An improved particle swarm optimizer for steel grillage systems
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2013
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In this paper, an improved version of particle swarm optimization based optimum design algorithm (IPSO) is presented for the steel grillage systems. The optimum design problem is formulated considering the provisions of American Institute of Steel Construction concerning Load and Resistance Factor Design. The optimum design algorithm selects the appropriate W-sections for the beams of the grillage system such that the design constraints are satisfied and the grillage weight is the minimum. When an improved version of the technique is extended to be implemented, the related results and convergence performance prove to be better than the simple particle swarm optimization algorithm and some other meta-heuristic optimization techniques. The efficiency of different inertia weight parameters of the proposed algorithm is also numerically investigated considering a number of numerical grillage system examples. Copyright © 2013 Techno-Press, Ltd.
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Combinatorial optimization , Particle swarm optimization (PSO) , Structural design , American institute of steel constructions , Load and resistance factor designs , Meta-heuristic optimization techniques , Minimum weight , Optimum structural design , Particle swarm optimization algorithm , Particle swarm optimizers , Search technique , Structural optimization