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

Table 8

Optimal designs of the welded beam using MAM and extended MAM algorithms with different starting points.

Methods				MAM		Extended MAM
Starting point ()				Output value	Iteration number	Output value	Iteration number
0.6	1.0	5.0	0.6	1.724852	14	1.724853	13
0.5	3.5	9.0	0.5	1.724852	12	1.724853	14
0.6	2.0	7.0	0.6	1.724852	14	1.724852	12
1.0	3.0	7.0	0.5	1.724853	13	1.724853	13
Average				1.724852	13.3	1.724853	13.0
SD				4.3e − 7	0.8	4.3e − 7	0.7