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9783642034497

Harmony Search Algorithms for Structural Design Optimization

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    3642034497

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-10-01
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc
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Summary

Various structures, such as buildings, bridges, stadiums, paved roads, and offshore Structures, play an important role in our lives. However, constructing these structures Requires lots of budget. Thus, how to cost-efficiently design them while satisfying all the Design constraints is an important factor to structural engineers. Traditionally, Mathematical gradient-based optimization techniques have been applied to the design. However, these gradient-based methods are not suitable for discrete-type design variables Such as ready-made cross sectional area of structural members. Recently, researchers have Turned their interest into metaheuristic optimization techniques because they are able to Efficiently handle discrete design variables. Harmony search, as a metaheuristic algorithm concepted from music improvisation, has been vigorously applied to various structural design Problems, obtaining good results. Thus, this book gathers all the latest developments of Harmony search algorithm in structural design field in order for readers to efficiently Understand a full spectrum of the algorithm's potential in structural design and to easily Apply the algorithm to their own structural problems.

Table of Contents

Standard Harmony Search Algorithm for Structural Design Optimizationp. 1
Optimum Design of Steel Frames via Harmony Search Algorithmp. 51
Adaptive Harmony Search Algorithm for Design Code Optimization of Steel Structuresp. 79
Harmony Particle Swarm Algorithm for Structural Design Optimizationp. 121
Hybrid Algorithm of Harmony Search, Particle Swarm and Ant Colony for Structural Design Optimizationp. 159
Determining Viscoelastic and Damage Properties Based on Harmony Search Algorithmp. 199
Author Indexp. 227
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