Metaheuristic Applications In Structures And Infrastructures
by Xin-She Yang /
2013 / English / PDF
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Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent
constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for
lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become
crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires
engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to
address design problems that are commonly large in scale and
highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the
past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising
power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult
optimization problems.
Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent
constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for
lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become
crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires
engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to
address design problems that are commonly large in scale and
highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the
past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising
power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult
optimization problems.
This book examines the latest developments of metaheuristics and
their applications in structural engineering, construction
engineering and earthquake engineering, offering practical case
studies as examples to demonstrate real-world applications.
Topics cover a range of areas within engineering, including big
bang-big crunch approach, genetic algorithms, genetic
programming, harmony search, swarm intelligence and some other
metaheuristic methods. Case studies include structural
identification, vibration analysis and control, topology
optimization, transport infrastructure design, design of
reinforced concrete, performance-based design of structures and
smart pavement management. With its wide range of everyday
problems and solutions, Metaheursitic Applications in Structures
and Infrastructures can serve as a supplementary text for design
courses and computation in engineering as well as a reference for
researchers and engineers in metaheuristics, optimization in
civil engineering and computational intelligence.
This book examines the latest developments of metaheuristics and
their applications in structural engineering, construction
engineering and earthquake engineering, offering practical case
studies as examples to demonstrate real-world applications.
Topics cover a range of areas within engineering, including big
bang-big crunch approach, genetic algorithms, genetic
programming, harmony search, swarm intelligence and some other
metaheuristic methods. Case studies include structural
identification, vibration analysis and control, topology
optimization, transport infrastructure design, design of
reinforced concrete, performance-based design of structures and
smart pavement management. With its wide range of everyday
problems and solutions, Metaheursitic Applications in Structures
and Infrastructures can serve as a supplementary text for design
courses and computation in engineering as well as a reference for
researchers and engineers in metaheuristics, optimization in
civil engineering and computational intelligence.Review of the latest development of metaheuristics in
engineering.
Review of the latest development of metaheuristics in
engineering.Detailed algorithm descriptions with focus on practical
implementation.
Detailed algorithm descriptions with focus on practical
implementation.Uses practical case studies as examples and applications.
Uses practical case studies as examples and applications.