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A genetic algorithm is applied for the optimal design of skeletal building structures accounting for discrete sizing, geometrical and topological variables. An approximate fitness evaluation technique is developed that requires very few structural reanalyses to account for performance constraints during the genetic search. A simple example illustrate the principles involved.
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Grierson, D.E., Pak, W.H. (1993). Discrete Optimal Design Using a Genetic Algorithm. In: Bendsøe, M.P., Soares, C.A.M. (eds) Topology Design of Structures. NATO ASI Series, vol 227. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1804-0_8
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