In civil and industrial engineering, structural design optimization problems are usually
characterized by the presence of multiple conflicting objectives, as to get the minimum …

Engineering design problems are often multi-objective in nature, which means trade-offs are
required between conflicting objectives. In this study, we examine the multi-objective …

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 …

Metaheuristic optimization algorithms (MOAs) represent powerful tools for dealing with multi-
modal nonlinear optimization problems. The considerable attention that MOAs have …

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 …

Structural optimization has matured from a narrow academic discipline, where researchers
focused on optimum design of small idealized structural components and systems, to …

The importance of optimization is permanently increasing in today's world due to limitations
in available resources and increase in human population. Engineers always strive to design …

Advances in civil engineering technology require greater accuracy, efficiency, and speed in
the analysis and design of the corresponding systems. It is therefore not surprising that new …

In metaheuristic algorithms, meta-means “beyond” or “higher level.” They generally perform
better than simple heuristics. All metaheuristic algorithms use some trade-off of local search …

Recent advances in civil engineering technology require greater accuracy, efficiency, and
speed in the analysis and design of the corresponding systems. It is therefore not surprising …