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Ingrid Delyová1, Peter Frankovský1, Jozef Bocko1
1Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.
Abstract:
Genetic algorithms are a robust method for a solution of wide variety optimization problems. It explores a big space of design variables in order to find the best solution. From the point of view of a user, the algorithm requires the encoding of design variables into the form of strings and the procedure of optimization uses them for optimization. Here, for the structural engineer, it is crucial to find the form of objective function including the constraints of the task and also to avoid critical states during the solution of structural responses. This paper presents the use of genetic algorithm for solving truss structures. The use of genetic algorithm approach is shown on three cases of truss structures.
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