Composite, sandwich and functionally graded materials are frequently utilized for different
applications. Thus, numerous optimization studies have been conducted on structures made …

Although civil engineering problems are often characterized by significant levels of
complexity, they are generally approached and solved by combining several practitioners' …

In this study, we developed an ANFIS-GA-PSO hybrid model for predicting the shear
strength of concrete beams. Predicting the shear strength of concrete beams before …

Abstract The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry plays a vital role in
infrastructure development and improves the socioeconomic status through employment …

This review aims to provide an overview to the extensive field of cost estimation for
aerospace composite production, describing the basic methods of how to perform cost …

This work presents a structural optimization framework for the seismic design of multi–storey
composite buildings, which have steel HEB-columns fully encased in concrete, steel IPE …

The objective of this work was to apply heuristic optimization techniques to a steel-concrete
composite pedestrian bridge, modeled like a beam on two supports. A program has been …

In the optimized structure sizing, the optimization methods are inserted in this context in
order to obtain satisfactory solutions, which can provide more economical structures …

This paper presents a social harmony search algorithm model for the cost optimization of
composite floor system with discrete variables. The total cost function includes the costs of …

The field of engineering is a creative one. The problems encountered in this field are
generally unstructured and imprecise influenced by intuitions and past experiences of a …