Modified Dolphin Monitoring Operator for Weight Optimization of Frame Structures

Authors

  • A. Kaveh
    Affiliation

    Centre of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran-16, Iran

  • S. R. Hoseini Vaez
  • P. Hosseini
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPci.9691

Abstract

In this article, a modified dolphin monitoring (MDM) operatoris introduced and used to improve the performance of the collidingbodies optimization (CBO) algorithm for optimal designof steel structures (CBO-MDM). The performance of the CBO,enhanced colliding bodies optimization (ECBO) and CBOMDMare compared through three well-established structuralbenchmarks. The optimized designs obtained by thesealgorithms are compared, and the results show that the performanceof CBO-MDM is superior to those of the other twoalgorithms. The MDM is found to be a suitable tool to enhancethe performance of the CBO algorithm.

Keywords:

modified dolphin monitoring, metaheuristic algorithms, CBO algorithm, ECBO algorithm, optimal design of frame structures

Published Online

2017-04-25

How to Cite

Kaveh, A., Hoseini Vaez, S. R., Hosseini, P. “Modified Dolphin Monitoring Operator for Weight Optimization of Frame Structures”, Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 61(4), pp. 770–779, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPci.9691

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Section

Research Article