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IUTAM Symposium on Evolutionary Methods in Mechanics pp 163–172Cite as

Structural Design Using Genetic Algorithm

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Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications ((SMIA,volume 117))

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This paper describes the topology and the shape optimization scheme of continuum structures by using genetic algorithm (GA) and boundary element method (BEM). Structure profile is defined by the help of spline function surfaces. Then, the genetic algorithm is applied for determining the structure profile satisfying the design objectives and the constraint conditions. The present scheme is applied to minimum weight design of two-dimensional elastic problems in order to confirm the validity.

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  1. School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Eisuke Kita

  2. Graduate School of Human Informatics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Tatsuhiro Tamaki

  3. Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    Hisashi Tanie

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  1. Department for Strength of Materials, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Tadeusz Burczyński

  2. Institute of Computer Modelling, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland

    Tadeusz Burczyński

  3. Department of Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland

    Andrzej Osyczka

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Kita, E., Tamaki, T., Tanie, H. (2004). Structural Design Using Genetic Algorithm. In: Burczyński, T., Osyczka, A. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Evolutionary Methods in Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 117. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2267-0_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2267-0_16

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-2266-1

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