Dynamic response of a structure is a remarkable characteristic which can be optimized (controlled) by imposing constraints on natural frequencies. But it is mentionable that size and shape optimization of trusses with multiple frequency constraints is a very non-linear and non-convex problem that may be converged to local optima when using meta-heuristic algorithms. To concur this problem, rese...

the most important quality indicator of fruits is the flesh firmness which is well correlated to their young’s modulus. in this research variation of vibration characteristics (shape modes, natural frequency) of apple due to change of material characteristics (density, young's models, poisson ratio) and apple volume was investigated using finite element simulation. an image processing technique...

Metaheuristic algorithms have successfully been used to solve any type of optimization problem in the field structural engineering. The newly proposed Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm (AOA) has recently presented for mathematical problems. AOA is a metaheuristic that uses main arithmetic operators’ distribution behavior, such as multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition mathematics. ...

Due to the favorable performance of structural topology optimization to create a proper understanding in the early stages of design, this issue is taken into consideration from the standpoint of research or industrial application in recent decades. Over the last three decades, several methods have been proposed for topology optimization. One of the methods that has been effectively used in stru...

this article studied static deflection, natural frequency and nonlinear vibration of a clamped-clamped microbeam under discontinues electrostatic actuation. the electrostatic actuation was induced by applying ac-dc voltage between the microbeam and electrode plate. in contrast to previous works, it was assumed that length of the electrode plate was smaller than that of the microbeam. in additio...

it has been revealed that the surface stress effect plays an important role in the mechanical behavior ofstructures (such as bending, buckling and vibration) when their dimensions are on the order ofnanometer. in addition, recent advances in nanotechnology have proposed several applications fornanoscale shells in different fields. hence, in the present article, within the framework of surfaceel...

An efficient technique is presented for optimum design of structures with both natural frequency and complex frequency response constraints. The main ideals to reduce the number of dynamic analysis by introducing high quality approximation. Eigenvalues are approximated using the Rayleigh quotient. Eigenvectors are also approximated for the evaluation of eigenvalues and frequency responses. A tw...