Improved Genetic Algorithm with Two-Level Approximation for Truss Optimization by Using Discrete Shape Variables

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/521482/figures/521482.fig.0010a.svgz" name="521482.fig.0010a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Optimal shape and topology in this paper</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2015/521482/figures/521482.fig.0010b.svgz" name="521482.fig.0010b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Optimal shape and topology in [<a href="/journals/mpe/2015/521482/#B13">13</a>]</td></tr></table>

<div>The optimized shape and topology of twelve-bar truss structure.</div>

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Figure 10: Improved Genetic Algorithm with Two-Level Approximation for Truss Optimization by Using Discrete Shape Variables 