Evolutionary computing and the genetic algorithm -- Cost optimization of composite floors -- Fuzzy genetic algorithm for optimization of steel structures -- Fuzzy discrete multi-criteria cost optimization of steel structures -- Parallel computing -- Parallel fuzzy genetic algorithms for cost optimization of large steel structures -- Life-cycle cost optimization of steel structures
Summary
While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little attention in structural optimization has been paid to the cost optimization problem, particularly of realistic three-dimensional structures
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index
