<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, the optimum design of a reinforced concrete solid slab is presented via the Mouth Brooding Fish (MBF) algorithm that is recently developed. It is based on mouth brooding fish life cycle. This algorithm utilizes the movements of the mouth brooding fish and their children’s struggle for survival as a pattern to find the best possible answer. The cost of the solid slab is considered to be the objective function, and the design is based on the ACI code. The efficiency of this algorithm is compared with Neural Dynamic (ND) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The numerical results indicate that the MBF algorithm can to construct very promising results and has merits in solving challenging optimization problems.</p></abstract>

In this article, the optimum design of a reinforced concrete solid slab is presented via the Mouth Brooding Fish (MBF) algorithm that is recently developed. It is based on mouth brooding fish life cycle. This algorithm utilizes the movements of the mouth brooding fish and their children’s struggle for survival as a pattern to find the best possible answer. The cost of the solid slab is considered to be the objective function, and the design is based on the ACI code. The efficiency of this algorithm is compared with Neural Dynamic (ND) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The numerical results indicate that the MBF algorithm can to construct very promising results and has merits in solving challenging optimization problems.

Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Using Mouth Brooding Fish Algorithm

Department of civil engineering, Safadasht Branch

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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In this article, the optimum design of a reinforced concrete solid slab is presented via the Mouth Brooding Fish (MBF) algorithm that is recently developed. It...

Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Using Mouth Brooding Fish Algorithm

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 95 - 100

Received: Jan 06, 2020

Accepted: Feb 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2020-0015

Keywords
mouth brooding fish algorithm, metaheuristic algorithms, cost optimization, solid slabs, reinforced concrete

© 2020 Davood Sedaghat Shayegan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Using Mouth Brooding Fish Algorithm

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 95 - 100

Received: Jan 06, 2020

Accepted: Feb 26, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2020-0015

Keywordsmouth brooding fish algorithm, metaheuristic algorithms, cost optimization, solid slabs, reinforced concrete

© 2020 Davood Sedaghat Shayegan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
mouth brooding fish algorithm, metaheuristic algorithms, cost optimization, solid slabs, reinforced concrete