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From: km6e@palladio.arch.Virginia.edu (Kirk Martini)
Subject: Re: Needed:  GAs and structural optimization
In-Reply-To: ragon@optim.esm.vt.edu's message of 5 Sep 1994 18:27:49 GMT
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     | jim golden (goldenjb@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu) wrote:
     | : Howdy,
     | : there was a thread a few months ago regarding GAs and structural
     | : optimization for mechanical/aerospace engineering.  I've been asked to hunt
     | : down some information and any references would be appreciated.  Especially
     | : for truss design, actuator placement, etc.  Thanks!
     | 
     | : Jim
     | : goldenjb@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu

Here are a some references.  The work of Adeli focusses on 
member sizing for space trusses.


    [Adeli 1993] H. Adeli, N. Cheng, "Integrated Genetic
    Algorithm for Optimization of Space Structures," Journal of
    Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, vol. 6, no. 4, October 1993,
    pp. 315-238.

    [Adeli 1994a] H. Adeli, N. Cheng,"Augmented Lagrangian
    Genetic Algorithm for Structural Optimization," Journal of
    Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, vol. 7, no. 1, January 1994,
    pp. 104-118.

    [Adeli 1994b] H. Adeli, N. Cheng,"Concurrent Genetic
    Algorithms for Optimization of Large Structures," Journal of
    Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, vol. 7, no. 3, July 1994,
    pp. 276-296.

    [Grierson 1993] D. Grierson, W. Pak, "Optimal sizing,
    geometrical, and topological design using a genetic
    algorithm," Structural Optimization, vol 6, no. 3,
    October 1993, pp. 151-159.

    [Hajela 1990b] P. Hajela,"Genetic Search: An Approach to the
    Nonconvex Optimization problem," AIAA Journal, vol. 28,
    no. 7, July 1990, pp. 1205-1210.

    [Hajela 1993] P. Hajela, "Stochastic Search in Structural
    Optimization: Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing" in
    Structural Optimization: Status and Promise, M. P.  Kamat
    ed., Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series Vol
    150, Book Publications AIAA, pp. 611-635.

    [Jenkins 1991] W. Jenkins,"Towards Structural Optimization
    via the Genetic Algorithm," Computers & Structures, vol. 40,
    1991, pp. 1321-1327.

    [Koumousis 1994] V. Koumousis, P. Georgiou,"Genetic
    Algorithms in Discrete Optimization of Steel Truss Roofs,"
    Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, vol. 8, no. 3,
    July 1994, pp. 309-325.

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