Imperialist competitive algorithm and its application in optimization of laminated composite structures

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-187

  Abdi, Behzad ^a   Mozafari, Hamid ^a   Ayob, Amran ^a   Kohandel, Roya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Failure Criteria; Genetic Algorithm; Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA); Laminated Composite Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960802185     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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