Layout optimisation of trusses using simulated annealing

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2002-07-01

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Hasançebi, Oğuzhan

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This paper addresses to the development of a simulated annealing (SA) based solution algorithm for the simultaneous optimum design of truss type structures with respect to size, shape and topology design variables. The proposed algorithm is designed in such way that together with applicability to practical design problems, it also aims to produce efficient and improved design solutions for the problems of interest. From the practical point of view, the objective chosen is to minimise the weight of the structures under a set of particular constraints imposed by design code specifications on nodal displacement, member stress and stability. Concerning the efficiency of the algorithm, SA is adapted to be able to work fruitfully in the design spaces of complex problems occupied by many regions of highly different characteristics. The proposed algorithm is tested on two large design example problems taken from the literature for comparison purposes and the results are fully discussed. (C) 2002 Civil-Comp Ltd and Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Optimisation, Structural optimisation , Simulated annealing, Layout design of trusses, Simultaneous optimum design, Reformulated Boltzmann parameter, Member and node restoring and removing approaches

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/38893

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ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0965-9978(02)00049-2

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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O. Hasançebi, “Layout optimisation of trusses using simulated annealing,” ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING SOFTWARE, pp. 681–696, 2002, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/38893.