Simplified dolphin echolocation algorithm for optimum design of frame

Ali Kaveh, Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez and Pedram Hosseini

Abstract

implified Dolphin Echolocation (SDE) algorithm is a recently developed meta-heuristic algorithm. This algorithm is an improved and simplified version of the Dolphin Echolocation Optimization (DEO) method, based on the baiting behavior of the dolphins. The main advantage of the SDE algorithm is that it needs no empirical parameter. In this paper, the SDE algorithm is applied for optimization of three well-studied frame structures. The designs are then compared with those of other meta-heuristic methods from the literature. Numerical results show the efficiency of the SDE algorithm and its competitive ability with other well-established meta-heuristics methods.

Key Words

meta-heuristic algorithms; dolphin echolocation optimization; simplified dolphin echolocation optimization; frame structures

Address

Ali Kaveh: Centre of Excellence for Fundamental Studies in Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran-16, Iran Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez and Pedram Hosseini: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

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