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In this article, harmony search algorithm was developed for optimum design of steel frames. Harmony search is a meta-heuristic search method that has been developed recently. It bases on the analogy between the performance process of natural music and searching for solutions to optimization problems. The objective of the design algorithm is to obtain minimum weight frames by selecting suitable sections from a standard set of steel sections such as American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) wide-flange (W) shapes. Strength constraints of AISC load and resistance factor design specification and displacement constraints were imposed on frames. The effectiveness and robustness of harmony search algorithm, in comparison with genetic algorithm and ant colony optimization-based methods, were verified using three steel frames. The comparisons showed that the harmony search algorithm yielded lighter designs.
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Degertekin, S.O. Optimum design of steel frames using harmony search algorithm. Struct Multidisc Optim 36, 393–401 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-007-0177-4
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