The layout of irrigation water distribution networks is usually branched. In most of the previous studies pipe sizes of the network had been optimized assuming a predetermined layout of the distribution system. However, only few researches have focused on the simultaneous layout and pipe size optimization. In this study a hybrid approach is adapted for simultaneous layout and pipe size optimiza...

1. Abstract An efficient damping layout optimization method of structural-acoustic systems is proposed to minimize acoustic responses using a gradient-based optimization algorithm. To analyze vibro-acoustic systems, a hybrid model that uses finite elements for the structures and boundary element for the cavity is developed. The four-parameter fractional derivative model is used to represent the...

An efficient method for size and layout optimization of the truss structures is presented in this paper. In order to this, an efficient method by combining an improved discrete particle swarm optimization (IDPSO) and method of moving asymptotes (MMA) is proposed. In the hybrid of IDPSO and MMA, the nodal coordinates defining the layout of the structure are optimized with MMA, and afterwards the...

60 A practical approach to the optimal design of precast, prestressed concrete highway bridge girder systems is presented. The approach aims at standardizing the optimal design of bridge systems, as opposed to standardizing girder sections. Structural system optimization is shown to be more relevant than conventional girder optimization for an arbitrarily chosen structural system. Bridge system...

In this paper, a genetic algorithm is presented for the simultaneous layout and pipe size optimization of water distribution networks and its e ciency is evaluated and compared using di erent selection mechanisms. An engineering concept of reliability is used, in which the number of independent paths from source nodes to each of the demand nodes is considered as a measure of reliability. The me...

In this paper, the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) method is used to find optimal layouts of 3D prestressed concrete beams. Considering the element sensitivity number as the design variable, the mathematical formulation of topology optimization is developed based on the ABAQUS finite element software package. The surface-to-surface contact with a small sliding between...

The structure optimization design under thermo-mechanical coupling is a difficult problem in the topology field. An adaptive growth algorithm has become more effective approach for structural optimization. This paper proposed method by an stiffener layout of box type load-bearing components coupling. Based on stiffness diffusion theory, both load matrix and heat conduction are spread at same ti...

The topology optimization design of structures with anisotropic constrained damping layers (ACDL) is investigated in present paper. The evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) method is employed to find the optimal layout of ACDL with aim to maximum the modal damping loss factor of the sandwich structure. Modal strain energy (MSE) method is used to calculate the damping loss factor of whole ...