Optimum design of steel sway frames to BS5950 using the harmony search algorithm

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Civil-Comp 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Saka, M P ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Combinatorial optimization; Harmony search algorithm; Minimum weight; Optimum structural design; Steel frame; Stochastic search technique

Indexed keywords

HARMONY SEARCH ALGORITHMS; MINIMUM WEIGHT; OPTIMUM STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STEEL FRAME; STOCHASTIC SEARCH TECHNIQUES;

COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 80053406938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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