DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF TOWER STRUCTURES USING THE JAYA ALGORITHM

Year 2018, Volume: 13 Issue: 2, 134 - 144, 22.04.2018

S. Özgür Değertekin , Luciano Lamberti İ. Behram Ugur

Abstract

            The
Jaya algorithm (JA) which is very recently developed metaheuristic method is
proposed for design optimization of tower structures. The distinctive
characteristic of JA is that it does not use algorithm-specific parameters. The
algorithm has a very simple formulation where the basic idea is to approach the
best solution and escape from the worst solution. Continuous design
optimization of 72-bar spatial tower and discrete design optimization of
244-bar spatial tower structure are used to demonstrate the validity of JA. The
results show that the JA can obtain better designs than those of the other
metaheuristic optimization methods in terms of optimized weight, standard
deviation and number of structural analyses. 

Keywords

Design Optimization, Discrete Design Variables, Continuous Design Variables, Tower Structures, Jaya Algorithm

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