Research Article

Fitness Estimation Based Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Layout Design of Truss Structures

Table 11

Comparison of optimized designs found for the planar 47-bar truss.

No.VariableGA [21]FSD-ES [22]PSO [17]CPSO [17]SCPSO [17]FEPSO-AP

12.502.702.802.602.503.20
22.202.502.702.502.502.80
30.700.700.800.700.800.70
40.100.101.100.300.100.10
51.300.900.801.200.700.60
61.301.101.301.101.401.60
71.801.801.801.601.701.90
80.500.700.900.800.800.90
90.800.901.201.100.901.00
101.201.301.401.301.302.00
110.400.300.300.300.300.10
121.201.101.400.800.900.40
130.901.001.101.001.001.40
141.000.901.201.001.101.50
153.600.801.600.905.001.20
160.100.101.000.100.100.70
172.402.702.802.702.505.00
181.100.800.800.901.001.00
190.100.100.100.100.100.10
202.703.003.003.002.803.00
210.800.900.901.000.900.50
220.100.000.100.200.100.10
232.803.203.303.303.003.30
241.301.000.900.901.000.30
250.200.100.100.100.100.10
263.003.303.303.303.203.50
271.201.101.201.101.200.40
28114.0000100.972498.862899.3630101.339387.7275
2997.000080.477278.659583.443985.911172.4352
30125.0000136.8699146.7331126.3845135.9645162.6451
3176.000064.390866.523169.514874.796967.2113
32261.0000247.0491239.0901218.2013237.7447218.2041
3369.000055.258955.693658.000464.311550.6507
34316.0000338.4534327.7882322.2272321.3416375.4549
3556.000048.733348.864151.401553.334536.6525
36414.0000409.7380398.6775401.5626414.3025408.7230
3750.000043.474243.140046.860546.027736.9960
38463.0000472.1479464.7831458.3021489.9216483.4295
3954.000044.834937.899346.888541.835337.9558
40524.0000512.1901511.0450527.8575522.4161535.7644
411.00003.841418.234116.23541.00054.6875
42587.0000591.1449594.0710610.8496598.3905599.7416
4399.000084.504090.936998.323997.8696101.4535
44631.0000630.3472621.3943624.9580624.0552605.4302
Best weight (lb)1925.78971842.66091975.83931908.83011864.09851799.7037
Maximum stress (ksi)19.952820.000019.063619.335119.473519.9808
Minimum stress (ksi)−14.9973−15.0000−14.9999−14.9986−15.0000−14.9986
Number of buckling elements000000
Number of structural analyses100,00055,80225,00025,00025,00020,000