Group Search Optimization for Applications in Structural Design

• Main Authors: Li, Lijuan (Author), Liu, Feng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Adaptation, Learning, and Optimization, 9
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Computational intelligence.; Structural mechanics.; Civil engineering.; Computational Intelligence.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Civil Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.

Civil engineering structures such as buildings, bridges, stadiums, and offshore structures play an import role in our daily life. However, constructing these structures requires lots of budget. Thus, how to cost-efficiently design structures satisfying all required design constraints is an important...