Research Article

Size and Topology Optimization for Trusses with Discrete Design Variables by Improved Firefly Algorithm

Table 1

Allowable stress for each member.

Group(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)

−242.044−79.941−119.36−242.044−242.044−46.619−46.619−76.437
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