issue 2 publication date 2011-06

• TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF DOUBLE LAYER GRIDS FOR EARTHQUAKE LOADS USING A TWO-STAGE ESO-ACO METHOD
• THE CMA EVOLUTION STRATEGY BASED SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF TRUSS STRUCTURES
• OPTIMIZATION OF ENDURANCE TIME ACCELERATION FUNCTIONS FOR SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURES
• THE EFFECTS OF INITIAL SAMPLING AND PENALTY FUNCTIONS IN OPTIMAL DESIGN OF TRUSSES USING METAHEURISTIC ALGORITHMS
• AN EFFICIENT CHARGED SYSTEM SEARCH USING CHAOS
• OPTIMUM DESIGN OF STRUCTURES USING AN IMPROVED FIREFLY ALGORITHM
• PSEUDO-RANDOM DIRECTIONAL SEARCH: A NEW HEURISTIC FOR OPTIMIZATION
• CONSTRAINED BIG BANG-BIG CRUNCH ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMAL SOLUTION OF LARGE SCALE RESERVOIR OPERATION PROBLEM