In this study the robustness of six metaheuristic algorithms–ant colony optimization, genetic
algorithm, harmony search, particle swarm optimization, simulated annealing and tabu …

Recent research efforts in the field of steel frame optimization have demonstrated the
successful implementation of stochastic methods such as genetic algorithms, simulated …

There is a noticeable increase in the emergence of non-deterministic search techniques that
simulate natural phenomena into a numerical optimization technique in recent years. These …

In this article, harmony search algorithm was developed for optimum design of steel frames.
Harmony search is a meta-heuristic search method that has been developed recently. It …

Recent developments in optimization techniques that deals in finding the solution of
combinatorial optimization problems has provided steel designers new capabilities. These …

In this article, a harmony search algorithm is presented for optimum design of steel frame
structures. Harmony search is a meta-heuristic search method which has been developed …

Natural frequencies of a structure play a key role for finding underlying structural properties.
Therefore, structural design considering natural frequencies is a very important issue for …

Steel space frames having irregular shapes when subjected to lateral loads caused by wind
or earthquakes undergo twisting as a result of their unsymmetrical topology. As a result …

The type of mathematical modeling selected for the optimum design problems of steel
skeletal frames affects the size and mathematical complexity of the programming problem …

This study presents a hybrid metaheuristic algorithm to obtain optimum designs for steel
space buildings. The optimum design problem of three-dimensional steel frames is …