Vol. 54 No. 01 (2004): Volume 54 Number 01, May 2004
Articles

Optimization of Trusses Using the Simulated Annealing Method

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  • Tolga Hatay,
  • Y. Cengiz Toklu
Tolga Hatay
Department of Civil Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimagusa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Y. Cengiz Toklu
Department of Civil Engineering, Eastern Mediterranean University, Gazimagusa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Published 01/01/2004

Keywords

  • Optimization,
  • structural optimization,
  • simulated annealing,
  • two-dimensional trusses,
  • optimum design,
  • optimization method
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How to Cite

Hatay, Tolga, and Y. Cengiz Toklu. 2004. “Optimization of Trusses Using the Simulated Annealing Method”. ITU ARI Bulletin of Istanbul Technical University 54 (01):66-71. https://ari.itu.edu.tr/index.php/ituari/article/view/9.

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Abstract

Until very recent times, traditional methods were being used for optimization in structural design. Actually, powered by the advances in computer technology as to software and hardware, new algorithms have been developed based on heuristic technologies. ın these techniques, a large number of solutions are found for the given problem, and chosing the bests among them, a global optimum is searched. Simulated annealing is one of the promising ways to perform thi search. In this study the fundamentals of this method are discussed through applications on plane trusses through a special 10-bar truss.
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