Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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286275 | Journal of Constructional Steel Research | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper an elitist genetic algorithm (GA) developed by the authors is compared with common commercial solutions for complex structural optimization. After its prior validation on two-dimensional (2D) structures, the GA was tuned and improved in order to obtain structural elements with minimum weights that satisfy the ultimate limit states of the applicable building code. Subsequently, the same spatial structures were optimized using a commercial structural analysis program. Finally, the cost and weight improvements obtained using the GA, although at a higher computational cost, are discussed.
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Authors
María Belén Prendes Gero, Antonio Bello García, Juan José del Coz Díaz,