In this paper we study the performance of two stochastic search methods: Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing, applied to the optimization of pin-jointed steel bar structures. We show that it is possible to embed these two schemes into a single parametric family of algorithms, and that optimal
Simulation optimization with qualitative variables and structural model changes: A genetic algorithm approach
β Scribed by Farhad Azadivar; George Tompkins
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0377-2217
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