The paper presents the simultaneous cost, topology and standard cross-section optimization
of single-storey industrial steel building structures. The considered structures are consisted …

The paper presents an optimal design of single-story industrial steel building structures
based on the parametric mixed-integer non-linear programming (MINLP) optimization …

The paper presents a practical method of the discrete minimum weight design of steel
structures. It is based on a concept of removal of the redundant material by successive …

An objective function used in structural optimization should be formulated in such a way that
the most economic solution can be found. However, the objective function is usually …

A new computer-aided methodology for design and optimization of steel structures based on
hybrid genetic algorithm with gradient learning of the best individual has been reported. The …

This paper deals with a comparative study of an optimal design regarding composite steel
and concrete floor structures based on the performed multi-parametric mixed-integer non …

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 …

Computational cost of metaheuristic based optimum design algorithms grows excessively
with structure size. This results in computational inefficiency of modern metaheuristic …

The production and processing of building materials is responsible for a significant share of
global greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, in current building practice, a lot of …

High powered computers and engineering computer systems allow designers to routinely
simulate complex physical phenomena. The presented work deals with the analysis of two …