A hybrid evolutionary graph-based multi-objective algorithm for layout optimization of truss structures

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-364

  Kaveh, A ^a   Laknejadi, K ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; CROSSOVER AND MUTATION; EVOLUTION STRATEGIES; GENERATION TOOLS; GENETIC OPERATORS; GRAPH-BASED; LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; LOCAL SEARCH; MEMETIC; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI OBJECTIVE ALGORITHM; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZERS; PARETO ARCHIVE; PARETO FRONT; SPECIFIC PROBLEMS; TRUSS STRUCTURE;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 84873407994     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-012-0754-5     Document Type: Article

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