Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures

✍ Scribed by A. Kaveh (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 637
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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, Dolphin Echolocation Optimization, Colliding Bodies Optimization, Ray Optimization. These are presented together with algorithms which were developed by other authors and have been successfully applied to various optimization problems. These consist of Particle Swarm Optimization, Big Bang-Big Crunch Algorithm, Cuckoo Search Optimization, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm, and Chaos Embedded Metaheuristic Algorithms. Finally a multi-objective optimization method is presented to solve large-scale structural problems based on the Charged System Search algorithm.

The concepts and algorithms presented in this book are not only applicable to optimization of skeletal structures and finite element models, but can equally be utilized for optimal design of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks.

In the second edition seven new chapters are added consisting of the new developments in the field of optimization. These chapters consist of the Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization, Global Sensitivity Analysis, Tug of War Optimization, Water Evaporation Optimization, Vibrating Particle System Optimization and Cyclical Parthenogenesis Optimization algorithms. A chapter is also devoted to optimal design of large scale structures.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 11-43
Charged System Search Algorithm....Pages 45-89
Magnetic Charged System Search....Pages 91-138
Field of Forces Optimization....Pages 139-160
Dolphin Echolocation Optimization....Pages 161-197
Colliding Bodies Optimization....Pages 199-236
Ray Optimization Algorithm....Pages 237-280
Modified Big Bang–Big Crunch Algorithm....Pages 281-320
Cuckoo Search Optimization....Pages 321-352
Imperialist Competitive Algorithm....Pages 353-373
Chaos Embedded Metaheuristic Algorithms....Pages 375-398
Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization....Pages 399-425
Global Sensitivity Analysis-Based Optimization Algorithm....Pages 427-449
Tug of War Optimization....Pages 451-487
Water Evaporation Optimization Algorithm....Pages 489-509
Vibrating Particles System Algorithm....Pages 511-539
Cyclical Parthenogenesis Optimization Algorithm....Pages 541-572
Optimal Design of Large-Scale Frame Structures....Pages 573-602
Multi-Objective Optimization of Truss Structures....Pages 603-631

✦ Subjects

Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering;Optimization;Mechanical Engineering