Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures

by A. Kaveh

Overview

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 finiteelement 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319350622
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	05/13/2015
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Pages:	426
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Particle Swarm Optimization.- Charged System Search Algorithm.- Magnetic Charged System Search.- Field of Forces Optimization.- Dolphin Echolocation Optimization.- Colliding Bodies Optimization.- Ray Optimization Algorithm.- Modified Big Bang–Big Crunch Algorithm.- Cuckoo Search Optimization.- Imperialist Competitive Algorithm.- Chaos Embedded Metaheuristic Algorithms.- Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization.- Global Sensitivity Analysis-Based Optimization Algorithm.- Tug of War Optimization.- Water Evaporation Optimization Algorithm.- Vibrating Particles System Algorithm.- Cyclical Parthenogenesis Optimization Algorithm.- Optimal Design of large-scale Frame Structures.- Multi-Objective Optimization of Truss Structures.

Editorial Reviews

This is a second edition of a book presenting a large collection of optimization algorithms and techniques. … It is written in a clean and easily comprehensible … . it is beneficial reading for post-docs and researchers interested in metaheuristic approaches to optimization problems. Second edition also contain various presentation improvements, newly added graphs and flow diagrams and is rich in examples.” (Vladimír Lacko, zbMATH 1359.90001, 2017)

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