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Article Citation - WoS: 44Citation - Scopus: 50Computationally Efficient Discrete Sizing of Steel Frames Via Guided Stochastic Search Heuristic(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2015) Azad, S. Kazemzadeh; Hasancebi, O.Recently a design-driven heuristic approach named guided stochastic search (GSS) technique has been developed by the authors as a computationally efficient method for discrete sizing optimization of steel trusses. In this study, an extension and reformulation of the GSS technique are proposed for its application to problems from discrete sizing optimization of steel frames. In the GSS, the well-known principle of virtual work as well as the information attained in the structural analysis and design stages are used together to guide the optimization process. A design wise strategy is employed in the technique where resizing of members is performed with respect to their role in satisfying strength and displacement constraints. The performance of the GSS is investigated through optimum design of four steel frame structures according to AISC-LRFD specifications. The numerical results obtained demonstrate that the GSS can be employed as a computationally efficient design optimization tool for practical sizing optimization of steel frames. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 95Citation - Scopus: 118Adaptive Dimensional Search: a New Metaheuristic Algorithm for Discrete Truss Sizing Optimization(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2015) Hasancebi, Oguzhan; Azad, Saeıd Kazemzadeh; Azad, Saeid Kazemzadeh; Azad, Saeıd Kazemzadeh; Department of Civil Engineering; Department of Civil EngineeringIn the present study a new metaheuristic algorithm called adaptive dimensional search (ADS) is proposed for discrete truss sizing optimization problems. The robustness of the ADS lies in the idea of updating search dimensionality ratio (SDR) parameter online during the search for a rapid and reliable convergence towards the optimum. In addition, several alternative stagnation-control strategies are integrated with the algorithm to escape from local optima, in which a limited uphill (non-improving) move is permitted when a stagnation state is detected in the course of optimization. Besides a remarkable computational efficiency, the ease of implementation and capability of locating promising solutions for challenging instances of practical design optimization are amongst the remarkable features of the proposed algorithm. The efficiency of the ADS is investigated and verified using two benchmark examples as well as three real-world problems of discrete sizing truss optimization. A comparison of the numerical results obtained using the ADS with those of other metaheuristic techniques indicates that the proposed algorithm is capable of locating improved solutions using much lesser computational effort. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
