Mine blast algorithm for optimization of truss structures with discrete variables

Authors:
Ali Sadollah;Ardeshir Bahreininejad;Hadi Eskandar;Mohd Hamdi
Affiliations:
Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran;Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Venue:
Computers and Structures
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In this study a novel optimization method is presented, the so called mine blast algorithm (MBA). The fundamental concepts and ideas of MBA are derived from the explosion of mine bombs in real world. The efficiency of the proposed optimizer is tested via the optimization of several truss structures with discrete variables and its performance is compared with several well-known metaheuristic algorithms. The results show that MBA is able to provide faster convergence rate and also manages to achieve better optimal solutions compared to other efficient optimizers.