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 …

The symbiotic organisms search algorithm is a very promising recent metaheuristic
algorithm. It has received a plethora of attention from all areas of numerical optimization …

This paper proposes a novel nature-inspired algorithm called Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO). The
ALO algorithm mimics the hunting mechanism of antlions in nature. Five main steps of …

Metaheuristic algorithms have successfully been used to solve any type of optimization
problem in the field of structural engineering. The newly proposed Arithmetic Optimization …

The symbiotic organisms search (SOS) algorithm is an effective metaheuristic developed in
2014, which mimics the symbiotic relationship among the living beings, such as mutualism …

The optimization of truss structures is a complex computing problem with many local minima,
while metaheuristics are naturally suited to deal with multimodal problems without the need …

Many engineering structures are subjected to dynamic excitation, which may lead to
undesirable vibrations. The multiple natural frequency bounds in truss optimization …

In this study, the parameter free Jaya algorithm (PFJA) is developed for sizing and layout
optimization of truss structures subject to natural frequency constraints. The distinctive …

Abstract The newly proposed Generalized Normal Distribution Optimization (GNDO)
algorithm is used to design the truss structures with optimal weight. All trusses optimized …

Structural optimization with frequency constraints is well known as a highly nonlinear and
complex optimization problem with many local optimum solutions. Therefore, to solve such …