Mixed variable structural optimization using Firefly Algorithm

Computers and Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2325-2336

  Gandomi, Amir Hossein ^a   Yang, Xin She ^b   Alavi, Amir Hossein ^c  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Firefly Algorithm; Metaheuristic optimization; Mixed continuous discrete variable problems; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

FIREFLY ALGORITHM; METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION; MIXED CONTINUOUS-DISCRETE VARIABLE PROBLEMS; MIXED VARIABLES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; TRADE-STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FIRE PROTECTION; HEURISTIC METHODS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 80055049702     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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