Determining the Optimum Section of Tunnels Using Ant Colony Optimization
Author
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ant colony optimization is developed to determine optimum cross sections of tunnel structures.
Tunnel structures are expensive infrastructures in terms of material, construction, and maintenance and the application of optimization methods has a great role in minimizing their costs.
This paper presents the formulation of objective function and constraints of the problem for the first time, and the ant colony optimization, as a developed metaheuristic approach, has been used to solve the problem.
The results and comparisons based on numerical examples show the efficiency of the algorithm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Talatahari, Siamak. 2013. Determining the Optimum Section of Tunnels Using Ant Colony Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009031
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Talatahari, Siamak. Determining the Optimum Section of Tunnels Using Ant Colony Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009031
American Medical Association (AMA)
Talatahari, Siamak. Determining the Optimum Section of Tunnels Using Ant Colony Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009031
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1009031