This paper presents a new variant of the Harmony Search (HS) algorithm. This Hybrid
Harmony Search (HHS) algorithm follows a new approach to improvisation: while retaining …

Harmony search (HS) algorithm was conceptualized using an analogy with music
improvisation process where music players improvise the pitches of their instruments to …

Many methods have been developed and are in use for structural size optimization
problems, in which the cross-sectional areas or sizing variables are usually assumed to be …

Most structural optimization methods are based on mathematical algorithms that require
substantial gradient information. The selection of the starting values is also important to …

This chapter considers the implementation of the heuristic particle swarm ant colony
optimization (HPSACO) methodology to find an optimum design of different types of …

A heuristic particle swarm optimizer (HPSO) algorithm for truss structures with discrete
variables is presented based on the standard particle swarm optimizer (PSO) and the …

Mass optimization on shape and sizing with multiple natural frequency constraints are highly
nonlinear dynamic optimization problems. Multiple natural frequency constraints normally …

In this paper, size and shape optimization of truss structures is performed using an efficient
hybrid method. This algorithm uses a particle swarm strategy and ray optimizer, and utilizes …

In this paper, optimum design of building structures is conducted by metaheuristic algorithms
due to the shortcomings of the conventional design methods in providing economical …

This paper presents an optimization algorithm based on Simulated Annealing. The algorithm–
denoted as CMLPSA (Corrected Multi-Level &Multi-Point Simulated Annealing)–implements …