Abstract: A design procedure incorporating a simple genetic algorithm (GA) is developed for discrete optimization of two-dimensional structures. The objective function considered is the total weight (or cost) of the structure. The ...

Abstract: A design procedure implementing a genetic algorithm is developed for discrete optimization of reinforced concrete frames (

Abstract: Design codes are migrating from prescriptive procedures intended to preserve life safety to reliability-based design. All stakeholders are given the opportunity to speak the common language of risk and structural designs ...

Abstract: Significant progress has been made in the preceding two decades in the area of seismic engineering. Design codes are very quickly migrating from prescriptive procedures intended to preserve life safety to reliability-based ...

Abstract: In this study, we utilize two metaheuristic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, and biogeography-based optimization, to select and scale ground motion (GM) records for use in the time history analysis of structures. ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of support conditions is important in the analysis of bridges for seismic loading. To address the problem of modeling the soil-structure interface of bridges supported by piles driven in loess in West ...