Multi-objective design optimisation: Getting more for less

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5-10

  Evins, Ralph ^a   Joyce, Sam Conrad ^b,c   Pointer, Philip ^b   Sharma, Shrikant ^b   Vaidyanathan, Ravi ^d   Williams, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BURO HAPPOLD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design methods and aids; Economics and finance; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERS; DESIGN METHOD; DESIGN PROBLEMS; ENERGY USE; FLEXIBLE DESIGNS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; PARAMETRIC MODELLING; STRUCTURAL STRENGTH;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84870978501     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: 17517672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.11.00014     Document Type: Article

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