Accelerated Particle Swarm for Optimum Design of Frame Structures

Table 2

Optimal design comparison for the 3-bay 15-story frame.

Element group	Optimal W-shaped sections			This study
	PSO [18]	HBB-BC [33]	ICA [34]
1	W33 × 118	W24 × 117	W24 × 117	W27 × 129
2	W33 × 263	W21 × 132	W21 × 147	W21 × 147
3	W24 × 76	W12 × 95	W27 × 84	W16 × 77
4	W36 × 256	W18 × 119	W27 × 114	W27 × 114
5	W21 × 73	W21 × 93	W14 × 74	W14 × 74
6	W18 × 86	W18 × 97	W18 × 86	W30 × 99
7	W18 × 65	W18 × 76	W12 × 96	W12 × 72
8	W21 × 68	W18 × 65	W24 × 68	W12 × 79
9	W18 × 60	W18 × 60	W10 × 39	W8 × 24
10	W18 × 65	W10 × 39	W12 × 40	W14 × 43
11	W21 × 44	W21 × 48	W21 × 44	W21 × 44
Weight (kN)	496.68	434.54	417.46	411.50