Title of article :
OPTIMAL DESIGN OF SINGLE-LAYER BARREL VAULT FRAMES USING IMPROVED MAGNETIC CHARGED SYSTEM SEARCH
Author/Authors :
Kaveh, A. iran university of science and technology - Centre of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, تهران, ايران , Mirzaei, B. zanjan university - Department of Civil Engineering, زنجان, ايران , Jafarvand, A. zanjan university - Department of Civil Engineering, زنجان, ايران
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to present an optimal design for single-layer barrel vault frames via improved magnetic charged system search (IMCSS) and open application programming interface (OAPI). The IMCSS algorithm is utilized as the optimization algorithm and the OAPI is used as an interface tool between analysis software and the programming language. In the proposed algorithm, magnetic charged system search (MCSS) and improved harmony search (IHS) are utilized to achieve a good convergence and good solutions especially in final iterations. The results confirm the efficiency of OAPI as a powerful interface tool in the analysis process of barrel vault structures and also the ability of IMCSS algorithm in fast convergence and achieving optimal results.
Keywords :
magnetic charged system search , improved harmony search , open application programming interface , optimal design , single layer barrel vault frame
Journal title :
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Journal title :
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
