Bees Algorithm Based Optimum Design of Open Canal Sections

Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 4, 21 - 31, 01.12.2011

İ. Aydogdu , A. Akın

Abstract

Engineering optimization has been used in a wide spread of fields that attracts the attention of designers. One of
the engineering optimization problems is the optimization of the open canals which are mostly used as water
transfer structures in water resources. Design of open canal structures is a complex task due to the fact that the
designer has to select suitable dimensions of sections within certain range of values and such selection should
satisfy the flow requirements to convey a specific discharge in the canal. In this study, dimensions of cross
sections of open canals are optimized by using bees algorithm in order to investigate performance of this
algorithm in the optimum design of open canal problems. Four design problems are considered to optimize and
results obtained from these problems are compared to results obtained from previous studies.

Keywords

Open Canal, bees algorithm, optimization.