An enhanced charged system search for configuration optimization using the concept of fields of forces

Authors:
Ali Kaveh;Siamak Talatahari
Affiliations:
Centre of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran;Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Venue:
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The concept of the "fields of forces" is utilized as a general model of meta-heuristic algorithms from physics. This model is capable of representing the properties of different meta-heuristics and in this paper, it is used to enhance the recently developed meta-heuristic, the Charged System Search (CSS). The enhanced CSS is then applied to determine the configuration optimum design of structures. Comparison of the results for some examples, illustrates the efficiency of the enhanced CSS algorithm.