Optimum design of steel space frames via bat inspired algorithm

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2013-05-19

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Hasançebi, Oğuzhan

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Design optimization of steel space frames is a very popular topic in structural engineering due to economy saved in cost of the structures by optimization process. Although the final cost of a steel frame is affected by many factors, such as material, manufacturing, erection and transportation costs, the material cost of steel comprises a great deal of overall cost of the structure. Hence, the design optimization of steel frames is focused on weight minimization in the literature based on the assumption that the use of least material leads to an economical design as well in terms of final cost of a structure. This study focuses on design optimization of steel space frames that are sized for minimum weight subject to stress, stability and nodal displacement and drift constraints according to Allowable Stress Design-American Institute of Steel Construction (ASD-AISC) specification. Bat inspired optimization (BIO) algorithm, which is a recently developed metaheuristic technique that exploits echolocation behavior of bats in searching a design space, is employed to deal with the optimization problem at hand. It is shown that BIO produces improved results with respect to other methods of metaheuristics.

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Optimum design, Discrete optimization, Stochastic techniques, Bat-inspired algorithm, Steel frames

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78817

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10 th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2013

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Department of Civil Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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O. Hasançebi, “Optimum design of steel space frames via bat inspired algorithm,” presented at the 10 th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78817.