Abstract In many real-world problems there is often the requirement to optimise multiple conflicting objectives in an efficient manner. such can be a mixture of continuous and discrete variables. Herein, we propose new multi-objective algorithm capable optimising both bounded variables The utilises Gaussian processes as surrogates combination with novel distance metric based upon Gower similari...

Semi-active base isolation system has been proposed mainly to mitigate the base drift of isolated structures while in most cases, its application causes the maximum acceleration of superstructure to be increased. In this paper, designing optimal semi-active base isolation system composed of linear base isolation system with low damping and magneto-rheological (MR) damper has been studied for co...