Research Article

Computationally Efficient Approximations Using Adaptive Weighting Coefficients for Solving Structural Optimization Problems

Table 6

Optimal pressure vessel designs using MAM and extended MAM algorithms with different starting points.

Methods-MAMExtended MAM
Starting point ()Output valueNo. of iterationsOutput valueNo. of iterations

1.01.01001505885.268105885.26810
0.80.5501505885.268105885.2689
0.50.51001005885.268215885.26817
1.51.550505885.26895885.26810
Average5885.26812.55885.26811.5
SD5885.2684.95885.2683.2