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 …

This review presents developed models, theory, and numerical methods for structural
optimization of trusses with discrete design variables in the period 1968–2014. The …

Although they are among the most researched real world engineering design problems, it is
encountered with significant problems in the optimization of structural truss bar problems …

In this study a novel optimization method is presented, the so called mine blast algorithm
(MBA). The fundamental concepts and ideas of MBA are derived from the explosion of mine …

A very recently developed metaheuristic method called Jaya algorithm (JA) is implemented
in this study for sizing and layout optimization of truss structures. The main feature of JA is …

This work evaluates the performance of the salp swarm algorithm (SSA) for truss system
optimization problems and presents a novel method called the modified salp swarm …

This paper describes a methodology to design reinforced concrete (RC) building frames
based on minimum embedded CO2 emissions. The design involves optimization by a …

In this study, simultaneous size, shape, and topology optimization of planar and space
trusses are investigated. Moreover, the trusses are subjected to constraints for element …

In this paper, a swarm intelligence-based optimization technique called Artificial Bee Colony
algorithm (ABC) is employed in combined optimization of truss structures. The objective is to …

Discrete optimization of truss structures is a hard computing problem with many local
minima. Metaheuristic algorithms are naturally suited for discrete optimization problems as …