Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures

Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures by A. Kaveh.

This book presents efficient metaheuristic algorithms for optimal design of structures. Many of these algorithms are developed by the author and his colleagues, consisting of Democratic Particle Swarm Optimization, Charged System Search, Magnetic Charged System Search, Field of Forces Optimization,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaveh, A. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Applied mathematics.
Engineering mathematics.
Mathematical optimization.
Mechanical engineering.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical background
  • Formulation of the optimal design of structures
  • Charged system search
  • Magnetic charged system search
  • Field of forces optimization
  • Dolphin echolocation optimization
  • Ray optimization
  • Harmony search
  • Big bang-big crunch
  • Cuckoo search optimization
  • Cuckoo search method
  • Imperialist competitive algorithm
  • Hybrid optimization algorithms
  • Use of chaotic theory in optimization
  • Multi-objective optimization
  • Applications of meta-heuristics.

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