CA2 (Continuum Analysis, 2- dimensional) is a computer program developed by the author. CA2 can solve a variety of complex geotechnical problems using explicit finite difference method. In this paper, an introduction will be given to the theoretical and numerical basis of the program and the capability of the code will be shown by solving a few interesting nonlinear and transient problems. Fina...

Optimization approaches have traditionally been viewed as tools for solving manufacturing problems, the optimization approach is not suitable for many problems arising in modern manufacturing systems due to their complexity and involvement of qualitative factors. In this paper we use a tool of software engineering applied to manufacturing problems. We use the Heuristics Lab software to determin...

The paper addresses some misconceptions of Software Engineering, requirements analysis and modelling in particular, due to underlying epistemological flaws., e.g. the believe that the system analyst's task be simlar to that of a natural scientist's. The fundamental issues, constitution of objects and signs, conceptualization and definability, are discussed. It comes out that the paradoxical sit...

Engineering has been defined as the solution of practical problems using mathematical and scientific principles. Is it possible to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of important problems in software engineering, such as the prediction of development schedules and the assessment of productivity and quality? The debate over this question is familiar. In this article, we...

Many engineering optimization problems can be state as function optimization with constrained, intelligence optimization algorithm can solve these problems well. Cultural Algorithms are a class of computational models derived from observing the cultural evolution process in nature, cultural algorithms in the optimization of the complex constrained functions of its superior performance. Experime...

The use of machine learning (ML), and in particular, artiicial neural networks (ANN), in engineering applications has increased dramatically over the last years. However, by and large, the development of such applications or their report lack proper evaluation. Deecient evaluation practice was observed in the general neural networks community and again in engineering applications through a surv...

CA2 (Continuum Analysis, 2- dimensional) is a computer program developed by the author. CA2 can solve a variety of complex geotechnical problems using explicit finite difference method. In this paper, an introduction will be given to the theoretical and numerical basis of the program and the capability of the code will be shown by solving a few interesting nonlinear and transient problems. Fina...

The purpose of the paper is to present existing and discuss modified optimization models and solution techniques which are suitable for engineering decision-making problems containing random elements with emphasis on two decision stages. The developed approach is called two-stage stochastic programming and the paper links motivation, applicability, theoretical remarks, transformations, input da...

Evolutionary computation techniques have been receiving increasing attention regarding their potential as optimization techniques for complex problems. Recently these techniques were applied in the area of industrial engineering; the most-known applications include scheduling and sequencing in manufacturing systems, computer-aided design, facility layout and location problems, distribution and ...

Diversity of the population in a genetic algorithm plays an important role in impeding premature convergence. This paper proposes an adaptive neurofuzzy inference system genetic algorithm based on sexual selection. In this technique, for choosing the female chromosome during sexual selection, a bilinear allocation lifetime approach is used to label the chromosomes based on their fitness value w...