Metaheuristics And Optimization In Civil Engineering (modeling And Optimization In Science And Technologies)
by Xin-She Yang /
2015 / English / PDF
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This timely book deals with a current topic, i.e. the applications
of metaheuristic algorithms, with a primary focus on optimization
problems in civil engineering. The first chapter offers a concise
overview of different kinds of metaheuristic algorithms, explaining
their advantages in solving complex engineering problems that
cannot be effectively tackled by traditional methods, and citing
the most important works for further reading. The remaining
chapters report on advanced studies on the applications of certain
metaheuristic algorithms to specific engineering problems. Genetic
algorithm, bat algorithm, cuckoo search, harmony search and
simulated annealing are just some of the methods presented and
discussed step by step in real-application contexts, in which they
are often used in combination with each other. Thanks to its
synthetic yet meticulous and practice-oriented approach, the book
is a perfect guide for graduate students, researchers and
professionals willing to applying metaheuristic algorithms in civil
engineering and other related engineering fields, such as
mechanical, transport and geotechnical engineering. It is also a
valuable aid for both lectures and advanced engineering students.
This timely book deals with a current topic, i.e. the applications
of metaheuristic algorithms, with a primary focus on optimization
problems in civil engineering. The first chapter offers a concise
overview of different kinds of metaheuristic algorithms, explaining
their advantages in solving complex engineering problems that
cannot be effectively tackled by traditional methods, and citing
the most important works for further reading. The remaining
chapters report on advanced studies on the applications of certain
metaheuristic algorithms to specific engineering problems. Genetic
algorithm, bat algorithm, cuckoo search, harmony search and
simulated annealing are just some of the methods presented and
discussed step by step in real-application contexts, in which they
are often used in combination with each other. Thanks to its
synthetic yet meticulous and practice-oriented approach, the book
is a perfect guide for graduate students, researchers and
professionals willing to applying metaheuristic algorithms in civil
engineering and other related engineering fields, such as
mechanical, transport and geotechnical engineering. It is also a
valuable aid for both lectures and advanced engineering students.