Adeli, Hojjat,  1950- <br/><br/>
Cost optimization of structures :  fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, and parallel computing / 
Hojjat Adeli, Kamal C. Sarma. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 203 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index. 
<br/><br/>Evolutionary computing and the genetic algorithm -- Cost optimization of composite floors -- Fuzzy genetic algorithm for optimization of steel structures -- Fuzzy discrete multi-criteria cost optimization of steel structures -- Parallel computing -- Parallel fuzzy genetic algorithms for cost optimization of large steel structures -- Life-cycle cost optimization of steel structures. 
<br/><br/> While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little attention in structural optimization has been paid to the cost optimization problem, particularly of realistic three-dimensional structures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0470867353 9780470867358 9780470867341 0470867345 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/0470867353  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>113376375  Wiley InterScience  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label> Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Structural optimization--Mathematics.<br/>Skyscrapers--Design and construction--Cost control.<br/>Structural optimization.<br/>Optimisation des structures--Mathématiques.<br/>Gratte-ciel--Conception et construction--Coût--Contrôle.<br/>ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Public, Commercial & Industrial.<br/>ARCHITECTURE--Security Design.<br/>ARCHITECTURE--Project Management.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA658.8  / .A345 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>721/.042