Optimization of stress distribution in 2D structures using evolutionary optimization techniques

• Main Author: Pauh, Seng Wah.
• Other Authors: Ng Teng Yong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45623
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One of the most popular optimization algorithms used in engineering applications are based on gradient methods that where its effectiveness depends heavily on the starting point selected as this method utilizes gradient information to obtain an improved solution in the surrounding of the selected st...