Genetic Algorithms for the Dependability Assurance in the Design of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 655-675

  Sgambi, Luca ^a   Gkoumas, Konstantinos ^b   Bontempi, Franco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; DEPENDABILITY ASSURANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FEM; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC; LIVE LOADS; LONG SPAN; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; RAILWAY TRAFFIC; SERVICEABILITY ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN METHOD; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 84865743690     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2012.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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