El Shafie, Ahmed ^b   Eslami, Mahdiyeh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Particle swarm optimization (PSO); Retaining wall; Sensitivity analysis; Spread footing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL PROBLEMS; MODIFIED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; OVERALL COSTS; PARAMETRIC PERFORMANCE; PENALTY FUNCTION APPROACH; RETAINING STRUCTURE; SPREAD FOOTINGS; STANDARD PSO;

ALGORITHMS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; RETAINING WALLS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 79960550274     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1000252     Document Type: Article

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