• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2004

최적설계기법을 사용한 경제적인 설계의 필요성은 오래 전부터 요구되어 왔으나, 종전의 설계가 설계자의 경험에 의한 시행착오적인 반복설계를 통하여 이루어져 왔기 때문에 구조물의 형상이 복잡한 경우에는 계산상의 어려움과 반복계산을 되풀이해야 하는 번거로움으로 진정한 최적설계는 기대하기 어려웠다. 최적설계법이 구조물의 설계에 매우 유용하다는 사실이 증명되고 있긴 하지만, 아직도 최적설계의 의미를 제대로 이해하지 못하고 있는 실정이며, 더구나 설계실무자는 어디까지나 사용자이기 때문에 수리적 계획수법에 친숙할 필요까지는 없지만 최소한 이런 기법의 가능성과 중요성을 이해할 필요는 있는데 대부분 그러하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 일반적으로 트러스 구조물 설계 시 주어진 부재의 응력에 따라 단면적을 산출하여 그 단면적에 역학적으로 가장 합리적인 단면을 선정하여 경제적인 설계단면을 구한다. 그러나 트러스의 형상, 트러스 높이에 따른 경제성의 문제는 보통 설계자의 경험과 직관에 의하여 결정되고, 특별한 검토가 이루어지지 않고 설계가 수행되는데, 실제 트러스 구조물에서 트러스의 형상과 높이가 전체 건설공사비에 크게 영향을 미친다. 그러므로, 트러스 구조물의 최적설계에서 트러스 형상, 라이즈 비(rise ratio : 높이/스팬) 및 격간 수(number of panel)를 고려하는 것이 필요하다. 트러스 형상과 스팬에 따른 최적형상과 최적높이 및 격간 수에 대해 설계자의 초기 구조계획 시 주관적 선택의 어려움을 해결하고, 실제의 지붕형 트러스 구조에 설계하중을 작용시켜 응력해석에서부터 부재 단면설계까지의 자동화된 최적설계 알고리즘을 개발할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 플랫 트러스의 형상, 격간 수, 격간의 간격 및 부재단면 등에 대하여 이산적인 변수의 처리와 넓은 설계 공간의 탐색능력과 더불어 문제의 비선형성과 관계없이 전체 최적해를 찾아낼 수 있는 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한다. 또한, 강 구조 한계상태설계기준(대한건축학회, 1998)을 기준으로 하여 자동으로 플랫 트러스의 구조계획과 단면이산화 최적설계를 동시에 수행할 수 있는 최적화 알고리즘을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2006

The optimum grillage design belongs to nonlinear constrained optimization problem. The determination of beam scantlings for the grillage structure is a very crucial matter out of whole structural design process. The performance of optimization methods, based on penalty functions, is highly problem-dependent and many methods require additional tuning of some variables. This additional tuning is the influences of penalty coefficient, which depend strongly on the degree of constraint violation. Moreover, Binary-coded Genetic Algorithm (BGA) meets certain difficulties when dealing with continuous and/or discrete search spaces with large dimensions. With the above reasons, Real-coded Micro-Genetic Algorithm ($R{\mu}GA$) is proposed to find the optimum beam scantlings of the grillage structure without handling any of penalty functions. $R{\mu}GA$ can help in avoiding the premature convergence and search for global solution-spaces, because of its wide spread applicability, global perspective and inherent parallelism. Direct stiffness method is used as a numerical tool for the grillage analysis. In optimization study to find minimum weight, sensitivity study is carried out with varying beam configurations. From the simulation results, it has been concluded that the proposed $R{\mu}GA$ is an effective optimization tool for solving continuous and/or discrete nonlinear real-world optimization problems.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2021

A60 class bulkhead penetration piece is a fire resistance system installed on a bulkhead compartment to protect lives and to prevent flame diffusion in a fire accident on a ship and offshore plant. This study focuses on the approximate optimization of the fire resistance design of the A60 class bulkhead penetration piece using a multi-island genetic algorithm. Transient heat transfer analysis was performed to evaluate the fire resistance design of the A60 class bulkhead penetration piece. For approximate optimization, the bulkhead penetration piece length, diameter, material type, and insulation density were considered discrete design variables; moreover, temperature, cost, and productivity were considered constraint functions. The approximate optimum design problem based on the meta-model was formulated by determining the discrete design variables by minimizing the weight of the A60 class bulkhead penetration piece subject to the constraint functions. The meta-models used for the approximate optimization were the Kriging model, response surface method, and radial basis function-based neural network. The results from the approximate optimization were compared to the actual results of the analysis to determine approximate accuracy. We conclude that the radial basis function-based neural network among the meta-models used in the approximate optimization generates the most accurate optimum design results for the fire resistance design of the A60 class bulkhead penetration piece.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1995년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.195-202
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• 1995

In this study, the optimization program is developed to provide preliminary designs of steel-box girder bridges with minimum cost. The advantages of steel-box girder deck, when comparing with other girder types, are higher torsional rigidity and better resistance against corrosion. To achieve more rational design, systematic design procedure is required, by which the design constraints on steel-box girder are satisfied and the design variables with minimum cost are obtained. In the Proposed optmum design Process, the design variables are forced to be selected from the available discrete value set. The efficiency of the developed program has been verified by companing with previous designed sections and the resulting optimum cost with discrete variables has been compared with those of continuous variables.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2018

In this paper, surface defects and typical illumination mechanisms for steel plates are analyzed, and then optimum illumination mechanism is selected using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) synthetic images and discriminant measure (DM). The DWT synthetic images are generated using component images decomposed by Haar wavelet transform filter. The best synthetic image according to surface defects is determined using signal to noise ratio (SNR). The optimum illumination mechanism is selected by applying discriminant measure (DM) to the best synthetic images. The DM is applied using the tenengrad-euclidian function. The DM is evaluated as the degree of contrast using the defect boundary information. The performance of the optimum illumination mechanism is verified by quantitative data and intuitive image looks.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2003

Conventional analysis and design of steel structures are performed using the assumption of a either fully rigid or pinned. However, every steel connection lies in between fully rigid and pinned connection. So, It is important to consider the connection for steel structure design. In this paper Computer-based second-order elastic analysis is used to calculate one story two bay and two story three bay for steel structures with semi-rigid connection. Genetic Algorithms(GAs) and Sequential Unconstrained Minized Technique(SUMT) dynamic programming is used to the method for optimum design of steel structures. The efficiency and validity of the developed continuous and discrete optimum design algorithm was verified by applying the algorithm to optimum design examples.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

It is necessary to develop an efficient optimization technique to optimize engineering structures that have given design spaces, discrete design values, and several design goals. In this study, an optimum algorithm based on the genetic algorithm was applied to the multi-object problem to obtain an optimum solution that simultaneously minimizes the structural weight and construction cost of panel blocks in ship structures. The cost model was used in this study, which includes the cost of adjusting the weld-induced deformation and applying the deformation control methods, in addition to the cost of the material and the welding cost usually included in the normal cost model. By using the proposed cost model, more realistic optimum design results can be expected.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.351-368
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• 2014

This study presents a hunting search based optimum design algorithm for engineering optimization problems. Hunting search algorithm is an optimum design method inspired by group hunting of animals such as wolves, lions, and dolphins. Each of these hunters employs hunting in a different way. However, they are common in that all of them search for a prey in a group. Hunters encircle the prey and the ring of siege is tightened gradually until it is caught. Hunting search algorithm is employed for the automation of optimum design process, during which the design variables are selected for the minimum objective function value controlled by the design restrictions. Three different examples, namely welded beam, cellular beam and moment resisting steel frame are selected as numerical design problems and solved for the optimum solution. Each example differs in the following ways: Unlike welded beam design problem having continuous design variables, steel frame and cellular beam design problems include discrete design variables. Moreover, while the cellular beam is designed under the provisions of BS 5960, LRFD-AISC (Load and Resistant Factor Design-American Institute of Steel Construction) is considered for the formulation of moment resisting steel frame. Levy Flights is adapted to the simple hunting search algorithm for better search. For comparison, same design examples are also solved by using some other well-known search methods in the literature. Results reveal that hunting search shows good performance in finding optimum solutions for each design problem.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2006

본 연구는 지반조건을 고려한 브레이스된 강골조 구조물의 연속 및 이산화 내진 최적설계에 관한 내용이다. 지반조건을 고려한 구조해석과 연속 및 이산화 최적설계를 동시에 수행할 수 있는 내진 최적설계 프로그램을 개발하여 이를 브레이스가 없는 경우, Z-형, X-형의 브레이스 배치형태를 사용한 강골조 구조물에 적용하였고, 정하중, 지진하중을 고려하여 해석하였다. AISC-ASD 시방규정과 ATC-3-06에 규정한 사용성, 허용층간변위 및 다양한 제약조건을 모두 만족하는 최소중량, 설계변수 등을 도출하고, 특히 Newmark-Hall 설계스펙트럼 해석과 지반조건을 고려한 ATC 설계스펙트럼 해석 및 ATC 등가정적해석의 해석결과를 비교 분석함으로서 보다 내진에 적합한 브레이스 배치 형태 및 적용한 해석방법이 최적설계에 미치는 영향을 찾고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.451-466
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• 2013

This paper deals with the multi-objective optimization of tire reinforcement structures such as the tread belt and the carcass path. The multi-objective functions are defined in terms of the discrete-type design variables and approximated by artificial neutral network, and the sensitivity analyses of these functions are replaced with the iterative genetic evolution. The multi-objective optimization algorithm introduced in this paper is not only highly CPU-time-efficient but it can also be applicable to other multi-objective optimization problems in which the objective function, the design variables and the constraints are not continuous but discrete. Through the illustrative numerical experiments, the fiber-reinforced tire belt structure is optimally tailored. The proposed multi-objective optimization algorithm is not limited to the tire reinforcement structure, but it can be applicable to the generalized multi-objective structural optimization problems in various engineering applications.