Journal
COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages 49-63Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.03.013
Keywords
Optimization; Mine blast algorithm; Truss structures; Discrete variables; Metaheuristic
Funding
- Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [UM.TNC2/IPPP/UPGP/628/6/ER013/2011A]
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In this study a novel optimization method is presented, the so called mine blast algorithm (MBA). The fundamental concepts and ideas of MBA are derived from the explosion of mine bombs in real world. The efficiency of the proposed optimizer is tested via the optimization of several truss structures with discrete variables and its performance is compared with several well-known metaheuristic algorithms. The results show that MBA is able to provide faster convergence rate and also manages to achieve better optimal solutions compared to other efficient optimizers. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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