Title of article
A HYBRID ALGORITHM FOR SIZING AND LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION OF TRUSS STRUCTURES COMBINING DISCRETE PSO AND CONVEX APPROXIMATION
Author/Authors
Shojaee, S. shahid bahonar university of kerman - Department of Civil Engineering, كرمان, ايران , Arjomand, M. shahid bahonar university of kerman - Department of Civil Engineering, كرمان, ايران , Khatibinia, M. shahid bahonar university of kerman - Department of Civil Engineering, كرمان, ايران
From page
57
To page
83
Abstract
An efficient method for size and layout optimization of the truss structures is presented in this paper. In order to this, an efficient method by combining an improved discrete particle swarm optimization (IDPSO) and method of moving asymptotes (MMA) is proposed. In the hybrid of IDPSO and MMA, the nodal coordinates defining the layout of the structure are optimized with MMA, and afterwards the results of MMA are used in IDPSO to optimize the cross-section areas. The results show that the hybrid of IDPSO and MMA can effectively accelerate the convergence rate and can quickly reach the optimum design.
Keywords
size optimization , layout optimization , improved discrete particle swarm optimization , method of moving asymptotes.
Journal title
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Journal title
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Record number
2566557
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