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S.O. Degertekin¹ and L. Lamberti²

¹Department of Civil Engineering,
Dicle University,Diyarbakir, Turkey
²Dipartimento di Meccanica, Matematica e Management
Politecnico di Bari, Italy

doi:10.4203/ccp.102.229

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S.O. Degertekin, L. Lamberti, "Sizing Optimization of Truss Structures Using the Firefly Algorithm", in B.H.V. Topping, P. Iványi, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 229, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.229

Keywords: meta-heuristic optimization, firefly algorithm, sizing optimization, truss structures.

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In the study, described in this paper, the recently developed firefly algorithm (FFA) based meta-heuristic optimization method is utilized for the sizing of truss structures. The FFA solves optimization problems by mimicking the behaviour of fireflies. The efficiency of the FFA algorithm implemented in this study is tested on four classical weight minimization problems of truss structures. The optimization results are compared with those reported in the literature for other state-of-the-art meta-heuristic optimization methods. It is found that FFA can design lighter structures than other meta-heuristic methods and always converges to feasible designs.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi Paper 229 Sizing Optimization of Truss Structures Using the Firefly Algorithm S.O. Degertekin¹ and L. Lamberti² ¹Department of Civil Engineering, Dicle University,Diyarbakir, Turkey ²Dipartimento di Meccanica, Matematica e Management Politecnico di Bari, Italy doi:10.4203/ccp.102.229 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper S.O. Degertekin, L. Lamberti, "Sizing Optimization of Truss Structures Using the Firefly Algorithm", in B.H.V. Topping, P. Iványi, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 229, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.229 Keywords: meta-heuristic optimization, firefly algorithm, sizing optimization, truss structures. Summary In the study, described in this paper, the recently developed firefly algorithm (FFA) based meta-heuristic optimization method is utilized for the sizing of truss structures. The FFA solves optimization problems by mimicking the behaviour of fireflies. The efficiency of the FFA algorithm implemented in this study is tested on four classical weight minimization problems of truss structures. The optimization results are compared with those reported in the literature for other state-of-the-art meta-heuristic optimization methods. It is found that FFA can design lighter structures than other meta-heuristic methods and always converges to feasible designs. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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