Research Article
Accelerated Particle Swarm for Optimum Design of Frame Structures
Table 1
Optimal design comparison for the 1-bay 8-story frame.
| Element group | Optimal W-shaped sections | This study | GA [31] | ACO [32] | IACO [26] |
| 1 | W18 × 35 | W16 × 26 | W21 × 44 | W21 × 44 | 2 | W18 × 35 | W18 × 40 | W18 × 35 | W16 × 26 | 3 | W18 × 35 | W18 × 35 | W18 × 35 | W14 × 22 | 4 | W18 × 26 | W14 × 22 | W12 × 22 | W12 × 16 | 5 | W18 × 46 | W21 × 50 | W18 × 40 | W18 × 35 | 6 | W16 × 31 | W16 × 26 | W16 × 26 | W18 × 35 | 7 | W16 × 26 | W16 × 26 | W16 × 26 | W18 × 35 | 8 | W12 × 16 | W12 × 14 | W12 × 14 | W16 × 26 | Weight (kN) | 32.83 | 31.68 | 31.05 | 30.91 |
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