In this study, to enhance the optimization process, especially in the structural engineering field two well-known algorithms are merged together in order to achieve an improved hybrid algorithm. These two algorithms are Teaching-Learning Based Optimization (TLBO) and Harmony Search (HS) which have been used by most researchers in varied fields of science. The hybridized algorithm is called A Di...

This study introduces applications of structural topology optimization to buildings and civil engineering structures. Topology optimization problems utilize the firmest mathematical basis, to account for improved weight-to-stiffness ratio and perceived aesthetic appeal of specific structural forms, enabling the solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) technique. Structural topology opt...

Reliability based design optimization is a methodology for finding optimized designs that are characterized with a low probability of failure. The main objective in reliability based design optimization is to minimize a merit function while satisfying the reliability constraints. The reliability constraints are constraints on the probability of failure corresponding to each of the failure modes...

Often, in many engineering applications it is required to find the best approximate solution of multi-objective optimization problems quick and with good accuracy. Multi-objective optimization problems are very common and important in real world applications, and as such many researchers are still working to devise various novel heuristic and mathematical approaches for their solution. Mathemat...

1 Application of Modified Biogeography Based Optimization in AGC of an Interconnected Multi-Unit MultiSource AC-DC Linked Power System Dipayan Guha, Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, India Provas Kumar Roy, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, India Subrata Banerjee, Department of Electrical ...

ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN IRAN'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR USING DIFFERENT INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES M. A. Behrang a , E. Assareh a , M. R. Assari b & A. Ghanbarzadeh c a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Jundi Shapour University, Dezful, Iran c Department of Mechanical Engi...