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Particle swarm approach for structural design optimization

Ruben E. Perez, +1 more
- 01 Oct 2007 - 
- Vol. 85, Iss: 19, pp 1579-1588
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Improvements, effect of the different setting parameters, and functionality of the algorithm are shown in the scope of classical structural optimization problems, and results show the ability of the proposed methodology to find better optimal solutions for structural optimization tasks than other optimization algorithms.
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This article is published in Computers & Structures.The article was published on 2007-10-01. It has received 646 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Multi-swarm optimization & Metaheuristic.

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Comparison of evolutionary-based optimization algorithms for structural design optimization

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