MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN OF LARGE STRUCTURES ON A NETWORK OF WORKSTATIONS

In this paper the authors present distributed algorithms for optimization of large structures on a network of workstations using genetic algorithms. They present performance estimates based on the granularity and parallelization efficiency of a model of distributed computing for structural optimization. Details of implementation of this model on a network of IBM RISC/6000 workstations using PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) and their application to optimization of large-space structures are presented.

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• Authors:
  • Kumar, S
  • Adeli, H
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 423-432
• Serial:
  • Microcomputers in Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
  • ISSN: 0885-9507

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Computer aided design; Networks; Optimization; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00713893
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 8 1995 12:00AM