Abstract: Genetic algorithms (GAs), based on a multipoint search method and a crossover operation, are useful search procedures for combinatorial optimization problems. They also are applied to many kinds of practical optimization ...

Abstract: Efforts to develop practical expert systems have mostly concentrated on how to implement experience-based machine learning successfully. Recently several active research projects on machine learning have been undertaken ...

Abstract: A multimass model is applied to simulate the impact‐load characteristics for an impact collision. Comparisons with verification tests indicate that the model is capable of predicting the resultant impact‐load characteristics ...

Abstract: The prestressing technique using external tendons can be considered an effective method of strengthening bridges deteriorating due to increasing overloading and progressive structural aging. In order to analytically ...

Abstract: Weathering steel with a natural corrosion-resistant feature has been widely applied to the structural components of steel bridges. However, severe surface corrosion damage has been frequently observed in the weathering ...