HEAT TRANSFER SEARCH ALGORITHM FOR SIZING OPTIMIZATION OF TRUSS STRUCTURES

Authors

  • S. O. DEGERTEKIN CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DICLE UNIVERSITY, DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY
  • L. LAMBERTI DIPARTIMENTO DI MECCANICA, MATEMATICA E MANAGEMENT, POLITECNICO DI BARI
  • M. S. HAYALIOGLU CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DICLE UNIVERSITY, DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY

Keywords:

HEAT TRANSFER SEARCH, METAHEURISTIC SEARCH ALGORITHMS, SIZING OPTIMI-ZATION, TRUSS STRUCTURES.

Abstract

HEAT TRANSFER SEARCH (HTS) IS A NOVEL METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM THAT SIMULATES THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER. IN THIS STUDY, THE HTS ALGORITHM IS ADAPTED TO TRUSS STRUC-TURE OPTIMIZATION. SIZING OPTIMIZATION SEARCHES FOR THE MINIMUM WEIGHT OF A STRUCTURE SUBJECT TO STRESS AND DISPLACEMENT CONSTRAINTS. THREE TRUSS STRUCTURES OFTEN TAKEN AS BENCHMARKS IN THE OPTIMIZA-TION LITERATURE ARE SELECTED HERE IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE EFFICIENCY AND ROBUSTNESS OF THE HTS ALGORITHM. OPTIMIZATION RESULTS INDICATE THAT HTS CAN OBTAIN BETTER DESIGNS (I.E. LIGHTER TRUSSES) THAN OTHER RECENTLY DEVELOPED METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZERS. THE CONVERGENCE BEHAVIOUR OF HTS ALSO IS AS GOOD AS THE OTHER ALGORITHMS.

Author Biography

S. O. DEGERTEKIN, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DICLE UNIVERSITY, DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY

PROF. DR. S. O. DEGERTEKIN RECEIVED HIS BSC DEGREE FROM DICLE UNIVERSITY, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN 1998. HE EARNED HIS MSC DEGREE FROM DICLE UNIVERSITY IN 2001 AND PHD DEGREE FROM FIRAT UNIVERSITY IN 2005.  HE HAS BEEN FULL PROFESSOR AT DICLE UNIVERSITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SINCE 2014. HE HAS STUDIED ABOUT STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR 18 YEARS. HE HAS LOTS OF PAPERS ABOUT STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION IN SCI JOURNALS AND HAS REVIEWED ABOUT 250 PAPERS FOR 35 DIFFERENT SCI JOURNALS.  

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Published

2016-12-09

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 03 (2017)

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