Structural engineering is focused on the safe and efficient design of infrastructure. Projects
can range in size and complexity, many requiring massive amounts of materials and …

Almost all design problems in engineering can be considered as optimization problems and
thus require optimization techniques to solve. However, as most real-world problems are …

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional
energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become …

In this paper, a comparison of evolutionary-based optimization techniques for structural
design optimization problems is presented. Furthermore, a hybrid optimization technique …

The aim of this state-of-the-art review is to present the recent progress about the design
optimization and applications of metaheuristic algorithms in civil engineering. In this chapter …

A new approach to optimization design concerning the configurations of structures using
genetic algorithm (GA) with a tournament selection strategy has been proposed. The …

The objective of this paper is to investigate the efficiency of combinatorial optimization
methods, in particular algorithms based on evolution strategies (ES) when incorporated into …

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 …

In recent years, the optimization community has witnessed a surge in the popularity of
population-based optimization methods. However, many of these methods suffer from …

Recent advances in structural technology require greater accuracy, efficiency and speed in
design of structural systems. It is therefore not surprising that new methods have been …