… problem in engineering and industry. Structural design optimization focuses on finding the
optimal and practical solutions to complex structural design problems under dynamic complex …

… the standard bat algorithm (BA) performance for optimization engineering problems and
optimization design of truss structures. As is the case with many metaheuristic algorithms, BA is …

… bat algorithm (BBA) for structural topology optimization is implemented. The problem is to find
the stiffest structure … A new filtering algorithm is proposed to make BBA find designs with no …

… This paper proposes an improved bat algorithm based … bat velocities in the algorithm body.
The local search part of the standard BA is also improved via searching around the better bat …

… the improved bat algorithm (iBA) presented in this paper and other standard algorithms on …
efficient, and the application to structural reliability problems such as the reliability analysis of …

… and application of bat-inspired search technique in the realm of structural optimization. The
… method in practical problems of structural optimization. A novel bat-inspired (BI) algorithm is …

… learning-based bat algorithm is proposed for solving structural design problems. By …
Simulations and comparisons based on ten structural design problems with continuous/…

… algorithm to solve multi-objective optimisation problems. The proposed multi-objective bat
algorithm (… multi-objective design problems such as welded beam design. Simulation results …

… In the present study, two new MOOA are proposed in which firefly algorithm (FA) [10] and
bat algorithm (BA) [11] acts as the main optimization engines. Three illustrative examples of …

… bat algorithm have been enhanced through three different methods. To validate the performance
of the Enhanced Bat Algorithm (… structures have been embedded to bat algorithm and it …