Multiple constrained sizing-shaping truss-optimization using ANGEL method

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-86

  Csébfalvi, Anikó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ANGEL hybrid heuristic method; Shaping sizing truss optimization

Indexed keywords

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOCAL SEARCH (OPTIMIZATION); STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRUSSES;

ANGEL HYBRID HEURISTIC METHOD; ANT COLONY GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; HYBRID HEURISTICS; HYBRID METHOD; LOCAL SEARCH STRATEGY; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; SHAPING-SIZING TRUSS OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTICS; TRUSS OPTIMIZATION;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEURISTICS; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 79960757858     PISSN: 05536626     EISSN: 15873773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3311/pp.ci.2011-1.10     Document Type: Article

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